PMO Architect: Lead Governance & Delivery for Engineering

Active Silicon; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

26 days leave

Salary sacrifice pension

Life assurance

Health scheme

EV salary sacrifice

Share options

Job summary

Active Silicon is seeking an experienced Head of Projects to own delivery and establish a PMO, bringing governance and structured processes to a growing engineering business.

You will work closely with Engineering and senior leadership to bring visibility to complex programmes, balancing technical, commercial and operational priorities. The role is hybrid, with a minimum four days on site at Langley, delivering impact and shaping project management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional, multi-project programmes.
• Proven PMO establishment or major governance improvements.
• Strong leadership and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with project budgets, forecasting and financials.
• Knowledge of governance, risk management and delivery controls.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies.
• Experience with MS Project, Jira or Microsoft 365.
• Degree in Engineering, Science or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop the PMO framework, governance and project management standards.
• Take ownership of project planning and delivery from initiation through to completion.
• Lead and support Project Managers and cross-functional project teams.
• Provide clear visibility of project progress, milestones, dependencies, risks and priorities.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, resources and financial performance.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and delivery challenges.
• Work closely with Engineering and other stakeholders to balance technical, commercial and operational priorities.
• Provide clear project reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Introduce and continuously improve project management methodologies, tools and processes.
• Support the development of project management capability within ERP environment.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

PMO governance

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Agile / Waterfall / hybrid

MS Project / Jira / M365

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Microsoft 365

Job description

Active Silicon is seeking an experienced Head of Projects to own delivery and establish a PMO, bringing governance and structured processes to a growing engineering business.

You will work closely with Engineering and senior leadership to bring visibility to complex programmes, balancing technical, commercial and operational priorities. The role is hybrid, with a minimum four days on site at Langley, delivering impact and shaping project management capabilities.