PMO Lead

83zero Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

83zero Ltd is seeking a Principal Consultant with strong PMO and Project Controls expertise to help clients shape and deliver complex business transformation.

You will design operating models, governance and delivery controls that connect strategy with measurable outcomes, and you will lead client workshops and guide senior stakeholders through challenging decisions. This is a hands-on role requiring independence and structured problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Strong PMO and/or Project Controls background with experience establishing or improving these functions.
• Proven track record leading complex business transformation.
• Ability to operate a strategic PMO / 3PO within a business.
• Knowledge of operating models, capability, processes, data, technology and KPIs.
• Consulting or advisory experience with credibility to lead client assignments.
• Excellent workshop facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience applying AI and digital technologies to enable transformation.
• Self-starting delivery mindset turning ambiguity into a structured plan.

Responsibilities

• Lead PMO and Project Controls assignments, assessing capability, identifying gaps, implementing improvements.
• Design and embed strategic PMO / 3PO functions to enable transformation and drive performance.
• Establish governance and delivery controls covering planning, scheduling, costs, risks, issues, dependencies, reporting and assurance.
• Shape transformation operating models aligning structures, people, capabilities, processes, data and technology.
• Connect strategy with delivery by defining priorities, accountabilities, KPIs and benefits measures.
• Independently lead client workshops, challenge assumptions, explore trade-offs and build consensus.
• Apply AI and digital technologies to improve transformation delivery with appropriate data and governance controls.
• Drive implementation and adoption, maintaining momentum and embedding sustainable ways of working.

Skills

PMO

Project Controls

Governance

Operating models

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Base salary: Up to £95,000
Security clearance: Existing SC clearance preferred.

We are seeking a Principal Consultant with strong PMO and Project Controls expertise to help clients shape and deliver complex business transformation.

You will design and improve the operating models, governance, capabilities and delivery controls that connect strategy with measurable outcomes. This is a hands‑on consulting role for someone who can work independently, bring structure to ambiguity and guide senior stakeholders through challenging decisions.

The role

• Lead PMO and Project Controls assignments, assessing existing capability, identifying gaps and implementing practical improvements.

• Design and embed strategic PMO / 3PO functions that enable transformation, support decisions and drive business performance.

• Establish effective governance and delivery controls, covering planning, scheduling, costs, risks, issues, dependencies, reporting and assurance.

• Shape transformation operating models, aligning organisational structures, people, capabilities, processes, data and technology.

• Connect strategy with delivery, defining priorities, accountabilities, KPIs and benefits measures.

• Independently lead client workshops, challenge assumptions, explore trade‑offs, facilitate decisions and build consensus.

• Apply AI and digital technologies to improve transformation delivery and PMO effectiveness, with appropriate data, security and governance controls.

• Drive implementation and adoption, maintaining momentum and embedding sustainable ways of working.

What you will bring

• A strong PMO and/or Project Controls background, including experience establishing, designing or improving these functions.

• Proven experience leading complex business transformation and organisational change.

• An understanding of how a strategic PMO / 3PO should operate within a business and actively enable transformation.

• Strong knowledge of operating models, organisational capability, processes, data, technology and performance/KPIs.

• Consulting or advisory experience, with the credibility to independently lead client assignments and engage senior stakeholders.

• Excellent workshop facilitation and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and secure agreement across diverse stakeholders.

• Practical experience using AI and digital technologies to enable transformation.

• A self-starting delivery mindset: able to turn an ambiguous agenda into a structured approach, identify dependencies, adapt and drive tangible outcomes.

The opportunity

Take ownership of challenging client assignments and shape how organisations deliver transformation. You will combine strategic advice with practical implementation, building PMO and Project Controls capabilities that make a measurable difference to business performance.

Existing SC clearance preferred. Applicants must otherwise be eligible and willing to obtain SC clearance.