PMO Manager

Gallagher; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global brokerage company is seeking a Project Manager to join their Portfolio Management Office. You'll oversee project delivery, establish standards, and engage with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have experience in project lifecycle management within corporate settings and relevant project management qualifications. This role offers competitive compensation and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Minimum of 25 days holiday

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance coverage

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in project and/or consulting roles within a large corporation.
• Skilled in tracking project status and reporting.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities in changing circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Support developing a PMO Centre of Excellence.
• Establish project management standards and methodologies.
• Manage the end-to-end project delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Experience in delivering end-to-end project lifecycle

Understanding of project delivery methodologies

Expertise in managing change portfolios

Excellent stakeholder management abilities

Proficient in MS Office

Education

PRINCE 2/APM qualifications or equivalent

Tools

Planview Portfolio or similar software

Job description

Introduction

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Become a key player in our dynamic Portfolio Management Office (PMO) team within Gallagher UK & EMEA's Change and Operations function. This role offers excellent opportunities for development, growth, and career progression. The PMO Team provides essential services such as project and portfolio management, data analysis, and project governance.

You will have a deep understanding of project management language and requirements, enabling you to effectively relate to and support successful project delivery. In this role, you will conduct quality assurance reviews of projects to identify both improvements and successes, evaluating project outcomes to inform portfolio performance. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, and who confidently addresses and discusses issues using tact and diplomacy, demonstrating strong communication skills and a proactive approach.

How you'll make an impact

• Support the Head of PMO in developing a PMO Centre of Excellence with a change governance framework for global leverage.
• Establish and maintain project management standards, processes, and methodologies for GGB UK, championing their application across divisional portfolios, whilst driving the PMO Roadmap and maturity model.
• Ensure timely, scope-compliant, and budget-conscious project delivery, aligning with strategic business objectives through robust reporting and analysis for project assurance.
• Manage the end-to-end project delivery lifecycle with Heads of Change, Programme Leads and Project Managers across a varied change portfolio applying pragmatism with the ability to challenge when required.
• Collaborate with and assign work to UK and Gallagher Centre of Excellence (GCOE India) PMO team members to deliver services at enterprise and divisional levels, directly supporting Heads of Change and Project Managers.

About you

• Experience in delivering the end-to-end project lifecycle through project and/or consulting roles, preferably within a large corporation, ideally in financial services.
• Understanding of project delivery methodologies (waterfall/agile) and associated controls, including fiscal management with relevant PRINCE 2/APM qualifications or equivalent.
• Expertise in managing change portfolios, with experience in business case and benefits articulation. Delivery-focused with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Proven track record in identifying and implementing continuous improvements in change processes incluing quarlty assurance reviews of projects calling out areas for improvement and successes. Proficient in data analysis to identify root causes and propose solutions
• Skilled in tracking project status and exception-based reporting at programme and portfolio levels, . Ability to integrate processes and tools for precise reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management abilities. Exceptional interpersonal skills, including effective communication with all company levels, including senior management.
• Eagerness to learn and use non-standard tools and systems.
• Experience in deploying project management tools and processes to stakeholders with varying levels of change knowledge.
• Familiarity with Planview Portfolio or similar software.
• High accuracy in written communications, presentations, and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Capable of participating in multi-disciplinary teams to successfully execute initiatives.
• Excellent organisational skills to set priorities, develop work schedules, monitor progress, and report status.
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint, with an understanding of Power BI.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Willingness to travel to different UK offices as needed

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.