PMO Manager

Lorien; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public-sector consultancy in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced PMO Manager to join their team until March 2026. This role involves managing project portfolios, providing independent assurance, and supporting various project management frameworks. The ideal candidate has significant PMO experience, excellent communication skills, and relevant certifications. The position offers a hybrid work model, requiring 1-2 days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects, programmes, and portfolios.
• Understanding of PMO frameworks and practices.
• Ability to provide independent assurance in multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Project and programme management

Risk management

Governance

Budgeting

Cost management

Resource planning

Excellent communication skills

Certifications (Agile PM, Prince 2)

Tools

MS Project for the Web

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Automate

Job description

PMO MANAGER - INSIDE IR35 - TO MARCH 2026

One of Loriens leading Public Sector Clients are looking for a Experienced PMO Manager to join their team on an initial contact running to the end of March 2026.

This client is based in Edinburgh and will require 1-2x in office a week.

Essential skills

• Experience of a range of project, programme and portfolio management functions including planning, risk management and governance.
• An understanding of PMO frameworks and methodologies including an understanding of both waterfall and agile project management practices.
• Experience of budgeting, cost management and resource planning processes.
• Ability to provide independent assurance whilst working collaboratively within a multi-disciplined team.
• Awareness of benefits management and how it may be used to help inform investment decisions.
• An openness to innovation and change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills utilising a range of channels suitable for the intended audience.
• Professional project management, agile management or PMO certification e.g. Agile PM, Prince 2, P3O or similar.
• Experience of using MS Project for the Web/Online, SharePoint, Power BI and Power Automate in a PMO context.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.