PMO Manager

Harvey Nash; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm based in London seeks a PMO Manager to oversee the Nexus Resource scheduling programme. This role emphasizes project delivery, requiring a recognized PMO qualification and strong financial controls knowledge. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid model, ensuring clear communication and effective engagement plans. Proficiency in MS Office is also essential.

Qualifications

• Recognized project/PMO management qualification.
• Proven experience in planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of benefits management from strategy to realization.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Programme Manager for timely delivery.
• Support development of engagement plans.
• Manage project/program financial controls including budgeting.

Skills

Project/PMO management qualification (e.g. P3O, PRINCE2 Practitioner)

Planning, monitoring and reporting

Benefits management understanding

High quality communications development

Project/programme financial controls

Data gathering and business analysis

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Title: PMO Manager

Location: London

Mode of working: Hybrid (2 Days in the Office)

Duration: 12 Months contract initially

Job Details: The successful candidate will work alongside the Programme Manager to ensure timely delivery of all workstreams of the Nexus Resource scheduling programme.

Top skills required for the role:

• A recognised project/PMO management qualification (e.g. P3O, PRINCE2 Practitioner; MSP or APMP/PQ level)
• Proven expert at planning, monitoring and reporting, as well as detecting and resolving problems.
• Good understanding of, and approach to, benefits management - from strategy to realisation (for Programme Management Office).
• Able to develop clear, high quality communications to staff and support projects to develop engagement plans.
• Strong understanding of project/programme financial controls and analysis including budgeting and forecasting.
• Understanding of data gathering and business analysis (for example structuring business data in a meaningful way), and manipulating data to make it meaningful for different audiences (must have strong MS office skills)