PMO Manager

Medirest Signature; Winchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading air navigation service provider is seeking a proactive PMO Manager to join their Project & Programme delivery team. This role involves delivering high-quality PMO services, stakeholder engagement, and implementing governance standards across programs. The ideal candidate has a professional qualification in PMO, along with strong analytical and communication skills. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexibility in working arrangements

Comprehensive total reward package

Qualifications

• Experience applying project, programme, and portfolio management best practices.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Innovation and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality PMO service across assigned programmes.
• Act as a Trusted Partner to Programme and Project Delivery teams.
• Lead the implementation of PMO functions such as governance and assurance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Project management principles

Communication skills

Education

Recognised professional qualification in PMO, Programme, or Project Management

Good honours degree or equivalent experience

Job description

NATS is the UK's leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Job Purpose:

We are seeking a proactive and experienced PMO Manager to join our Project & Programme delivery team. This role is pivotal in delivering a consistent and professional PMO service across a diverse set of programmes and initiatives. You will work closely with programme and project delivery teams to ensure governance, assurance, and project standards are effectively applied and embedded.

Key Responsibilities:

• PMO Service Delivery: Deliver a high-quality PMO service across assigned programmes and projects, ensuring adherence to governance frameworks, and delivery processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a Trusted Partner to Programme and Project Delivery teams, constructively influencing and challenging to drive improvements. Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Benefits & Change Management, Portfolio Assurance, and Portfolio Delivery.
• Governance and Assurance: Lead the implementation of PMO functions such as governance, assurance, and reporting at both programme and project levels. Work closely with Programme Managers, Senior Responsible Owners, Business Change Managers, and Project Managers.
• Management Information & Reporting: Produce key management information to support programme-level decision-making. Maintain the programme's monthly reporting heartbeat and ensure accurate, up-to-date information is available in the PMO Hub to inform stakeholders and provide assurance on portfolio status
• Team Coordination: Serve as the central point of contact for PMO management, PMO analyst roles within assigned programmes.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the PMO function.

Qualifications and Skills:

ESSENTIAL:

• Holds a recognised professional qualification in PMO, Programme, or Project Management (e.g. P3O), or demonstrates equivalent experience in a relevant environment.
• Proven experience applying project, programme, and portfolio management best practices, with the ability to take a strategic view across programmes and portfolios.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a structured approach to problem-solving and the confidence to influence, negotiate, and lead in a complex, transforming organisation.
• Demonstrates innovation and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to make sound decisions, promote inclusion, and take delegated responsibility when required.

DESIRABLE:

• Good honours degree (which could be scientific, technical, or business oriented) or equivalent professional experience operating at a management level delivering complex technology intensive programmes
• Change & Benefits Management experience

Please submit a cover letter with your application, any applications without a cover letter will be sifted out.

We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally - for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit - Why NATS?

We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely.

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.