PMO Project Director - Energy & Natural Resource

Turner & Townsend; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Warrington seeks an experienced PMO Lead to establish and run PMO functions across large energy programmes. You will govern, report and drive performance, coordinating with client leadership and delivery partners.

The role requires extensive experience in programme governance, controls and stakeholder engagement, with leadership of multidisciplinary PMO teams and a track record of delivering complex programmes across the energy sector. Hybrid working in the UK is offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading PMO functions within major capital projects, programmes or portfolios.
• Proven track record delivering PMO, governance and programme controls solutions within complex environments.
• Experience within Energy, Utilities, Nuclear, Power, Rail, Aviation, Defence, Highways or other major infrastructure sectors.
• Strong understanding of programme governance, reporting, risk, change, planning, cost and performance management.
• Demonstrable experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including client executives and programme boards.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary PMO and project controls teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the establishment, mobilisation and ongoing management of PMO functions on major projects and programmes.
• Design and implement programme governance frameworks, reporting structures and performance management processes.
• Drive integrated programme controls across planning, cost, risk, change, performance and reporting functions.
• Provide executive-level reporting, analysis and insight to support strategic decision-making.
• Facilitate programme reviews, assurance activities and governance forums.
• Monitor programme performance through key metrics and KPIs, identifying risks, trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Work collaboratively with project and programme teams to ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain integrated management information, dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Influence and challenge senior stakeholders to drive accountability, improved performance and delivery excellence.
• Lead and mentor PMO and project controls teams, supporting capability development and knowledge sharing.
• Support business growth through client engagement, thought leadership and the development of Turner & Townsend's PMO capability and service offerings.

Skills

PMO leadership

Governance

Programme controls

Stakeholder management

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

Why Turner & Townsend?

At Turner & Townsend our award-winning Controls & Performance team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provides great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways.

We are looking for experienced PMO Leads to support the successful delivery of large-scale and complex energy programmes across the UK.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for establishing, leading and continuously improving Programme Management Office (PMO) functions, ensuring effective governance, controls, reporting and performance management across major portfolios and programmes.

You will work closely with client leadership teams and delivery partners, providing oversight, assurance and insight that enables informed decision-making and successful programme outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the establishment, mobilisation and ongoing management of PMO functions on major projects and programmes.
• Design and implement programme governance frameworks, reporting structures and performance management processes.
• Drive integrated programme controls across planning, cost, risk, change, performance and reporting functions.
• Provide executive-level reporting, analysis and insight to support strategic decision-making.
• Facilitate programme reviews, assurance activities and governance forums.
• Monitor programme performance through key metrics and KPIs, identifying risks, trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Work collaboratively with project and programme teams to ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain integrated management information, dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Influence and challenge senior stakeholders to drive accountability, improved performance and delivery excellence.
• Lead and mentor PMO and project controls teams, supporting capability development and knowledge sharing.
• Support business growth through client engagement, thought leadership and the development of Turner & Townsend's PMO capability and service offerings.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading PMO functions within major capital projects, programmes or portfolios.
• Proven track record delivering PMO, governance and programme controls solutions within complex environments.
• Experience within Energy, Utilities, Nuclear, Power, Rail, Aviation, Defence, Highways or other major infrastructure sectors.
• Strong understanding of programme governance, reporting, risk, change, planning, cost and performance management.
• Demonstrable experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including client executives and programme boards.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary PMO and project controls teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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