PMO Project Manager - Portfolio & Governance

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking a Project Manager to join the PMO, overseeing governance, administration and commercial oversight across a portfolio of consultancy projects in IFS. You will work with Project Leads, operational teams and clients to ensure robust controls and high standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Key duties include coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets and invoices, and delivering projects on time, within cost and to quality, while maintaining

Qualifications

• Understanding of project management principles, controls, and governance.
• Knowledge of project lifecycle activities and delivery processes.
• Awareness of budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and financial reporting practices.
• Understanding of risk, issue, change, and document control processes.
• Ability to interpret contractual requirements and commercial terms.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional, first class, consistent and effective project management service to Clients ensuring commercial and contractual compliance.
• Represent a specific sector within the PMO, acting as the sector lead and offering PMO project support to in-sector project managers.
• Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary project team providing necessary support as required.
• Deliver projects safely to agreed time, cost, and quality and in accordance with governance processes.
• Manage the day-to-day project activities, resources, and chair project meetings.
• Attend Client meetings as required and provide project reports as required.

Skills

Project management

Governance

Contractual awareness

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Education

Relevant Project Management Qualification

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking a Project Manager to join the PMO, overseeing governance, administration and commercial oversight across a portfolio of consultancy projects in IFS. You will work with Project Leads, operational teams and clients to ensure robust controls and high standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Key duties include coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets and invoices, and delivering projects on time, within cost and to quality, while maintaining