PMO Specialist

Carbon 60; Whiteley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Carbon60 is seeking an experienced PMO Specialist for a major programme in Whiteley. The role is a 6-month contract with hybrid working and a competitive day rate inside IR35.

You will establish and maintain PMO governance, drive reporting and dashboards, manage the deliverables lifecycle, and coordinate across multiple workstreams while engaging with senior stakeholders to ensure on-time, quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong PMO background within complex programmes or portfolios.
• Current SC Clearance and governance experience.
• Experience managing deliverables in regulated environments.
• Expertise in document management, configuration control, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain robust document management and configuration control.
• Drive PMO best practice through leadership and governance oversight.
• Own end-to-end deliverables lifecycle with on-time, quality milestones.
• Coordinate activities across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Ensure reviews, approvals and governance compliance for deliverables.
• Manage documentation, actions, risks, decisions, and outputs.
• Develop and maintain programme reporting and dashboards.
• Monitor progress and proactively identify risks and dependencies.
• Support continuous improvement of PMO processes and governance.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to drive accountability and outcomes.

Skills

PMO background

Governance frameworks

Data management

Reporting & dashboards

Stakeholder management

Document management

Deliverables lifecycle

Programme governance

Regulated environments

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Strong PMO background gained within complex programmes or portfolios.
• Current SC Clearance.
• Proven experience establishing and maintaining PMO governance frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience managing programme deliverables within highly regulated or structured environments.
• Strong knowledge of document management, configuration control, and reporting processes.
• Advanced skills in data management, reporting, and dashboard creation.
• Excellent organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience managing competing priorities across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge at senior levels.
• Experience working within programmes requiring governance, compliance, or contractual oversight.
• Experience within defence, government, technology, aerospace, engineering, infrastructure, or other highly regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of programme delivery methodologies and portfolio governance frameworks.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain robust document management, repository structures, and configuration control processes.
• Drive PMO best practice across the programme through leadership, expertise, and governance oversight.
• Own and manage the end-to-end deliverables lifecycle, ensuring milestones are achieved on time and to the required quality standards.
• Coordinate activities across multiple workstreams, ensuring programme alignment and effective stakeholder communication.
• Ensure deliverables are reviewed, approved, and controlled in accordance with governance requirements.
• Manage programme documentation, actions, decisions, risks, and deliverables throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain programme reporting, dashboards, and management information packs.
• Monitor progress against programme objectives and proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across PMO processes and governance frameworks.
• Engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership teams, to drive accountability and successful outcomes.

Technologies:

• Support

More:

We are supporting a major organisation delivering a large-scale, business-critical programme operating across multiple locations and stakeholder groups. We are seeking an experienced PMO Specialist to play a key role in driving PMO excellence, governance, reporting, and document management across a complex programme environment. This is a 6-month contract based in Whiteley with hybrid working, offered at a competitive day rate inside IR35. This opportunity is suited to an accomplished PMO professional who thrives in structured, fast-paced environments and enjoys establishing best practice, improving governance frameworks, and engaging with senior stakeholders.

last updated 36 week of 2026