PMO Systems Manager

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a PMO Systems Manager to own the PMO systems, including Power Platform administration and the NorthStar PPM tool. The role covers governance, data integrity, and reporting with Power BI, plus user training and line management of the PMO System Admin Team.

The successful candidate will travel between sites, provide training, and maintain up-to-date MS and PM qualifications. A PL-200 or equivalent and PRINCE2/MSP experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• PowerApps and Power BI (PL-200) or equivalent training/qualification.
• Project or programme management qualification (PMQ, PRINCE2, MSP) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage development pipeline, roadmap and operation of PMO systems, incl. Power Platform administration.
• Set governance, standards and environment policies for the platform.
• Manage security, access and data protection; ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

PM qualification/management training

Tools

PowerApps

Power BI

Power Automate

Dataverse

Job description

The PMO Systems Manager sits in the Trust PMO at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, owning the project management systems used across the Trust. The core work is building, configuring and running Power Platform-based tools, including the NorthStar PPM tool, and setting the system roadmap. The post also covers Power BI reporting, user training and line management of the PMO system admin team, with travel between sites and occasional out-of-hours work. Fit depends on a Power Platform qualification such as PL-200 and PRINCE2 or MSP.

What the job involves

• Manage the development pipeline, roadmap and operation of all PMO systems, including Power Platform administration
• Set governance, standards and environment policies for the platform
• Manage security, access and data protection
• Manage data structures and integrity, including Dataverse and integrations
• Oversee apps, flows and connections, diagnosing and fixing failures
• Manage solution build, testing, deployment and change control, ensuring regulatory compliance
• Act as the bridge between IT, the PMO and service teams, supporting users
• Analyse and report using Power BI, including data quality assurance, performance reporting and root cause analysis
• Carry out process mapping, requirements capture, and project rating and prioritisation
• Develop and deliver user training, induction sessions and operating procedures
• Line manage the PMO System Admin Team
• Keep technical, Microsoft and project management knowledge and qualifications up to date

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent knowledge, training and experience
• Training or qualification in Microsoft PowerApps and Power BI (e.g. PL-200) or equivalent
• Training or qualification in project or programme management (e.g. PMQ, PRINCE2, MSP) or equivalent

Experience

• Using and developing PowerApps and Power BI reports
• Customising PowerApps and building complex Power Automate flows
• Managing Power App environments

Skills & knowledge

• Analysing and solving complex problems, presenting objective, innovative solutions
• Organising own workload without supervision to tight, changing timescales with conflicting priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communicating with people at all levels of seniority and from varied backgrounds

Other

• Behaviour consistent with the Trust's Values & Behaviour standards
• Coping with pressure and acting professionally at all times
• Travelling between sites and occasionally attending out-of-hours, weekend, evening or off-site meetings

Nice to have

• Training or qualifications in Portfolio Office Management (e.g. MoP, P3O) or equivalent
• Advanced Power Platform training or qualifications (e.g. PL-400, PL-600) or equivalent
• Experience using, configuring, developing and administering project management systems
• Ability to write business cases

What’s offered

• Personal development opportunities