PMO Team Leader

EMCOR UK; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity policies

Refer a friend bonus

GEMS program

Learning & development

Discounts & gym

Bike to Work

Health plan

Dental scheme

Job summary

EMCOR UK is seeking an experienced PMO professional to lead day-to-day PMO operations, manage a team of PMO Administrators, and enforce governance across projects. You will track KPIs, produce dashboards, and act as the main PMO contact for stakeholders while supporting financial activities and ensuring continuity during absences.

Candidates should have proven PMO experience, prior people management, strong Excel skills, and a Full UK Driving Licence.

Qualifications

• Proven PMO experience.
• Previous people management or supervisory experience.
• Experience producing reports, KPI data, and management information.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills (reporting, formulas, data manipulation, pivot tables).
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day PMO operations and coordinate workloads.
• Direct line management of PMO Administrators.
• Ensure governance, reporting standards and controls across projects.
• Track KPIs and management information; implement corrective actions.
• Produce accurate operational reports and dashboards for Projects SMT and stakeholders.
• Act as PMO contact for queries, stakeholder engagement and escalations.
• Support project financial activities including POs, GRNs, timesheets and P&L.
• Manage escalations professionally and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide coverage for the Business Manager when required.
• Support business continuity within PMO during absences.

Skills

PMO experience

People management

Reports & KPI data

Stakeholder management

Excel

Driving licence

Job description

Role overview

Location: Aldermaston

Salary: £42,000 depending on experience.

Working Hours:07:45 - 16:30 (16:15 finish on a Friday) + 9 day fortnight, every 2nd Friday OFF - PAID!

Benefits:

• 25 days holidays
• Bank holidays
• Health Cash Plan
• Discount Shopping
• Gym
• Days Out
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Paid Volunteering Days
• plus many more.

At EMCOR UK part of OCS, we deliver facilities management for the Defence sector by combining our engineering heritage with advanced innovation to support mission critical environments. We put people at the heart of everything we do, working closely with Defence customers to understand their needs, from strategic estate priorities to the safe, reliable delivery of day-to-day services across secure sites.

For our people, working in Defence offers long term stability and the opportunity to build a meaningful, lasting career. Defence contracts are typically longstanding, providing job security, continuity of work, and the chance to develop deep expertise within complex, high profile environments.

Our purpose is to ensure Defence infrastructure remains resilient, compliant, and ready to support operational effectiveness.

Through our One Data World platform, we use secure, data-driven insights to optimise performance, proactively manage critical assets, and adapt services to evolving operational demands, while enhancing the experience of personnel on-site.

By taking on the complexity of facilities management, EMCOR UK enables Defence organisations to stay focused on their core mission, while we ensure the infrastructure behind it performs without compromise.

About the role

What you'll do:

• Manage the day-to-day operational activities of the PMO function, ensuring effective coordination of workloads, priorities, and service delivery.
• Direct line management of PMO Administrators, including workload allocation, performance management, development, and support.
• Ensure PMO processes, governance procedures, reporting standards, and administrative controls are consistently followed across all projects and activities.
• Track and report on operational KPIs and management information, ensuring targets are achieved and corrective actions implemented where required.
• Produce accurate operational reports and dashboards for Projects SMT and key stakeholders.
• Act as a key operational point of contact for PMO queries, stakeholder engagement, customer service, and escalations.
• Support the management and monitoring of project documentation, workflows, reporting activities, and PMO systems to ensure data accuracy and governance compliance.
• Support operational administration and project financial management activities, including purchase orders, GRNs, timesheets, project tracking, financial reporting and P&L monitoring ensuring accurate data to support project governance and decision-making.
• Manage operational escalations appropriately, ensuring issues are resolved or escalated in a timely and professional manner.
• Identify operational risks, process inefficiencies, and service issues, supporting continuous improvement across PMO governance, reporting, and operational processes.
• Provide operational support and cover for the Business Manager where required.
• Support business continuity across the PMO function during periods of absence, annual leave, or increased operational demand, including undertaking PMO operational and administrative activities where necessary.

Who you'll be:

• Proven experience working within a PMO, project support, operational support, or governance environment.
• Previous people management or supervisory experience.
• Experience producing reports, KPI data, and management information.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to use initiative and make operational decisions confidently.
• Ability to manage escalations professionally and appropriately.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including but not limited to reporting, formulas, data manipulation, and pivot tables.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and support operational continuity where required.
• Positive, adaptable, and customer-focused approach with a strong "can do" attitude.
• Good understanding of project financial processes, including purchase orders, GRNs, cost tracking, forecasting, financial reporting and P&L principles.
• Ability to interpret project financial and P&L information to identify risks, performance issues and areas requiring attention.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

At EMCOR UK, we embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters creativity, innovation, and better problem-solving.

We encourage applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and growth, supported by our inclusive policies and practices.

Join us in our endeavour to build a culture of mutual respect and equity, a place where every voice is heard, and every individual is championed.

Join us in building a better world at work.

EMCOR UK benefits

• Industry leading maternity & paternity policies
• Refer a friend scheme - worth £500 per referral
• GEMS - Internal recognition scheme with vouchers for Amazon and retail/dining
• Extensive learning & development opportunities, including opportunities for progression
• Discount shopping, gym, mobile, family activities, insurance, dining experiences, car leasing and breakdown cover
• Bike To Work Scheme
• Health cash plan - Benefits covered include optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing
• Dental scheme
• Access to health assessments
• Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries