Portfolio Lead

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking construction infrastructure business that is currently navigating an exciting phase of growth and digital transformation. As a Portfolio Lead, you will play a pivotal role in steering strategic initiatives, optimising processes, and managing change across the organisation. This position offers the chance to lead a high-performing team while collaborating with senior stakeholders to ensure project alignment and successful delivery. Your expertise in portfolio leadership and stakeholder management will significantly influence the future direction of the company. If you are ready to make an impact in a dynamic environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in portfolio leadership roles within complex environments.
• Strong understanding of project governance and resource planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic initiatives ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive prioritisation and value realisation.

Skills

Portfolio Leadership

Change Management

Stakeholder Management

Process Optimisation

Project Governance

Job description

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We are partnering with a leading construction infrastructure business with operations across the UK, Europe, and the US – a dynamic organisation currently undergoing an exciting phase of growth and digital transformation.

The Role

We’re seeking an experienced Portfolio Lead to take ownership of the strategic alignment, governance, and delivery of a broad range of transformation projects. This is a pivotal role that blends portfolio leadership, process optimisation, and change management, with the opportunity to significantly impact the future direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities across technology, operations, and commercial functions.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and the PMO to drive prioritisation, resourcing, and value realisation across the transformation roadmap.
• Provide leadership and guidance to a team of project managers, fostering a high-performance delivery culture.
• Likely to assume leadership of the PMO, enhancing project reporting, governance frameworks, and resource management practices.
• Support continuous improvement in business processes, project execution, and change adoption across the organisation.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Head of Transformation and Change, contributing to strategic planning and portfolio evolution.

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience in portfolio or programme leadership roles, ideally within complex, multi-site or industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of project governance, resource planning, and change delivery at scale.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering results across business and technology portfolios.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced, acquisitive organisations is a strong advantage.