Portfolio & Project Office Manager

TN United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Portfolio & PMO Manager to lead a pivotal transformation within a dynamic organization. In this role, you will be at the forefront of implementing innovative and efficient digital changes that drive the business forward. Your expertise in project and change management will be crucial as you oversee multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and delivering high-quality performance insights. Join a forward-thinking team that values leadership and collaboration, and make a significant impact on the organization’s future success.

Benefits

Company Pension

Discount Scheme

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoptions Scheme

Free on-site Parking

Life Assurance

Share Save Scheme

Holiday Buy Scheme

Qualifications

• Deep experience in project and portfolio management with relevant certifications.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to engage stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive portfolio delivery and governance, aligning projects with strategic objectives.
• Lead project managers and PMO analysts to ensure successful transformation delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Certifications in Project Management (e.g., Prince2)

Exposure to MSP, ITIL, and Change Management Tools

Tools

Prince2

Prosci

APMG Change Management

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Client:

Breedon Group plc

Location:

Lockington, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

86d8b884b049

Job Views:

3

Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

Job Description:

Breedon Group plc is a leading construction materials group, operating from over 400 sites across the UK, Ireland, and the USA. As we continue our digital transformation journey, we are building a forward-thinking change team that’s at the forefront of industry best practices. Our goal is to implement innovative, efficient, and customer-focused digital change to drive our business forward.

Are you ready to be part of a pivotal transformation within a dynamic and growing organisation? As the Portfolio & PMO Manager, you’ll be instrumental in driving our business towards a digitally enabled future. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team driving new ways of working across Breedon Group.

In this role, you will drive excellence in portfolio delivery and governance, lead project managers and PMO analysts, transform business ideas into business change projects, and develop an integrated plan of change across the change roadmap. Your ability to apply various frameworks and tools related to portfolio, project, and change management will be crucial to your success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Aligns projects with strategic objectives and ensures the portfolio contributes to the overall organisation and Op Co’s strategic priorities.
• Transformation Delivery: Lead the coordination of project manager and PMO activity across multiple initiatives within the transformation program. Drives best practice project and change management techniques (e.g. Prince2, agile, PROSCI) and governance to deliver success.
• Resource Management: Oversee the planning of effective BTS and wider business resource allocation and utilisation of resources across projects, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency.
• Performance Monitoring: Evaluates the overall performance of the portfolio and ensures it delivers the expected benefits. Accountable for line management of the project managers and supports them to deliver successful outcomes.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and challenges associated with projects and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
• Portfolio Insights: Deliver high-quality reporting on portfolio performance, progress, timescales, costs, benefits to identify decisions, risks/issues, and opportunities for celebrating success.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate regular communication with divisional and BTS stakeholders to ensure alignment, manage expectations, and provide updates on project and program status.
• Financial Planning: Coordinate month-end portfolio financial reporting and ROI forecast.
• Leadership & Management: Support the creation of a strong team ethos to inspire team members to keep people at the heart of our delivery strategy.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Project & Change Management: Deep experience in project and portfolio management. Certifications in project management (e.g., Prince2), along with exposure to frameworks related to programme and service management (e.g., MSP, ITIL), and change management tools (e.g., Prosci, APMG Change Management).
• Engaging Leader: Strong leadership, organisational, and interpersonal skills with a passion for developing and managing people, fostering a culture of professionalism and teamwork to achieve the aims of the transformation roadmap.
• Communication: Strong communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels and translating complex ideas into outcomes for the business.
• Problem Solver: Highly resilient and able to balance multiple projects, provide innovative solutions, and align technology initiatives with business priorities.

Benefits

• Company Pension
• Discount Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoptions Scheme
• Free on-site Parking
• Life Assurance
• Share Save Scheme
• Holiday Buy Scheme

Breedon is a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland.