Real Estate PMO Manager

Manchester City; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Private healthcare

Dental cover

Health Cash Plan

24/7 GP support

Company pension

Life assurance

Free on-site parking

Complimentary breakfast and lunch

Cycle to work

Give As You Earn

Discounted match tickets

City+ subscription

Stadium tour discounts

Retail and lifestyle offers

Job summary

Manchester City is seeking a hands-on PMO professional to influence a complex infrastructure portfolio. You will consolidate reporting, shape methodology and governance, drawing on construction or real estate development experience to add insight and impact.

Working with project directors and external consultants, you will turn technical information into clear, actionable insights for senior audiences, identify gaps and drive delivery risks, while staying close to live projects.

Qualifications

• Qualified PMO, project management or project controls, or equivalent senior experience.
• Significant PMO/portfolio management experience in construction or real estate.
• Ability to work with project directors and senior stakeholders to optimise methodology and governance.
• Experience producing board or executive reporting and turning detail into clear insight.
• Strong understanding of risk management and standardised reporting processes.
• Comfort with multiple technologies and systems, with good judgement and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate reporting and governance across infrastructure portfolio.
• Coordinate data in standardised reporting templates and meeting rhythms.
• Identify risks, actions and delivery issues and keep pace with live projects.
• Translate technical information into clear, actionable insights for senior audiences.

Skills

PMO qualification

PMO experience

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

The Role

This is a hands-on PMO position with real influence across a complex infrastructure portfolio. Alongside consolidating reporting: you will help shape how information is understood, how methodology is optimized and how governance is adhered to. You will use your experience in construction or real estate development to add insight and impact.

Working with project directors, project teams, and external project consultants, you will bring together data in standardised reporting templates, controls and meeting rhythms, while keeping a close eye on risks, actions and delivery issues.

The role will suit someone who wants to stay close to live projects, understand the detail and turn technical information into something clear, actionable and decision-ready. You will use your judgement to spot gaps, improve ways of working and support a PMO environment that sets the pace for delivery rather than reflecting it.

What You’ll Bring

• A recognised PMO, project management or project controls qualification, or equivalent senior experience, with the ability to interpret complex information and present it clearly for senior audiences.
• Significant PMO, project controls or portfolio management experience within construction or a real estate environment.
• Proven ability to work with project directors and senior stakeholders, optimizing methodology, embedding governance and supporting delivery risks.
• Experience producing board, finance or executive reporting, with confidence turning technical detail into clear, structured insight.
• Strong understanding of risk management, portfolio controls, templates and standardised reporting processes.
• Comfort working across different technologies, organisational systems and consultants, with good judgement and attention to detail.

Why Choose Us

As part of our team, you will receive 26 days’ annual leave plus a day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, and an annual discretionary bonus. You will also have access to a Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP support, and a company pension and life assurance.

Manchester-based employees also benefit from free on-site parking, complimentary breakfast and lunch, and access to a range of sports and leisure clubs.

You can enjoy a range of additional benefits, including cycle to work, Give As You Earn, discounted match tickets, savings in the City Store, a free City+ subscription, stadium tour discounts, and wider retail and lifestyle offers.