Senior PMO

JCW Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JCW Group is seeking a Senior PMO Consultant to drive a major public sector transformation in Central London. The role offers multi-year engagement with national visibility and requires on-site presence three days a week, with occasional travel to related sites.

You will coordinate governance, plan and report across workstreams, track RAID, and produce MI for senior stakeholders while supporting change adoption and building strong relationships across the programme.

Qualifications

• Proven PMO experience on large, complex public sector programmes.
• Typically 5+ years in PMO roles at Consultant or Senior Consultant level.
• Strong grounding in governance, planning and reporting, plus RAID management.
• A natural communicator: approachable, credible and easy to work with at every level.
• Eligible for UK security clearance.
• Nice to have: MSP, P3O, PRINCE2 or APM; policing or justice experience; Jira, MS Project, Power BI or Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate programme governance and support forums, boards and decision-making.
• Own planning, scheduling and reporting across workstreams.
• Track milestones, actions, risks, issues and dependencies (RAID).
• Manage resource and performance information, and produce clear MI for senior stakeholders.
• Support change management activity, taking transformation from design through to adoption.
• Build strong relationships across the programme and challenge constructively when needed.

Skills

PMO

Governance

Planning

Reporting

RAID management

Jira

MS Project

Power BI

Smartsheet

Tools

Jira

MS Project

Power BI

Smartsheet

Job description

Senior PMO Consultant: Major Public Sector Transformation

Location: Central London (primarily Holborn, with occasional travel to Lambeth, Kennington, Kilburn and NSY) | 3 days a week on site

Clearance: Must be eligible for UK security clearance

The opportunity

Our client, a leading change consultancy, is delivering a large-scale, high-profile transformation for a major UK public sector body. It’s a multi-year programme with real national visibility, and the kind of work people build their careers on. They’re looking for Senior PMO Consultants to join at the start of this journey.

The role

You’ll be the glue that holds a complex programme together: a hands-on PMO professional who rolls their sleeves up and keeps delivery on track. You will:

• Coordinate programme governance and support forums, boards and decision-making
• Own planning, scheduling and reporting across workstreams
• Track milestones, actions, risks, issues and dependencies (RAID)
• Manage resource and performance information, and produce clear MI for senior stakeholders
• Support change management activity, taking transformation from design through to adoption
• Build strong relationships across the programme and challenge constructively when needed

About you

• Proven PMO experience on large, complex public sector programmes (HMPPS, NHS, central government, policing or similar)
• Typically 5+ years in PMO roles at Consultant or Senior Consultant level
• Strong grounding in governance, planning and reporting, plus confidence with RAID management
• A natural communicator: approachable, credible and easy to work with at every level
• A self-starter who spots problems early and gets stuck in
• Eligible for UK security clearance (see below)

Security clearance

This role requires clearance. Candidates should have lived in the UK continuously for at least the last 5 years and be able to meet vetting requirements. We’ll confirm your eligibility in an initial conversation.

Nice to have: MSP, P3O, PRINCE2 or APM; experience in policing or justice; Jira, MS Project, Power BI or Smartsheet.