Senior PMO Analyst – Portfolio Delivery & Reporting

Rail Delivery Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% rail travel discount (work & rail)

30 days annual leave (+ Life event le)

Personal development days

Season ticket loan

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Rail Delivery Group is seeking a Senior PMO Analyst to join our Portfolio Delivery Office. You will support projects, programmes and portfolio-wide activities, ensuring governance and reporting standards are met.

You will manage planning, tracking, dashboards, RAID data, financials and stakeholder updates, collaborating with Programme Managers and PMO colleagues to drive delivery and improvement.

Qualifications

• Smartsheet experience or willingness to learn and become certified.
• Experience planning, tracking and reporting on project financials.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Previous PMO experience, ideally in portfolio/large programme setting.
• A pro-active, collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with planning, tracking, and monitoring projects to ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
• Preparing status reports, dashboards, and meeting minutes to keep senior stakeholders informed.
• Reviewing and organising project documentation to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Coordinating meetings, tracking actions, and supporting delivery teams with day-to-day activities.
• Managing schedules, dashboards, and RAID data to ensure accurate reporting and effective decision-making.
• Carrying out financial and resource planning and tracking to ensure projects have the people and funding they need, and that related reporting is of a professional standard.
• Helping project / programme managers prepare for stage gate reviews and other governance activities.
• Completing regular status reports to RDG standards.
• Contributing to the PMO’s management and maintenance of Smartsheet for project, programme and portfolio management and help build own expertise and that of others.

Skills

Smartsheet experience

Planning & tracking

Advanced Excel

PMO experience

PMO qualification

Pro-active mindset

Education

PMO or project management qualification

Tools

Smartsheet

SharePoint

Job description

Rail Delivery Group is seeking a Senior PMO Analyst to join our Portfolio Delivery Office. You will support projects, programmes and portfolio-wide activities, ensuring governance and reporting standards are met.

You will manage planning, tracking, dashboards, RAID data, financials and stakeholder updates, collaborating with Programme Managers and PMO colleagues to drive delivery and improvement.