Senior PMO Manager: Shape a European Data Center Portfolio

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd is seeking a Senior PMO Manager to own the day‑to‑day running of a European PMO within a growing, PE‑backed data centre business. The role focuses on delivering structured, visible governance to a fast‑moving portfolio while ensuring risks and dependencies are managed and senior stakeholders are well informed.

You’ll shape the PMO, improve processes and introduce appropriate structure to support the business as it expands across Europe.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience across PMO and project or programme management.
• Experience supporting or overseeing a portfolio of complex projects, ideally within capital infrastructure, construction, engineering or another asset‑intensive environment.
• Ability to track progress, identify emerging risks and dependencies, challenge assumptions and ensure actions are followed through.
• Experience developing or improving PMO processes, reporting and portfolio‑level ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the day-to‑day operation and ongoing development of the European PMO.
• Maintain a clear view of portfolio progress, key milestones, risks, dependencies and potential delivery issues.
• Ensure projects are progressing against agreed plans, with appropriate follow‑up where actions, decisions or interventions are needed.
• Develop and improve practical PMO processes, reporting and ways of working that give the business meaningful visibility without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Bring consistency to portfolio information, helping senior stakeholders understand performance, priorities and areas requiring attention.
• Lead portfolio review and stakeholder meetings, ensuring actions are clear, decisions are captured and outstanding issues are progressed.
• Work closely with project and functional leads, building relationships and influencing outcomes without necessarily having direct authority over delivery teams.
• Manage and develop the Data and Reporting Manager, ensuring portfolio information is accurate, useful and timely.
• Support the rollout of processes across European operations as the business and its portfolio continue to develop.

Skills

PMO management

Portfolio governance

Stakeholder management

Risk tracking

Reporting

Job description

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd is seeking a Senior PMO Manager to own the day‑to‑day running of a European PMO within a growing, PE‑backed data centre business. The role focuses on delivering structured, visible governance to a fast‑moving portfolio while ensuring risks and dependencies are managed and senior stakeholders are well informed.

You’ll shape the PMO, improve processes and introduce appropriate structure to support the business as it expands across Europe.