Transformation Governance & PMO Lead

United Utilities; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26d

Pension 14%

Bonus 10.5%

Healthcare

Flexible/hybrid

Learning & development

Job summary

United Utilities is seeking an experienced Controls & Governance Manager to establish and lead our Transformation Management Office (TMO) Centre of Excellence. You will embed robust governance, reporting, assurance and control practices across United Utilities' transformation portfolio in Warrington.

The role is hybrid (3 days on site) with a focus on governance maturity, portfolio reporting, risk management and benefits realisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in PMO, Portfolio Management, Governance or Transformation Office environments.
• Proven success managing complex portfolios or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of project, programme and portfolio management frameworks (PRINCE2, MSP, MoP or P3O).
• Excellent governance, reporting, planning and controls experience.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve TMO frameworks, standards, tools and processes.
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance, controls and assurance.
• Oversee portfolio reporting, executive dashboards, KPIs and performance insights.
• Support investment governance, business cases and benefits realisation.
• Manage portfolio risks, issues and dependencies with visibility across programmes.
• Facilitate quality gates, health checks and assurance reviews.
• Drive compliance with delivery standards, methodologies and change controls.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to improve delivery performance and governance maturity.
• Lead and develop a team of PMO professionals.

Skills

PMO experience

Governance

Stakeholder management

Data-driven reporting

Planview/MS Project/Power BI

Tools

Planview

MS Project Online

Clarity PPM

Smartsheet

Power BI

Job description

United Utilities is seeking an experienced Controls & Governance Manager to establish and lead our Transformation Management Office (TMO) Centre of Excellence. You will embed robust governance, reporting, assurance and control practices across United Utilities' transformation portfolio in Warrington.

The role is hybrid (3 days on site) with a focus on governance maturity, portfolio reporting, risk management and benefits realisation.