PMO Lead / Manager - Engineering / Construction / Energy / Utilities

PMO Lead / Manager - Engineering / Construction / Energy / Utilities
Up to £500 per day (Outside IR35)
London / Midlands (1-2 days per week onsite)
6 months initially

My client is an International Consultancy who urgently require a PMO Lead / Manager with proven experience of leading PMO functions within Enterprise scale organisations, working under pressure against fixed deadlines and demonstrable long term engagements seeing projects through challenging moments.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience as a PMO Lead / Manager working in large, complex organisations (preferably within the Engineering / Construction / Energy / Utilities sector)
• Comfortable overseeing project execution, providing guidance and direction for the PMO, and ensuring that all projects are delivered with high quality and in a timely manner
• Previous experience of working under pressure against fixed deadlines
• Demonstrable long term engagements, seeing projects through challenging moments
• Experience of working on multiple workstreams concurrently
• RAID Management, escalation, prioritisation, assurance and mitigating risk capability
• Project level and Programme level reporting to Executive level
• Develop and maintain project management methodologies (Agile and Waterfall)
• Ability to track and report Project / Programme performance against defined objectives and communicate concisely to very Senior Stakeholders including Executive / C-Level
• Ensure all documentation is maintained to audit standard
• Advise, guide and lead project teams where necessary to align with PMO standards
• Proven experience of forecasting and tracking significant budgets, with expertise in providing analysis and reports to senior stakeholders for regular, consistent and accurate updates
• Excellent Communication and Stakeholder Management skills (clarity, engagement, accuracy and humour)

Nice to have:

• Good understanding of CAPEX, OPEX and TOTEX around budgeting and forecasting
• Previous exposure to working on Operational Technology (OT) / Cyber Programmes
• Immediate availability
• Ideally Degree level educated
• Relevant certifications (ie PMO-CP, PMP, PgMP, PfMP etc)