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Job title: Head of PMO - Asset Management and Engineering

Ref: 39430

Division: Asset Operations & Capital Delivery

Location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB

Contract type: Permanent

Full/Part-time: Full-time

Salary: Offering between £80,000 - £110,000 per annum depending on experience

Job grade: C

Closing date: 16/01/2025

With the scale of increase in AMP8 investment, there is a once in a generation opportunity to establish a central AO&CD PMO that will drive greater visibility, end-to-end control and oversight of all capex investment, and build capability.

What you’ll be doing as Head of PMO – Asset Management & Engineering

The Asset, Operations & Capital Delivery (AO&CD) Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is designed as a ‘hub and spoke’ delivery model, enabling the ‘Hub’ PMO to provide critical delivery and enabling PMO services. The ‘Spoke’ PMOs in Asset Management & Engineering (AM&E), Capital Delivery (CD), and Renewals & Logistics (R&L) drive standardised delivery across the AO&CD Project Lifecycle and enable the AMP8 Strategic Sponsor delivery model.

You will be responsible for setting up and running the Asset Management & Engineering 'spoke' PMO on a day-to-day basis, reporting to the AO&CD PMO Director while being embedded in the AM&E team. You will oversee the operation of processes, procedures, work instructions within the Spoke team and integrate relevant disciplines (Scope & Integration, Planning & Scheduling, Cost control, Risk management, System & Processes & Change control) to ensure timely and accurate progress reports, financial data, and performance information.

Drawing upon your background in programme/project management and strong leadership skills, you will act as an expert adviser, providing advice, strategic challenge, overview, and scrutiny to ensure alignment with TW's wider policy to deliver TW’s strategic priorities.

Purpose of the Role:

As Head of AM&E PMO, you will manage several specialist, cross-discipline teams embedded in the AM&E PMO and play a key conduit role between the services provided by the AM&E PMO and the central services provided by the 'Hub' PMO team.

• Responsible for the operation of the Portfolio Controls Framework and Digital Tools & Systems within the AM&E spoke PMO.
• Implementing the standards and frameworks in the spoke PMO team.
• Deployment of PMO resources across the programmes.

What you should bring to the role

• Experience of implementing processes, standards and ways of working in a programme and/or project environment.
• Substantial experience of delivery of project governance, control and reporting for programmes and projects.
• Strong senior leadership skills to manage, influence, motivate teams and lead change in and outside of PMO Spoke.
• Experience of gathering, analysing and presenting complex information to different audiences to support strategic decision-making.
• Experience of building team capability to ensure standards are maintained and improved.
• Identifying and implementing solutions in collaboration with teams.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools (risk management, scheduling software).
• Good understanding of corporate systems (SAP/P6).
• Good understanding of the concepts and principles associated with multiple disciplines; cost planning, scheduling, risk management and change control to enable leadership, coaching and mentoring of ‘spoke’ team.
• Experience of managing Capital Programme performance at early stages of lifecycle.
• Experience of supporting transformational business change and working with a PMO.
• Degree or equivalent in Business Management, Commercial or Finance, Engineering or Project Management related subject.
• APM qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of P3M.
• Experience of IT solutions required to manage, control and report on project, programme and portfolio scope, schedule, resource requirements, budgets, risks, opportunities and issues, benefits, and quality.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £80,000 to £110,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Annual Bonus.
• Private Medical Health Care.
• Access to benefits for health and wellbeing, and finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.