Delivery Lead PMO

Harvey Nash UK • Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh • 2d ago

PMO Delivery Lead| 6 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid, Havant or Reading | Starting ASAP

You will have to have recent energy sector experience for this role

Day Rate: £535

About the Role:

This PMO Lead role combines specific Programme Management Office delivery responsibility with the management and development of a team of PMO Analysts.

Main Duties/Skills

Be familiar with structured project management methodologies and a good understanding of the end-to-end project delivery lifecycle.
Qualified to practitioner level (Prince II, PMP or equivalent) with a background of programme or portfolio management.
Be able to effectively and accurately track a high number of projects simultaneously.
Have a good working knowledge of key project processes, including status reporting, budgeting and estimating, planning, dependency management, risk and issue management, quality gates and change management.
Excellent time management skills; able to effectively plans own and others' time.
Demonstrate a strong technical knowledge encompassing processes, tools and techniques.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
Excellent personal effectiveness, managing own workload and that of junior staff.
Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibility for the day to day management of a PMO activities, in particular:

in the development of project management methods, systems, tools and
techniques
Implementation of support processes for PMO.
Accountable for the submission of consolidated progress reports into governance boards to
agreed reporting timetable.
Monitor the portfolio of projects and programmes from inception to closure, ensuring that
the delivery is on time, within budget, minimising potential risks and assessing to make sure
it meets all strategic objectives.
Highlight any deviation from baselined milestones or agreed budget.
Proactive risk and issue management, including escalation of cross-programme and
operational risks.
Capacity management of PMO team resources.

Oversees the development and performance management of the PMO team in line with the goals of the PMO manager.
Supports and coaches Project and Programme Managers with all aspects of project and programme delivery, including planning and forecasting, risk and issue management, dependency management, and reporting.
Coaching and mentoring the PMO team.
Leads project end-of-stage reviews.
Delegates for the PMO Manager when required.

Essential Experience

Experiences of matrix management of teams of PMO analysts across multiple sites, creating a sense of teamwork by pulling together the different members of the Programme Management Office from different locations and/or directorates.
Experience of staff development and performance management ranging from trainees through to experienced professionals, including setting and monitoring objectives.
Experience of Influencing direct reports and other resources without a direct line reporting relationship.
Ideally have experience of working as a Project Manager.
Experience of business wide IT processes including safety, resourcing, financial management, status reporting and risk management.
Knowledge of business's Transformational Change Governance Framework or an equivalent stage gate-based project governance process.
Knowledge of two or more directorates including key stakeholders, technologies and support groups and local requirements and processes would be advantageous.
Demonstrate the ability to identify and implement innovative and effective business improvements.
M or PMO experience on Oracle EBS and or Oracle HCM delivery projects
Strong knowledge of setting up and running PMO processes on large projects, including Risk Management, Financial Management, Change management, stakeholder management, comms management, third party management
Summary of usual PMO activities but with a strong focus on PM support activities
Must have experience of large change deliveries
Must have Oracle ERP implementation experience; either Oracle Fusion HCM/ERP or ebusiness suite
Must be capable of managing complex project plans with multiple workstreams and interdependencies
Must be capable of producing project status reports up to and including exec level
Must be capable of managing project financials with meticulous detail and accuracy

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.

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