PMO Manager
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FULL DESCRIPTION
PMO Manager required by our market leading, award-winning client based in Central Bristol. This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week onsite with some flexibility. The head office is based a short 10-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads.
The PMO Manager will provide governance, oversight, and support across a range of projects, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s overall business strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive professional to play a pivotal role in improving project delivery standards.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter, highly organised, and able to build strong collaborative relationships. They will have a customer-focused mindset and the ability to balance both strategic and detailed project considerations.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure adoption of best practice aligned to PMO governance frameworks, including regular reviews and audits - Support programme and project planning, providing assurance on quality and completeness of plans - Connect projects with the wider portfolio, ensuring effective information flow and alignment - Understand interdependencies between projects and their impact on the portfolio - Schedule and lead governance and gateway meetings, capturing notes and actions - Maintain project documentation, SharePoint and Teams workspaces, and document control procedures - Monitor and co-ordinate RAID logs, risks, issues, actions, dependencies, changes, and lessons learned - Foster a culture of continuous improvement and implement lessons learned across the organisation
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience managing a programme of projects within a business function - Knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile methodologies - Strong ability to identify and manage portfolio-level risks, issues, and dependencies - Experience in project planning and scheduling, evaluating feasibility in light of change volume and resources - Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and leadership skills - Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £45,000 – £50,000 + 10% discretionary bonus - Contributory pension scheme - Private healthcare - 27 days annual leave - Flexible hybrid working: 3 days onsite in Bristol
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced PMO professional to join a forward-thinking organisation, contribute to transformative projects, and help strengthen project delivery across the business.
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