Your passion has never had a greater purpose
Here at SEPA, we're connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take – to protect our environment. Through our expertise, we lead projects that make a difference for Scotland, and our workplaces are grounded in respect for that expertise.
That's why, when you join us as PMO Analyst, you'll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That's what it means to be Passionately Purposeful – for our environment, and for your career.
Work that goes beyond your desk
Experts at what we do, we work in a professional way towards our shared goals, knowing the work we do makes a genuine, lasting difference on the environment. As PMO Analyst, that involves:
* Ensure adequate governance structures are set up for every project and programme; create the standard terms of reference and reports and review the governance arrangements for projects to ensure they are in accordance with standards and working effectively.
* Project Monitoring and Reporting: Track project progress, milestones ,deliverables, commercials and support benefit realisation. Prepare regular status reports and dashboards for senior management.
* Data Analysis: Analyse project data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Provide actionable insights to project managers and stakeholders.
* Governance and Compliance: Ensure that projects adhere to established governance frameworks and compliance standards. Assist in the development and maintenance of project management methodologies.
* Resource Management: Support resource allocation and capacity planning. Monitor resource utilisation and provide recommendations for optimisation.
* Risk, Assumption, Issue & Dependency (RAID) Management: Identify, assess, and monitor project RAID items. Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans .
* Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate effective communication between project teams, stakeholders, and senior management. Organise and participate in project meetings and reviews.
* Documentation and Administration: Maintain project documentation, including plans, schedules, and risk registers. Ensure that all project records are up-to-date and accessible.
* Quality Assurance: Implement and monitor quality assurance processes to ensure project deliverables meet the required standards. Conduct regular quality reviews and audits. Identify areas for improvement and work with project teams to implement corrective actions.
* Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of PMO processes and tools. Share best practices and lessons learned across the organisation.
Respect for your expertise
This is a highly important role within our Governance, Perfomance & Engagement portfolio, which means you'll need:
* Bachelor's degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field
* Proficiency in project management software and tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA)
* Experienced user of MS SharePoint and Teams for the purposes of distributing communications; MS Project and MS Office toolset (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and other appropriate management tools
* Demonstrated experience of PowerBI or other reporting tools
* An understanding of the principles and frameworks of successful project management from a user and support perspective
* High personal resilience · Integrity; positive role model
* Drive to make improvement and overcome barriers and obstacles
* Drives team engagement to foster accountability and ownership
Support that goes beyond the workplace
We're cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you'll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as:
* Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities
* Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata)
* Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community
* Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* Progressive Family Friendly policies
* Training & development to enablecolleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best.
Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.
Passionately you. Purposefully supportive
SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does – as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer.
Passionately Purposeful about Scotland's environment – and your career.
Protecting our environment, promoting our work, and supporting our people, working at SEPA means being part of an organisation that's grounded in respect for your expertise – and your wellbeing. So you can be your best, and make the biggest impact.
We recruit solely based on merit. Our shortlisting process is conducted on an anonymous basis. Please ensure that you include all relevant information when you apply.
We support flexible working arrangements to help you maintain a healthy balance between career and homelife. This includes working part time, reduced hours, job sharing, working remotely. As a flexible first employer we are open to having conversations about flexible working arrangements that work for you and SEPA from day 1 of your employment with us.
We are proud to be a 'Disability Confident' employer and will work to identify and implement reasonable adjustments and equipment to support you in the role that you do.
Applicants with a visual impairment can request job descriptions and application forms in Braille, large print or on tape.
For the security and wellbeing of our colleagues, successful candidates will undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks including a level one Disclosure Scotland check.
If you have questions or need any assistance with the recruitment process please contact SEPA's Recruitment Team at
Apply now to join a Passionately Purposeful workplace