Closing Date
Job Title:
PMO Analyst (Environment & Innovation)
Location:
Falmer or Durrington (hybrid - 1-2 days a week)
Contract Type:
Full-time
Hours:
37 hours, Monday - Friday
Salary:
up to £50k
The Environment & Innovation team is at the forefront of Southern Water's drive to enhance and protect the environment. Deploying the latest innovative solutions and working in partnership with our customers and stakeholders, the team takes a holistic approach to managing water quality and flow across the region. Currently delivering a £50million portfolio which rapidly expands to over £2 billion over the next 10 years. This is a fast-paced team that is now expanding to continue to deliver a larger programme of sustainable and innovative solutions.
A brand-new position has been created to join our Environment & Innovation team as a
PMO Analyst.
Job Overview
The Programme Management Office (PMO) provides the central 'hub' for the projects and programmes within the portfolio. The PMO analyst is a key member of this team whose responsibility will include delivery lifecycle governance, financial management, internal and regulatory reporting and analytics, assurance / quality control, updating processes and templates.
* Financial management: tracking, reporting, analytics, purchase order and invoice process, financial systems updates
* Regular project, programme, and portfolio reviews
* Planning, reporting, control, analytics and identifying trends: financials, risks, issues, changes, dependencies, post project reviews and lessons learnt
* Prioritisation: identifying gaps, conflicts and options and co-ordinating decisions
* Development and maintenance of governance processes and standards, driving adoption
About You
The work we are doing is industry leading, so we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences who feel they can work as part of an agile, dynamic and innovative team.
* You will have excellent stakeholder management skills – building relationships with a variety of primarily internal and some external providers at a range of levels.
* Have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills – managing a number of deadlines across multiple projects
* Excellent attention to detail with an understanding of data and numbers
* Experience in Agile and/or Waterfall advantageous
* PMP, Prince 2 or equivalent certification beneficial but not essential
* Excellent demonstrable experience of scoping and delivering PMO services
* Experience of the full delivery lifecycle and project management tools and technique
* Experience of project, programme and portfolio reviews, reporting and analytics
* Regulated industry exposure is a bonus
This is a unique opportunity to join a high performing and highly engaged team who are delivering a large innovative programme in partnership using sustainable and nature-based approaches to reduce the use of storm overflows and improve the environment. We know that over-use of storm overflows is a problem, so we are excited to invite you to be part of the solution
Package
This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington or Falmer offices and home.
Benefits
We are offering a salary of up to £50,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:
* Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
* 25 days annual leave
* Life assurance equal to 4x salary
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
* Health Cash Plan
* Full funded eye tests
* Two paid volunteering days a year
* Occupational health service
* Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
* Digital GP service
* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
* Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
* Cycle to work scheme
Join our Environment & Innovation team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.
Does this opportunity excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that 'normal' office hours aren't possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we'll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That's why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you'll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.
Privacy Statement
Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.