Affinity Water is seeking to recruit a Project Management Office Manager. This pivotal role within the new Smart Metering team involves providing governance and oversight for the programme to ensure effective and efficient delivery, aligning with the company's smart metering deployment and benefits realisation objectives.
Principal Accountabilities
The smart metering programme aims to support environmental and water conservation goals amidst population growth. It includes initiatives like leakage reduction, smart metering, and water efficiency campaigns.
* Oversee delivery and outputs of key workstreams within the smart metering programme.
* Provide regular reports on progress, with recommendations for adjustments to meet business outcomes.
* Engage proactively with workstream leads and stakeholders to advance delivery, report outputs, and identify risks.
* Ensure change control processes are effective for managing impacts on people, processes, or systems.
* Maintain clear cost and output tracking, manage forecasts and deviations to keep the programme on track.
* Promote consistency across workstreams in adherence to project management principles and lifecycle.
What You Need
* Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject.
* Senior project management experience, with a track record of leading complex projects and strategic change initiatives.
* Experience in delivering strategic change and transformation programmes.
Personal Skills
* Ability to drive change and influence across organisational boundaries, cultures, and politics.
* Highly performance-driven, with strong planning, monitoring, and proactive problem-solving skills.
* Comfortable working in a flexible, dynamic environment prioritising team tasks.
What We Offer
* Salary dependent on skills and experience.
* Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and formal courses.
* Entry into the annual bonus scheme.
* Annual leave starting from 26 days, with options to purchase extra days.
* A ‘Celebration Day’ for personal or cultural occasions.
* A generous double match pension scheme (company contribution capped at 12%).
* Family benefits including enhanced parental leave and fertility support.
* Policies supporting menopause and reasonable adjustments.
* Access to wellbeing resources for physical and mental health.
* Discounts on retail, dental, and medical services.
* Disability confident employer commitment.
Affinity Water values diversity and is committed to an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
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