Overview
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.
Responsibilities
* 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 plan 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.
Key Accountabilities
* Responsible for the day to day management of PMO activities, including 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 delivery is on time, within budget, minimising risks and meeting 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 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
* Experience of matrix management of teams of PMO analysts across multiple sites, fostering teamwork across locations and directorates.
* Experience of staff development and performance management from trainees to experienced professionals.
* Experience of influencing direct reports and other resources without a direct line reporting relationship.
* Ideally 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 Transformational Change Governance Framework or equivalent stage gate-based project governance.
* Knowledge of two or more directorates including key stakeholders, technologies and local requirements and processes would be advantageous.
* 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 PMO processes on large projects (Risk, Financial, Change, Stakeholder, Communications, Third party management).
* Experience of large change deliveries and Oracle ERP implementation (Oracle Fusion HCM/ERP or ebusiness suite).
* Capability to manage complex project plans with multiple workstreams and interdependencies; capable of producing project status reports up to exec level; 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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