Senior PMO Manager
Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire – Hybrid (2 days per week)
Hours: 08:30 – 17:00, Monday – Friday
Salary: up to £65,000 – £75,000 (dependent on experience) + benefits
Role Overview
This role shapes, leads and elevates project delivery and governance for our business change portfolio. You will manage a small team of Project Managers, establish Change Champions, and ensure every project and small change is set up for success.
Responsibilities
* Own and run the PMO governance framework: stage gates, minimum standards, assurance approach, and cadence of project reporting.
* Take full responsibility for the end‑to‑end delivery of strategically important projects.
* Provide delivery assurance: identify projects at risk early, recommend corrective actions and support recovery planning with Project Managers and sponsors.
* Track delivery progress across all projects and small changes, surface key risks, constraints and cross‑project dependencies to leadership.
* Lead and line‑manage a small team of Project Managers, overseeing performance management, coaching and development.
* Own the PMO reporting suite (dashboards, KPIs, executive summaries) ensuring accuracy, insight and a clear narrative on delivery health.
* Drive continuous improvement of PMO processes, tooling and governance efficiency to reduce overhead while improving control.
Qualifications
* 10+ years’ experience in project delivery, governance or delivery assurance roles.
* Proven line‑management experience of Project Managers or strong track record of leading/coaching a PM community.
* Strong delivery knowledge across Agile/Waterfall/hybrid and ability to apply proportionate governance.
* Excellent stakeholder management – confident, constructive, and decisive in driving decisions/actions.
* Strong reporting and MI capability: dashboards, KPI design, executive narrative and data‑quality discipline.
* PM/PMO qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, APM, PMP, MSP) or equivalent practical experience.
* Tooling experience (currently in use at Eurocell: Jira, Smartsheet, SharePoint) plus standards/template development.
* Experience of change management principles and embedding new ways of working across a delivery community.
Benefits
* Competitive basic salary.
* 25 days holiday + statutory holidays (total 33 days).
* Free Healthcare plan for all employees.
* Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefits.
* Free Life Assurance plan of 3x your annual salary.
* Christmas shutdown.
* Option to join Eurocell Share Save Scheme at discounted rates.
* Company pension plan.
* Employee discount on Eurocell products.
* Discounts at many well‑known online and high‑street retailers.
* A blend of training, including e‑learning and on‑the‑job training to support career development.
* CareFirst Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support 24/7, 365 days.
* Colleague Referral Programme – referral bonus for successful hires.
* Excellent opportunities to grow and progress your career.
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