Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 19 May
Location – Flexible (Ipswich, Selby, London, Glasgow). Hybrid working 1–2 days per week in your local office.
About the role
The Portfolio Management Lead at Drax will manage portfolio planning, governance, and performance oversight across an assigned portfolio, ensuring delivery alignment to strategic priorities, effective resource management, and consistent reporting to drive value realisation and delivery assurance.
* Oversee the performance of your assigned portfolio, ensuring programmes and projects deliver against the agreed scope, schedule, and benefits targets.
* Manage resource and organisational capacity for change across the group for your portfolio areas.
* Drive accountability across project sponsors, ensuring ownership of delivery outcomes and benefit realisation through structured governance and transparent reporting.
* Prioritise the portfolio and make recommendations to senior portfolio leads on priorities in line with business strategy and value, introducing early warning signals of portfolio performance through development and tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs) and proactive governance reviews.
Who we’re looking for
To be successful in this role you’ll need:
* A continuous improvement mindset, excellent planning and prioritisation skills, and be comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities.
* Resilience and pragmatism when working through uncertainty and change.
* Analytical mindset, keen problem‑solving ability and exceptional stakeholder management skills.
* The ability to translate portfolio performance, risks, and strategic insights into clear, concise reports for senior governance forums.
* A business or project‑management qualification along with a portfolio‑management accreditation (highly desirable).
* Experience working with Agile or Product Management teams and development methodologies (desirable).
Who we are
We generate dispatchable, renewable power and create stable energy in an uncertain world. Building on our proud heritage, we aim to become the global leader in sustainable biomass and carbon removals. You’ll join a team of practical doers, future thinkers, and business champions, enabling a zero‑carbon, lower‑cost energy future for all and working hard to decarbonise the planet for generations to come.
Rewards and benefits
* Discretionary bonus depending on company performance
* Private healthcare
* SAYE (Sharesave) discretionary scheme from time to time
* Personal accident cover
* Group personal pension plan with up to 10% contribution
* Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays
* Reimbursement for annual membership of one relevant and appropriate professional body
EEO Statement
At Drax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. We actively work to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust needed for all colleagues to contribute their perspectives and talents.
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