PMO Analyst
Contract | Inside IR35 | £337 per day
Location: occasional travel to Southampton
The Role We are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to support a large, complex, multi-workstream programme operating within a hybrid delivery environment. This role is suited to someone hands-on and delivery-focused, with strong experience in programme controls, governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement.
The role is primarily remote, with infrequent travel to a client site in Southampton as required.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain and manage integrated programme and portfolio plans using MS Project, including milestones, dependencies and critical paths
Own and maintain RAID/RAIDD logs, ensuring risks, issues and dependencies are clearly tracked and escalated
Support programme governance, including stage gates, reporting cycles and steering forums
Produce clear, concise programme and portfolio reporting for senior stakeholders
Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and MI, providing insight across cost, schedule, risk and benefits
Support financial and resource tracking, including forecasts, actuals and variance reporting
Work confidently with Jira to support Agile delivery teams and feed delivery data into programme-level reporting Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience as a PMO Analyst (or similar) on large, complex programmes
Strong understanding of hybrid delivery models (waterfall governance with agile delivery teams)
Hands-on experience with MS Project and Jira
Strong Power BI and Excel skills for reporting and analysis
Experience managing RAID/RAIDD logs and supporting formal governance processes
Comfortable working with financial and resource data
Able to interpret complex information and present clear summaries to senior stakeholders Desirable Experience
Experience within retail or other customer-facing, multi-site environments
Experience working in large or multi-region organisations
Exposure to portfolio or central PMO functions