The Vacancy
🚀 PMO Business Improvement & Mobilisation
📍 Location: Finsbury Park (Hybrid Working)
🌍 Scope: National
🏢 Business Unit: WPS
We’re looking for a high-performing, organised multi-tasker to work within our Business Improvement & Mobilisation function! 🎯 This is a significant strategic role reporting directly to the Corporate Development Director, with responsibility for delivering major business improvement projects, contract mobilisation and demobilisation, and overseeing governance, reporting and administration.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love driving change, and can communicate at board level while scrutinising the detail — this is the role for you! 💼✨
🧠 What You’ll Be Doing
📋 Project Management Office
1. Lead major projects and change programmes.
2. Develop and deliver contract mobilisation and de-mobilisation plans.
3. Produce reports, presentations, and board updates.
4. Manage contract KPIs and performance.
📈 Strategy
5. Collaborate with WPS business units to design long-term internal efficiency programmes.
6. Shape strategic customer approaches.
📣 Comms & Engagement
7. Manage internal and external communication plans.
8. Organise kick-off workshops, briefings, and events.
9. Maintain regular communications aligned with company guidelines.
🤝 Internal Functions Liaison
10. Act as a central point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
💬 Communicating & Influencing
11. Own key stakeholder relationships.
12. Build strong cross-functional links.
13. Leverage operational teams to support improvement and mobilisation.
💰 Financial Responsibility
14. Ensure mobilisation plans stay on budget.
15. Cost and report on business improvement programmes.
16. Build business cases for investment
17. Communicate clearly with the finance team and report on financial betterment.
🧩 What You’ll Bring
Knowledge:
18. Strong understanding of process, change and improvement.
19. Proven experience in project/contract mobilisation and de-mobilisation.
20. Effective measurement and reporting knowledge.
Skills:
21. Project management and stakeholder engagement.
22. Adaptable, goal-oriented, and detail-focused.
23. Excellent communication and multi-tasking abilities.
24. Self-starter with a professional and organised style.
25. IT change experience (desirable).
26. People and team management experience.
🎓 Qualifications: Degree level or vocational equivalent.
🎁 What We Offer
27. A strategic and dynamic role at the heart of our transformation journey.
28. Hybrid working model with flexibility.
29. Exposure to senior leadership and high-impact projects.
30. Competitive salary and benefits package.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
Awards
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Inside Housing Development Awards
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2022 Construction News Awards Winner
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Investors in People 2022
GOLD AWARD
Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
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2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
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2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards