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Closing Date
2026-01-09
Location
Durrington
Salary
£40,000–£45,000
Hybrid schedule
2–3 days onsite (Tue–Thu)
Contract
Permanent (flexible working considered)
Are you ready to be the glue that holds transformational programmes together? We're looking for a proactive and adaptable Programme Management Officer (PMO) to support our expanding Procurement and Commercial programme portfolio. This is your chance to make a real impact across strategic initiatives like Source to Pay (S2P), Electric Vehicles, and Accommodation—with more exciting programmes on the horizon.
What You’ll Do
* Provide programme support across delivery workstreams, ensuring plans, milestones, and reporting are maintained
* Own and manage RAID logs, change logs, and programme health checks
* Act as the central interface between Procurement, Commercial, Corporate Transformation, Digital, and Finance teams
* Consolidate reporting to portfolio level, enabling a functional-wide view of progress
* Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, and capture minutes to keep everyone aligned
* Analyse lessons learned and drive continuous improvement across programme delivery
What You’ll Bring
* Experience in PMO or programme/project support roles
* Strong grasp of programme methodologies (APM, PMP, Prince2, MSP, PMO)
* Comfortable working across any project size or sector—water industry or procurement knowledge is a bonus, not a must
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); MS Project or Planner is a plus
Desirable Extras
* Agile, SAFE, Scrum, Lean, Six Sigma, ADKAR change management experience
* Utility sector or water industry exposure
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to grow within a supportive environment that values flexibility, development, and collaboration. Whether you're an experienced PMO professional or someone looking to take the next step in your journey, we’re excited to meet you.
Package
This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington office and home.
Benefits
* Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
* 25 days annual leave
* Life assurance equal to 4x salary
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
* Health Cash Plan
* Full funded eye tests
* Two paid volunteering days a year
* Occupational health service
* Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
* Digital GP service
* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
* Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
* Cycle to work scheme
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), which will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.
For privacy, if you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.
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