Description:
As Head of PMO, you'll lead the PMO function across the HVDC portfolio, including direct oversight of PMO delivery for Western Link 2, while helping shape a best-in-class capability across all HVDC projects.
You'll manage a growing team of PMO and Project Controls professionals across multiple UK locations, driving governance, reporting, planning and performance management while developing capability and supporting future portfolio growth.
Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Leading, developing and expanding the HVDC PMO team, including recruitment, capability building and performance management.
- Playing a key role in the development and evolution of the PMO function, establishing best-practice standards, processes and governance frameworks across the portfolio.
- Creating a consistent approach to project controls, enabling collaboration, scalability and shared learning across major projects.
- Working closely with Joint Venture partners, contractors and internal stakeholders to ensure effective PMO capability throughout the project lifecycle.
- Overseeing planning and scheduling, governance, reporting, risk management, change control and document management activities.
- Driving the adoption of digital tools and data-led decision making, including Power BI, Primavera P6, CEMAR and other project controls systems.
- Supporting executive reporting, regulatory submissions and portfolio performance reviews.
- Championing continuous improvement, innovation and lessons learned to enhance delivery performance across the HVDC programme.
- Establishing and embedding governance and assurance frameworks that support successful project delivery while driving consistency across the portfolio.
- Influencing the future development of project controls, PMO capability and digital transformation across HVDC projects.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for an experienced PMO and project controls leader with a proven track record of delivering major infrastructure programmes. You'll be a strategic leader who can influence outcomes, solve complex challenges and drive continuous improvement, while helping to build and shape a high-performing PMO function across a growing portfolio of nationally significant projects.
You'll Bring
- Significant experience leading PMO, project controls or programme management functions within large-scale infrastructure, engineering, construction, energy or EPC environments.
- Proven success in building, developing and leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong knowledge of governance, project controls, reporting, risk, change management and project assurance.
- Experience working within NEC4 and/or FIDIC contract environments on major capital projects.
- A recognised project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent) or substantial relevant experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of contractual processes and project delivery best practice.
- Experience using project controls and digital tools such as Power BI, Primavera P6, CEMAR, BIM, ACC or similar.
- Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide clear insights and navigate complex challenges.
- A collaborative leadership style, resilience and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
You'll Stand Out If You Have
- Experience within transmission, utilities, energy or other nationally significant infrastructure projects.
- Experience establishing, building or transforming PMO functions.
- Portfolio-level governance and reporting experience across multiple concurrent projects.
- A passion for innovation, continuous improvement and modern project controls practices.