PMO Lead

An exciting opportunity for a PMO Lead to join a leading housing organisation in Walsall.

Client Details

I am working with an innovate and well respected housing organisation, who are searching for a PMO Lead to join their team.

As PMO Lead, you will play a vital role in establishing and embedding a centralised PMO function to support the successful delivery of an exciting transformation programme.

This is a permanent role, with hybrid working based out of Walsall.

Description

• Help shape and sustain a centralised PMO function that provides structured oversight across all transformation efforts.
• Collaborate closely with programme leads, senior project and business analysis roles, change management, and other key business contacts to embed PMO practices.
• Contribute to the creation and refinement of frameworks, tools, and templates that support change delivery.
• Manage governance routines and reporting for decision-making bodies, ensuring outputs are timely, consistent, and insightful for senior leadership.
• Offer constructive scrutiny and assurance across transformation initiatives to ensure documentation, planning, and delivery are robust and measurable.
• Assist programme leads in maintaining visibility of all active initiatives across six transformation workstreams.
• Maintain and oversee a centralised RAID log, ensuring risks, issues, and dependencies are tracked and escalated appropriately.
• Support the tracking of benefits from initial identification through to delivery and post-implementation evaluation.
• Promote continuous improvement by facilitating assurance reviews and managing the lessons learned process.

Profile

• Holds a recognised qualification in project or portfolio management (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APM PMQ, P3O or equivalent).
• Deep understanding of governance principles across portfolios, programmes, and projects.
• Well-versed in managing risks, tracking benefits, handling dependencies, and providing delivery assurance.
• Experience working in transformation programmes within regulated or public sector settings is a plus.
• Demonstrated background in PMO or portfolio oversight roles, particularly in complex, multi-stream environments.
• Skilled in designing and embedding governance models and reporting mechanisms.
• Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, with a track record of influencing senior leaders using data-driven insights.
• Familiar with implementing and managing reporting and resource planning processes.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and focused on delivery outcomes.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and turn insights into actionable recommendations.
• Comfortable working autonomously while coordinating across multiple teams.
• Motivated by enabling change and supporting teams to achieve success.

Job Offer

• Salary range of is £54,012 - £56,967
• Hybrid working
• Pension scheme
• Plus many more excellent benefits