Job Description
Position: Portfolio Manager
Location: Warwick, or Wokingham (Hybrid - 1-2 days per week onsite)
Day Rate: 600 - 625 per day (Umbrella)
Initial 6-month contract with likely extensions
About The Role:
We are supporting a major UK energy system operator in the search for an experienced Portfolio Manager to join their Enterprise Portfolio Office. The client is a government-backed organisation responsible for planning and coordinating the country's energy infrastructure and transition to net zero, making this a high-profile and impactful portfolio role.
The successful candidate will operate within a large and fast-moving portfolio environment of over 700 programmes and projects, with more than 50 active initiatives and programmes valuing as much as 65+ million. This role combines strategic portfolio oversight with hands-on operational management, focusing on portfolio assurance, benefits realisation, and financial reporting across complex transformation programmes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage the enterprise portfolio, ensuring governance, assurance, and strategic alignment
- Review and analyse portfolio data relating to benefits realisation, financial tracking, and delivery assurance
- Produce high-quality portfolio reporting, dashboards, and management information for senior stakeholders
- Facilitate portfolio governance activities including review boards and change governance forums
- Ensure consistency of reporting, planning, and portfolio data across programme teams
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of portfolio processes, reporting frameworks, and governance standards
Requirements:
- Proven experience within an Enterprise PMO, Portfolio Office, or large programme governance function
- Strong background in portfolio level governance, assurance, and reporting
- Experience managing financial and benefits data across complex portfolios
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with experience influencing senior decision-makers
- Experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure, or regulated sectors is desirable but not essential.
If this opportunity is of interest, apply now with an up-to-date CV for consideration!
Note - if you do not hear back within 72 hours of applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, however, we will have your CV and contact details on files should something more suitable arise.
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