PMO Manager

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.

As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.

We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!

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We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Job Description

Ultra Maritime SMaP Rugeley Staffordshire are seeking an experienced PMO Manager to establish and lead a Programme Management Office (PMO) within a well-established organisation delivering complex projects and programmes. While our projects and programmes are mature, this role will be pivotal in bringing consistency, governance, and best practice methodologies to drive efficiency and performance.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has successfully set up a PMO before and is eager to shape and embed a structured project governance framework from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Establish the PMO: Design and implement a PMO function that enhances governance, standardisation, and best practices across the programme portfolio. Define the PMO's operating model, ensuring alignment with business objectives and project delivery needs.
2. Project Management Standards: Define, implement, and maintain the Project Management Plan (PMP), encompassing baseline, schedule, risk, cost, and resource management across the entire programme. Ensure adherence to these standards through a suite of key performance indicators to monitor progress, trends, and compliance.
3. Forecasting and Scenario Planning: Develop and deliver clear forecasting outlooks for the programme's estimated completion, focusing on schedule and cost. Identify areas for optimisation and conduct scenario planning to enhance outcomes.
4. Programme Control Systems: Establish and maintain programme control systems with performance and compliance metrics, serving as the central hub of the governance framework. Generate status and performance reports to address variances from baselines, ensuring data integrity and quality.
5. Change Control Management: Establish and chair the change control committee, ensuring change requests are properly sanctioned and incorporated into the programme.
6. Capability Development: Drive the development of project and programme management capabilities across all relevant team members, leading to appropriate external accreditation in line with corporate and business standards. Provide input into individual Performance Development Review (PDR) objectives and support individuals through coaching and mentoring.
7. Stakeholder Communication: Establish two-way communication with key stakeholders to convey how the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) aligns with organisational strategies.
8. Digital Control Room (DCR): Establish and maintain the project's Digital Control Room, ensuring it serves as the central governance framework for the project.

Essential Experience and Qualifications:

1. Proven experience in establishing and leading a PMO, preferably in a well-established organisation with complex projects and programmes.
2. Experience as a senior manager in a large project, programme, or portfolio with significant accountability for quality, time, cost, and performance.
3. Extensive experience with Integrated Master Schedules, cost management, and earned value management methodologies.
4. Membership or working towards membership/accreditation with externally recognised Project Management Professional Bodies (e.g. APM).
5. Experience across all stages of a project lifecycle, with responsibility for the delivery of one or more stages.
6. Proven people and stakeholder management skills at senior levels within an organisation.
7. Demonstrated ability to lead and train all levels in project and programme management competencies.
8. Experience with agile project management practices.

Personal Attributes:

1. Strong leadership and motivational skills.
2. Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
3. Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
4. Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
5. Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

Important note: The successful candidate must be able to obtain relevant security vetting clearance required for the role.

Relocation Support

Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that's why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines.

Nationality Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.