PMO Lead - Transformation Programme

• PMO Lead - Transformation Programme
• 6 month duration
• Daily Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35)
• Location: London (hybrid working)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced PMO Lead to lead the Programme Management Office for a large-scale, multi-year Council Transformation Programme. The programme spans multiple workstreams and is designed to deliver over £100m of annual savings alongside fundamental changes to how the organisation operates.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the PMO function for a complex, multi-workstream transformation programme
• Own programme governance, including servicing senior boards and executive-level forums
• Maintain the integrated programme plan, tracking milestones, dependencies and resources across all workstreams
• Own portfolio-level benefits realisation, working closely with Finance and HR to track cashable and non-cashable savings
• Lead RAID management, ensuring risks, issues and dependencies are identified, managed and escalated appropriately
• Produce high-quality executive reporting for senior leaders and Members
• Lead programme assurance activity, including health checks, gate reviews and external audit support
• Champion a data-led, modern PMO, using digital tools and AI to automate reporting and improve insight

About You

You will be a confident, credible PMO professional with experience operating at portfolio or enterprise level, ideally within the public sector or a politically led organisation.

Essential experience includes:

• Leading or establishing a PMO for a complex transformation or portfolio
• Strong knowledge of programme and portfolio management methodologies (governance, RAID, benefits, assurance)
• Experience supporting senior governance boards and executive-level stakeholders
• Benefits management experience, including tracking savings against financial strategies
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to translate complexity for senior audiences
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to influence without direct authority
• Experience using digital PMO tools, dashboards and reporting platforms

If you are available and interested, please apply today!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.