PMO & Assurance Manager
South Staffs Water Walsall
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Job Title: PMO & Assurance Manager
Salary: To: £60,000 per annum (Dependant upon skills and experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)Location: Walsall/Cambridge
South Staffs Water has a fantastic opportunity for a PMO & Assurance Manager to join our professional and trusted CapitalInvestment team to support the delivery of our Asset Management Plan. The role requires an experienced PMO & Assurance Manager who
is self- motivated, manages the project portfolio, tracking progress, and managing risks and issues will manage a team to support
the project delivery process via the project management office.
The Role
The PMO & Assurance Manager will be responsible for ensuring all project delivery follows the company processes from H&S, costassurance, along with process delivery capturing all necessary documentation and asset information in line with the company’s
standards and company values.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and implement project management policies, processes, and templates.
- Ensure compliance with project management standards.
- Manage the project portfolio, including prioritization, communication, and reporting.
- Work with project managers to ensure that projects are on track and meet quality standards.
- Manage risks and issues and take appropriate action to mitigate them.
- Manage project budgets and resource allocation.
- Provide project management training and support to project managers and teams.
- Manage relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Provide regular project status reports to senior management.
- Managing day-to-day activities in the PMO.
- Overseeing quality standards to ensure the highest quality goods or services.
- Managing product testing and monitoring all quality factors.
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance programs.
- Conducting audits and analysing metrics to monitor quality.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Designing and improving company quality standards.
- Assisting in the recruiting process.
- Training, motivating, coaching, and correcting employees to meet standards.
What You’ll Need
The successful candidate will have:
- A full UK driving license
- A degree level education or at least 5 years of experience in project management, with 3 years in a PMO management role.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and teamwork skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
- A competitive salary up to £60,000 per annum
- Company pension with employer contribution.
- Store discount for personal shopping needs.
- 24-hour helpline providing free and confidential advice to you and your family on financial, legal, marital and health.
- 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Holiday buy-back scheme (up to a max of 5 days)
- Eyecare vouchers – via Specsavers
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
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