PMO Manager

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

Ofgem, the UK's independent energy regulator, safeguards electricity and gas consumers by promoting affordability, reliable supply, and sustainability. It oversees market development and competition while implementing government programmes and maintaining independence within UK and EU legal frameworks.�

As part of our commitment to innovation and excellence, Ofgem is seeking a PMO Manager within the Low The Low Carbon Regulated Asset Base (LC RAB) team responsible for project management duties including planning, reporting, and governance.

The LC RAB team is a collection of high performing, collaborative, and flexible staff, working across a number of new and exciting policy areas. Our work is excitingly varied, from advising the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and His Majesty's Treasury (HMT) on regulatory and strategic issues, developing new approaches to financing large scale energy investment, regulating new energy technologies and services, to developing policy crucial for meeting our decarbonisation goals.��

The team�s remit currently includes Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), New Nuclear, and Hydrogen (H2) Transport.�We are currently recruiting for a PMO manager to support the project manager function across the LC RAB team with an initial focus (but not limited to) on the H2 Transport programme. This PMO Manager role will benefit for a general understanding and/or experience/exposure of energy/government policy programmes.��

If you are passionate about the energy sector, share our commitment to sustainability, and are ready to take on the challenges of a fast-paced environment, we invite you to be a part of our team. Together, we will shape the future of energy policy and contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive society.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on the energy landscape and be a driving force behind the transition to a low-carbon future.

As part of our flexible resourcing model, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects, supporting your career and personal development goals. Your first deployment will be within the The Low Carbon Regulated Asset Base team.�

Job description

With the LC RAB team your responsibilities will include:

Leading on project manager and coordinator functions such as actively developing and maintaining programmes/plans, risks/issues registers and other project management tools. Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, outputs/outcomes, benefits and lessons learned. Developing best practice project management tools, templates, and benchmarks against industry standards.Governance. Ensuring appropriate internal and external governance is in place, regularly reviewed and the team adhere to it. Being proactive and forward thinking to be able to anticipate what the team/programmes will require and come up with ideas and ultimately collectively agreed solutions.Reporting (internal and external). Including monitoring project progress, data gathering, preparation and presentation of information in our different team sessions and governance boards.Stakeholder engagement and communication. Building and maintaining positive/collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including influencing and consensus-building skills. Being a skilled collaborator and possess strong communication abilities, essential for effective teamwork and project articulation. ���Organisational tasks: overseeing business and administrative support functions including meetings coordination, minutes/actions and other wide team coordination activities.

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Purpose

The role of the PMO Manager is to contribute to the definition and maintenance of �the standards for managing change within Ofgem. This includes the review, establishment and sharing of best practice as well as the development and application of project procedures, tools and techniques in order to standardise methodologies and realise efficiencies.

Accountability for fulfilling a range of project management responsibilities for the Portfolio including planning, resourcing, ePMO Portfolio Management Framework, governance, reporting, risk and assurance management and all change aspects - reporting into the PMO Principal Team Lead.Champion & validate use of PMO tools and broader change process across Ofgem.Support other interrelated activities, deliverables and outputs as required.Ofgem�s Delivery and Schemes Directorate is at the heart of Ofgem�s enduring priority to deliver Environmental and Social Schemes for government to support vulnerable consumers and advance decarbonisation.

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Key Responsibilities

Delivery and leadership � Lead the PMO in supporting projects in the delivery of business case development, benefits realisation and outcomes. Champion the use of best practice project management standards and processes.Business case � Support the Project Manager in the development of business case with input from specialists as necessary.Budget � Develop and agree budgets for projects and/or programmes and forecast actual costs against them.Resources � Support the PMO team and Project Managers in the identification, recruitment, development, deployment and reassignment of resources throughout the project lifecycle.Stakeholder management � Advise the project team on appropriate tools and techniques for managing stakeholder relationships. Provide assurance to the project manager on the effectiveness of stakeholder management arrangements.Risks and issues � Establish and uphold the project processes and standards for managing risks and issues. Provide assurance to the project manager on the effectiveness of Risk and Issue management arrangements.Governance and assurance � Ensure appropriate governance is in place and arrange external reviews Gateway Reviews at appropriate points in the project lifecycle.Monitor the effectiveness of controls and ensure that recommendations from external reviews are acted upon.Change management � Establish and implement protocols to change the scope of projects and/or programmes and update configuration documents as required.Project performance and controls � Establish and operate project controls on behalf of the project manager, reporting on project progress and status to appropriate bodies. Identify common capabilities and opportunities for linking up, re-using and sharing of methods and resources between projects and programmes.Benefits realisation � Ensure successful outcomes during and after project by identifying intended benefits and reporting on these once established.Ensure learning from experience is disseminated across the organisation.Guidance and support � Identify, develop and share best practice project management processes, tools and templates and benchmarks against industry standard.Provides direction and guidance to the project team.Oversight of business support and administration support.

Person specification

Role Criteria

Essential

Experience in project management or a qualification, for example one or more of the following (LEAD): PRINCE2 PractitionerManaging Successful Programmes PractitionerAgile Project Management PractitionerManagement of Risk PractitionerP3O PractitionerManaging Successful Programmes Advanced PractitionerAPM Project Management QualificationAPM Chartered Project ProfessionalProject Leadership ProgrammeAPMG International Project Planning and Control FoundationAPMG International Project Planning and Control PractitionerProven experience in working in a PMO function/portfolio management (LEAD)Experience in developing delivery plans, including clear and transparent work objectives, milestones, and success metricsSkilled collaborator and strong communicatorExcellent stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills at senior levelsExperience of a range of project management techniques, including agile and waterfall

Desirable

Experience of shaping and delivering projects or workstreamsExperience of managing IT/digital projects or working within a digital portfolio.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and ImprovingCommunicating and InfluencingDelivering at PaceManaging a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �32,498, OFGEM contributes �8,774 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; Hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but is in review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

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