Head of Project Management

5 months ago


Preston, United Kingdom James Fisher and Sons plc Full time

**About the Role**:
**Head of Project Management**
**Full time, Permanent**
**Home Based with travel**

**About the role**

Accountable for providing functional leadership to James Fisher Renewables. Responsible for ensuring all projects and services are delivered in compliance with the group PMO governance framework, adopting best practice. Responsible for leading portfolio management for the Renewables Product Line, providing visibility and enabling informed decision-making by divisional and group leadership across a portfolio of current and pipeline projects and programmes.

To oversee and successfully implement best practice Project and Service Delivery processes and systems across the Product Line. Delivering Functional Management of all Product Line PMO resources, providing coaching and best practice guidance on PMO governance including process development, performance monitoring and procedural compliance in collaboration with Group Business Excellence. Owning and overseeing the PMO competency frameworks including professional development and training requirements for all PMO resources across the Renewables Product Line.

**Principal Accountabilities**
- Leadership of the PMO resources including line manager responsibilities for all project related employees.
- Ensure effective delivery of projects and programmes in compliance with procedures, providing coaching, direction, and intervention to address performance issues.
- Track, monitor and maximise utilisation of all PMO resource.
- Responsible for allocation and utilisation of resources across project portfolio.
- Monitor PMO resources competence, including competency mapping and specialised requirements to ensure correct allocation of PMO resources to projects and services.
- Coaching and developing the PMO resource pool knowledge and awareness of project Profit & Loss, Risk & Opportunity, and Contingency management.
- Oversee the continual development and training of PMO resources in accordance with business requirements, including the development of training and competency frameworks for all resources within this function.
- In collaboration with other group functions including HSSEQ, Supply Chain, Legal and Finance & Commercial, oversee and assure implementation of relevant James Fisher processes.
- Generate and manage PMO functional capability ensuring competent resource is allocated to projects, services, programmes, and portfolio, enabling leadership to have continuous visibility of performance.
- Identify and address any PMO resource performance issues.
- Responsible for reporting utilisation and resourcing plans for all projects
- Responsible for manning internal FTEs and Contractors efficiently in alignment with Procurement Manager & Head of Engineering, and other support functions.
- Responsible for generating project status reports in adherence with the PMO process and supporting gross margin delivery as sold and optimization of gross margins

**Special Features**
- Bachelor’s degree in project management, or a related field. A master’s degree or relevant certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is preferred.
- Proven experience in a senior project management role, with a track record of successful project delivery.
- Deep understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.

**Knowledge, Experience and Skills required**
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management finance, commercial risk & opportunity management, and project profit & loss administration experience.
- Strong written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage complex projects and multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Knowledge of budgeting, resource allocation, and financial forecasting.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience and knowledge of the Offshore / Energy sectors.
- International business experience.

If the above captured your interest, click "Apply".


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