PMO Team Lead

4 weeks ago

Wick, United Kingdom SSE Full time

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £12.5 billion in low carbon projects over the next 5 years, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

**About the Role**

**Base Location**: Flexible UK, however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key UK or Ireland sites, which includes but is not limited to:

- Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, Belfast or Dublin.

**Salary**: £44,100 - £66,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

**Working Pattern**: Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

SSE has recently embarked on a 5 year+ £1Bn IT transformation programme spanning all areas of the business to support its continuing strategy. Effectively harnessing Data and Analytics will become an essential strategic capability enabling SSE to continue to operate and compete effectively in its markets and business segments.

Finance transformation is a 3-5 year programme which will initially simplify its processes, systems, controls and data and then embark on a “ Digital” journey so its Finance function is fit for purpose and can move in an agile way to support the implementation of the ambitious SSE strategy.

**The PMO Team Lead for Finance Transformation will**:
Manage the PMO analysts that support the delivery of circa £15m of a **Finance Function** Transformation programme. Support the Finance Transformation leadership team to ensure they deliver the finance vision through an efficient and effective PMO. The role will be involved in the management of the governance model and associated guidelines for RAID logs, governance meeting forums, purpose, attendees, and materials, ensuring consistency of governance structures and approach.

The role will manage the production of high level and detailed programme plans, a consolidated, consistent, and timely suite of Programme reports, ensuring consistent information is published to relevant stakeholders (internal and external), to include owning cross programme reporting, programme summary reporting, etc. The role will include supporting the development and management programme roadmaps and managing the many interdependencies that will be in play across the separate programmes and underlying projects.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support the planning and coordination of the programmes, and delivery activities to ensure the effective implementation of interrelated projects from proposal to delivery stages.
- Complete a monthly resource management report for Programme Management, assessing current and future availability of Project and Programme resources, aligned to Portfolio Delivery Plans.
- Support the quality assurance approach aligned to SSE change standards, to include taking responsibility for regularly undertaking formal (quality assurance) reviews of projects, specifically focused on project deliverable quality and status, and produce a report for each project citing action required to address any areas of concern.
- Own Change Control governance across the programme, ensuring adherence to best practice methods and procedures.
- Ensure risks and issues are regularly tracked and that escalation processes are in place and adhered to, tracking through to risk acceptance and issue resolution/ closure.
- Recruit, line manage and develop PMO analysts.

Maintain an awareness and understanding of best practice PMO tools, processes, and guidelines in line with SSE Transformation frameworks. Proactively share these with the PMO team through collaborative working, coaching and knowledge sharing, and with the wider team through communication and education sessions.

**What do I need?**

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Experience of working within an agile and a waterfall programme delivery environment as well as finance controls or working in a regulatory environment.
- Experience of working as a PMO Lead in a Finance function transformational programme and managing analysts to deliver a breadth of PMO services across a range of projects and Programmes.
- MSP qualified and LEAN qualified, or equivalent experience.
- Prince 2 qualified or with equivalent experience in project management methodologies and practices.

**About our Business**

Our SSE Finance function has a key part to play in fulfilling SSE's obligations as a UK-listed company, providing expertise and services that can be shared across the SSE Group, and working in partnership with all businesses to provide services tailored to their specific needs. SSE operates in a highly regulated and increasingly competitive environment, and our role is to ensure th

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