Portfolio Planning Manager

1 month ago


Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom CRA GROUP LIMITED Full time
Job Title: Portfolio Planning Manager

About the Role:

As a key member of the CRA GROUP LIMITED team, we are seeking an experienced Portfolio Planning Manager to join our Portfolio Office. The successful candidate will be responsible for building project and programme planning capability within the Met Office through visible and effective leadership, developing clear vision and standards, and championing the use of best practice project planning standards, tools, and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

* Identify and lead the introduction of best practice planning processes, tools, and templates using industry standard best practice as a benchmark.
* Manage dependencies across the portfolio of work.
* Provide specialist planning advice and support to ensure successful delivery of projects.
* Provide guidance and advice to the Project/Programme Manager throughout the lifecycle on planning approach, tools, processes, and proportionality.
* Analyse performance data looking at trends to identify areas for improvement and collaboration and selecting appropriate methods and tools to resolve them.
* Build and maintain external networks to access technical and professional best practice.

Essential Criteria:

* Substantial experience of leading planning for progressively larger and more complex projects and programmes and supporting the production of associated artefacts such as (but not limited to) scoping statements, WBS, RAMs, etc.
* Excellent knowledge and demonstrable experience of creating integrated master schedules across multiple projects and programmes in a portfolio.
* Experience of identifying and managing pan-programme dependencies.
* Ability to drive best practice through excellent communication skills that emphasise both clarity and engagement and show a proven ability to work well as a member of a team.
* Adept at presenting insights and trends in a variety of formats and levels of detail to suit different audience requirements.
* Substantial experience of using project schedule tools preferably MS project as well as other MS tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and SharePoint.

Desirable Criteria:

* A project/programme management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile Project Management Practitioner, APM Project Management Qualification, APM Practitioner Qualification, Project Leadership Programme.
* Experience of working in Agile, hybrid, and waterfall project/programme delivery environments with varying levels of maturity.

About Us:

CRA GROUP LIMITED is a leading provider of project and programme management services. We are committed to delivering high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our clients. If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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