Funds Portfolio Manager

4 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom First Rail Full time
Portfolio Support Manager

Join First Rail, the proud custodian of Brunel's railway, as we transform the way people think about train travel. We're empowering our team of over 6,000 people from diverse backgrounds to make rail travel a great experience for our customers.

About the Role

We're seeking a Portfolio Support Manager to support projects across numerous portfolios in line with our Programme Assurance Strategy. You'll deliver project management training, conduct audits, reviews, and facilitate stage gate reviews, working directly with programme and project managers to provide guidance and ensure adherence to GWR standards and processes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver project management training and conduct audits, reviews, and stage gate reviews
  • Provide guidance and support to programme and project managers
  • Champion GWR processes, methods, and tools
  • Oversee end-to-end change control and stage gate approval processes
  • Monitor adherence to GWR standards and processes
  • Conduct project assurance, audits, quality reviews, health checks, and recovery methods
  • Ensure quality and consistency of information provision
  • Train and coach processes, methods, and tools
  • Support facilitation of internal programme and project meetings
  • Administer project document version control
  • Provide project managers with guidance to support delivery of projects
Requirements
  • Knowledgeable of project management methodologies and processes
  • Proficient in management of project assurance, quality reviews, and change control
  • Knowledgeable of disciplines within programme/project management
  • Knowledgeable of end-to-end project life cycles
  • Previous experience working in a PMO environment
  • Previous project management experience
  • Working knowledge of enterprise-wide project management systems
What We Offer

As a First Rail colleague, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including ongoing development, a defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored healthcare plan, discounted shopping and gym membership, and an employee assistance programme. We value diversity and maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards prejudice towards colleagues, customers, and future talent.



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