Head of Project Management Office

2 weeks ago


Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd Full time £60,000 - £85,000 per year

About The Role
Head of Project Management Office

Based across our three locations (Bristol, Barnstaple, Beckington) with a mix of office and home-based working

Up To £85k Depending On Experience And Full Benefits
We are SEA

Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

Join us.

As Head of Project Management Office you will lead the PM professional discipline, covering the people, processes, and tools used to deliver project management capability within SEA, contributing to company objectives through effective project delivery.

Your work will support SEA's effective & efficient project definition, delivery, execution, and controls; knowledge and learning, reporting, data integrity; resource planning & allocation and project governance.

This is a great opportunity to take on a critical role during a period of exciting growth for SEA, and drive best practice and learning across the business to support our strategic goals.

The Project Management Office will support:

  • Project Governance

Ensuring a structured approach to govern the projects, that involves various stakeholders, team members, project managers, project sponsors, investors, clients, etc. These stakeholders have well-defined roles, responsibilities, and decision-making capacities.

  • Plan and Schedule Resource Efficiency

Ensuring enterprise resources are utilized in the most efficient manner and the right resources are allocated to the right project at the right time.

  • Project reporting

Centralised project information, defining and delivering reports to the right stakeholders and at the right time, so that people can make informed and timely decisions for the success of the project:

  • Project Learning and Knowledge

What we offer

Your work, your contribution, deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance:

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell

Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual

Half day Fridays

Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing:

Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program

All Staff Bonus

Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing centre

Sports & Social activities

Employee Discounts portal - online and instore discounts, travel savings etc

Life assurance policy

Publication and recruitment bonus rewards

Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources:

Electric vehicle charging points at all sites

Private seated lunch areas

Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages

Onsite showers and toiletries provision

Free onsite parking

The skills you need

As Head of Project Management Office, you'll be a proven and seasoned project management practitioner with significant experience at a functional level. You'll bring experience of setting up project management offices, defining processes, procedures and standards, and an ability to chart a course for our discipline through a busy period of growth. You'll be:

Competent in building networks with applicable stakeholders and staff at all levels and departments across the business

Knowledgeable and experienced in all phases of projects from inception, planning and organisation, monitoring & control and closure.

An expert in risk and opportunity management, project governance and reporting

Experienced in the definition, improvement, tailoring and training of Organisational Project Management Processes

Qualified Or Working Toward Qualifications With The APM
Experience of working in a defence of systems engineering context is ideal but not essential

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 300 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you would like to know more, please give our Talent Acquisition Manager Dave a call on (phone number removed)



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