PMO Project Manager – Firm Wide

2 weeks ago

Southampton, United Kingdom Clarke Wilmott LLP Full time

Vacancy details

The PMO Project Manager position is a full time and permanent opportunity based in our newly established PMO team. We’re seeking an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record of collaboration with key stakeholders. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the Agile planning and delivery of various projects throughout the full life cycle.

This role involves scoping, managing delivery timescales, risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies budgeting, resource allocation, reporting, communication, and ensuring smooth handover to BAU operations while vigilantly monitoring scope creep, RoI, and best practice sharing.

Joining our team comes with a range of rewarding benefits, including private healthcare, income protection, company pension, life assurance, 26 days holiday (rising to 29 days after 2 years) + bank holidays and additional Christmas leave.

We value work-life balance and offer hybrid working arrangements, providing the necessary tools for success whether you’re working from home or the office. Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.

Role:  Project Manager
Location:  Firm Wide
Hours: Full time (37.5)
Term:  Permanent
Vacancy Reference:  1228-BBL

Who we are

You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.

Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.

Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by:

• Project managing and delivering high profile, approved projects.
• Maintaining effective governance, documentation, and controls
• Project planning, reporting, risk management and financial controls
• Providing targeted and timely Management Information on all primary activities
• Providing input into the development of a common framework of good-practice standards, tools, templates and processes for running and governing the portfolio of projects and programmes
• Collaboration with senior business stakeholders to ensure smooth process and project change delivery and maximum benefits realisation.
• Undertake regular reviews to ensure that completed change programmes deliver the expected business benefit as identified in the initial business case.
• Effective change management planning to support the delivery of projects.
• Ensure each project / programme has agreed aims and (where possible) measurable KPIs on inception so that the success of each project can be assessed and reported upon post implementation.
• Exercise rigorous change control and guard against scope creep, whilst ensuring means of engagement for future opportunities and appropriate capture of such are provided.
• Manage complex risks and issues through to a logical resolution.
• For your projects, ensure the business case has proper coverage of all appropriate areas of activities, reasons, options, benefits expected, risks, costs, phases and timescales, investment appraisal and evaluation; ensure that it is agreed by all relevant stakeholders; and ensure that it is regularly reviewed.
• Communication and engagement of stakeholders and expectation management.

This role is right for you if:

• Recognised project management qualification or equivalent practical experience
• Process mapping experience.
• 3 years plus of project management and change management experience.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Enthusiasm to support all aspects of the firm’s business.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects effectively.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills

Behavioural Attributes:

• Organised, proactive, flexible, communicative, positive, and professional.
• Takes initiative and responsibility for driving progress.
• Demonstrates respect and courtesy towards all clients.
• Adaptable to change and encourages a collaborative approach.
• Promotes team camaraderie, learning, and best practices.
If you have 75% of the experience outlined above, we welcome your application. If you believe you can make a positive impact in this exciting new role and contribute to our firm’s success, we want to hear from you Apply now to join our dynamic team.

What we can offer you:

A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms. We thrive on our because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.

Our mission is to help you realise your full potential whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance. We provide a comprehensive and a range of wellbeing initiatives to support your .

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