Head of Programme Management Office

4 weeks ago

Hoddesdon, United Kingdom VolkerWessels UK Full time

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses. 

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. 

As the Head of Programme Management office, you will own and co-ordinate the central portfolio/programme management office function.

You will develop and drive governance processes, to guide and control projects as they move through the various pipeline stages, ensuring ‘gate criteria’ are applied, exceptions are managed, and project statuses are accurately updated and reported on, and projects are closed.

You will manage and report on the portfolio plan with milestones and a critical path to support prioritisation decisions, feeding in project level information provided by Project and Programme Managers.

You will be responsible for setting up a PMO Frame work based on ITIL, a Governance structure and Delivery.

About you

Significant experience in portfolio-level assurance and project and programme management excellence Strong analytical, organisational and decision-making skills Strong relationship building, influencing and communications skills Strong understanding of, and experience using, Programme / Portfolio Management processes/tools (e.g. Perform) Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office/Project etc) Good understanding of financial reports/cost analysis and controls Line management experience Proactive, creative, driven and results-orientated

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That’s what our business is about, that’s how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

Competitive salary Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday Private medical care Pension Life Assurance Cycle to Work scheme Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits Employee Assistance programme Mental health, physical health, and financial support 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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