Senior PMO Analyst - Role Overview
Senior PMO Analyst plays a key role supporting the Head of the Portfolio Management Office in the governance, reporting, control and administration of all the projects and programmes within a large, multi-year transformation within the Operations directorate. This role leads the coordination and management of all core portfolio, project or programme artefacts to ensure the approach to the delivery and the decisions made are controlled and justified. Working closely with Project Managers, Programme Leads, and senior stakeholders to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery standards and robust portfolio oversight. As deputy to the Head of the Portfolio Management Office, the role-holder will line manage up to 4 PMO Analysts, providing direction, support and professional development.
Responsibilities
- Risk, Issue and Dependency Management
- Ensure risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies are clearly captured, assessed, and maintained
- Ensure integration of COO portfolio risk management with wider enterprise and corporate risk management
- Facilitate RAID reviews with project teams and escalate key risks and issues
- Drive consistency and quality in RAID reporting across the portfolio
- Track mitigation actions and ensure accountability
- Line management and leadership - Managing the performance and development of up to 4 PMO Analysts
- Occasionally deputising for the Head of Portfolio Office in stakeholder and team meetings
- Contributing to continuous improvement in all aspects of portfolio management and support
- PMO Support & Continuous Improvement - Contribute across all PMO service areas as required
- Support onboarding of new projects into the PMO framework and onboarding of new team members to the portfolio
- Identify and implement improvements to PMO processes, tools, and reporting
- Promote consistency and best practice across the portfolio
- Governance & Assurance - Support portfolio governance forums (e.g. boards, steering committees), ensure adherence to PMO standards, controls, and methodologies
- Provide assurance on project compliance with governance requirements
- Maintain key governance artefacts and documentation
- Support change control processes
- Reporting & Insights - Produce high-quality portfolio reports, dashboards, and updates for senior stakeholders; analyse project performance data (schedule, risks, costs, dependencies); provide insight to improve decision-making
- Support preparation of executive-level reporting packs
What you will need
- 5+ years' experience as a PMO Analyst within complex programmes or portfolios
- Strong experience managing RAID logs and facilitating risk & issue processes
- Experience supporting governance, reporting, and planning in a PMO environment
- People management experience
- Data analysis skills
- Experience working with PPM and reporting tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira, Confluence)
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Certifications in relevant disciplines (e.g. P3O, APM, PMI, PRINCE2)
Desirable
- Experience across traditional and Agile/Lean delivery environments, supporting hybrid delivery models
- Experience in utilities, infrastructure, engineering, or other regulated environments
- Previous line management experience in a PMO environment
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