Lead PMO (Must be Hands-on**) – Utilities Organisation

Lead PMO (Must be Hands-on**) – Large Utilities Organisation – Brussels

Salary: €70,000 – €85,000 + bonus + benefits

To be successful in this role you need to be able to demonstrate:

• Hands on
• You need to have been / worked on IT based Projects
• You need to understand working in an environment where your stakeholders and both internal and external and they both have to be considered in making a decision or getting something signed off.
• Complex structure
• Different groups that need reporting

Responsibilities and tasks

• Lead the Programme Management Office (PMO).
• Coordinate all programme-level reporting: aggregate and publish inputs from financial management, project management, resource management, individual projects, etc.
• Maintain programme-wide approaches, plans, policies, and procedures.
• Gather work packages contributing to the Programme Plan.
• Manage cross-programme issues, risks and interdependencies.
• Ensure organizational readiness and sponsor commitment for deployment.
• Lead and coordinate programme communications, both internal and external.
• Identify and provide programme-wide administrative functions in order to best leverage efficiencies across the programme.

Processes in scope of responsibility:

Manage Programme Control & Administration

• Provide programme leadership, direction, and focus.
• Ensure that the programme team understands the quality management plan and processes.
• Support Head of Programme on ensuring programme and project activities align with overall programme objectives.
• Manage the control and coordination of programme-wide approaches, policies, and infrastructure functions to maximize programme performance and delivery.
• Manage the control and coordination of programme-wide approaches and infrastructure functions to ensure compliance with financial, contractual, and legal requirements.

Operate PMO

• Report, monitor, and account for programme performance and results.
• Maintain the current programme’s documentation.
• Coordinate work with other areas of the organization and operational domains.
• Provide information about programme management activities required by other areas of the organization in a timely manner.
• Perform administrative functions to support the programme management processes.

Profile

• Highly skilled and experienced in Programme and Project Management, a relevant certification is a plus
• Hands on PMO Lead experience in a large-scale IT multi-vendor, multi-site project
• Skilled in organization and time management
• Advanced oral and written communication skills. Business fluent in English mandatory (oral and written).
• Ability to work with all levels of client and internal resources
• Experienced in managing material resources, financial resources, and personnel resources
• Strong coordination, negotiation, and persuasion skills
• Pragmatic and creative problem solver
• Ability to develop and manage all aspects of the programme effort, including the plans, inter dependencies, schedule, budget, tools, and required resources
• Ability to define, implement, and maintain process guidance related to deployment
• Ability to provide leadership to meet programme milestones, deadlines and objectives
• Experience with concepts of lean and agile
• The ability to work within a multinational and multicultural professional environment.

Please do send across to me the most up to date copy of your CV to eobiechefu@welovesalt.com or call

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