Head of PMO - Bristol, United Kingdom - Public Sector Resourcing

Public Sector Resourcing
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Head of Capital PMO (Inside IR35)**
Contract Term: 12 months

Contracting Authority:
Defra

Location:
Hybrid (3 days per week in Bristol)
- "In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people's lives. We are responsible for England's environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out._

  • Our objectives are:_
- _ To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future. _
- _To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production. _
- _To be an outstanding _organisation_focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability."_


We are recruiting a Head of Capital PMO to join Defra, initially for 12 months You will support the Construction Director and Capital senior leadership team, providing visible and effective leadership of the Capital Programme Management Office (CPMO) function which coordinates delivery across a team of 9 covering the SCAH Capital Business Services function and the Technical Services Function.


As a Head of Capital PMO your main responsibilities would be:

  • Managing the interface and multiple work priorities between capital and commercial teams and ensuring that key commercial decisions are made and that delivery milestones are on track
  • Managing and engaging senior stakeholders in the decisionmaking process and having responsibility for papers and inputs into boards
  • Supporting the Construction Director to onboard and establish the long
- term multidisciplinary team to deliver this major programme with diverse skills in areas such as design and engineering, cost management, project and programme management

  • Deputise for the Construction Director and represent the Capital Programme in board meetings
  • Working closely with the Integrated PMO lead and be responsible for representing the Capital Programme in defining and establishing the Governance, Risk & Assurance model appropriate for a Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) level programme, including the monitoring of those controls and delivery of assurance recommendations. This will entail coordinating with and reporting to the Infrastructure Projects Authority, HMT and the Major Projects Review Group as required
  • Building and influencing senior relationships across programme workstreams, the department, government, and internal and external suppliers

You'll have:


  • Experience leading a PMO
  • Exposure to large scale construction programmes
  • Proven delivery and assurance capabilities
  • Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._
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