PMO Lead

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients.  We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications.  We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. 

About the role: 

This is a hybrid role.

Key Personal attributes:

• Creation and continuous development of the DAS (Digital Application Services) Project Delivery Framework and underpinning processes, creating a standardised, documented Business Unit model
• Development of all project delivery templates and artefacts, creating consistency across all projects for DAS customers
• Effectively manage, motivate and communicate with project managers to ensure they have clear and defined roles and responsibilities, and development opportunities
• Overall accountability of project and service delivery performance
• Responsible for reviewing project forecasting, highlight reports, closure reports and ensuring the DAS Project Delivery Framework is upheld
• Creation and continuous development of the DAS Governance and Reporting Model, ensuring accurate project performance reporting and analysis to Senior Leadership Team
• Onboarding and offboarding for all DAS permanent and contract staff, ensuring a consistent employee experience

Requirements

Here are the key skills and experience relevant to this role: 

Key Technical Skills:

• Extensive experience in project or programme management role in a customer facing environment or equivalent
• Experience of working in a structured, quality environment
• Experience of delivering complex IT projects
• Ability to identify and effectively manage risks and issues
• Formal project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP)
• Excellent commercial awareness including bid preparation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.  

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.  In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package: 

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth. 

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance.  We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can. 

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…. 

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us. 

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.