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PMO Lead - Transformation Programme

Lorien
South West London Contract GBP 156,000 – 156,000
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  • PMO Lead - Transformation Programme

  • 6 month duration

  • Daily Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35)

  • Location: London (hybrid working)

The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced PMO Lead to lead the Programme Management Office for a large-scale, multi-year Council Transformation Programme. The programme spans multiple workstreams and is designed to deliver over £100m of annual savings alongside fundamental changes to how the organisation operates.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and continuously improve the PMO function for a complex, multi-workstream transformation programme

  • Own programme governance, including servicing senior boards and executive-level forums

  • Maintain the integrated programme plan, tracking milestones, dependencies and resources across all workstreams

  • Own portfolio-level benefits realisation, working closely with Finance and HR to track cashable and non-cashable savings

  • Lead RAID management, ensuring risks, issues and dependencies are identified, managed and escalated appropriately

  • Produce high-quality executive reporting for senior leaders and Members

  • Lead programme assurance activity, including health checks, gate reviews and external audit support

  • Champion a data-led, modern PMO, using digital tools and AI to automate reporting and improve insight

About You You will be a confident, credible PMO professional with experience operating at portfolio or enterprise level, ideally within the public sector or a politically led organisation.

Essential experience includes:

  • Leading or establishing a PMO for a complex transformation or portfolio

  • Strong knowledge of programme and portfolio management methodologies (governance, RAID, benefits, assurance)

  • Experience supporting senior governance boards and executive-level stakeholders

  • Benefits management experience, including tracking savings against financial strategies

  • Excellent analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to translate complexity for senior audiences

  • Strong stakeholder management skills, able to influence without direct authority

  • Experience using digital PMO tools, dashboards and reporting platforms

If you are available and interested, please apply today!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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