Team Leader - PMO

The major duties, tasks, and responsibilities are below:

• Set the standards and working methods for the planning function across an entire project. establish maintain an effective Project Programme.
• Support the Local Government Project Management Office in varying project control/support functions.
• Provide support to management for all planning functions ensuring that issues within the programme are highlighted and understood.
• Give appropriate planning advice and direction to project staff contractors.
• Facilitate effective planning of the works within the project team
• Maintain standardised techniques for management of the portfolio of medium/major scheme delivery by adopting shared governance processes.
• Drive compliance with the Business Management System for project processes, controls and reviews.
• Deliver necessary reports, to allow senior managers to direct the project appropriately.
• Ensuring all company safety, quality, environmental, commercial and project management procedures are followed as relevant to tasks undertaken.

Key Competencies / Skills:

Mandatory Skills

• Experience in a consultancy environment with good customer relationship and stakeholder management skills. Must be able to represent the Plan at all levels within the organisation structure.
• Demonstrable capability in Project Controls, and proven skills in the use of planning/reporting systems (e.g, Power BI, Microsoft Project, other Project Control systems).
• A good communicator with the ability to instruct and direct staff
• Experience in leading a successful team ranging from 30 to 40 members
• Managing staff development and ensuring a motivated and knowledgeable team
• Strong knowledge of Project Management best practise;
• Good working knowledge of various commercial and contractual models;
• To act as a Mentor and train and upskill other members of the Team

Operational Financial Systems Development

• Use a detailed understanding of billing systems processes to make improvements to PMO best practise to enhance financial reporting at a Project and Programme level.
• Produce documentation of critical financial management processes and provide process / systems training where beneficial to other Project Managers.
• Project Forecasting Tool, Power BI and the Business Management System.
• Coordinate requirements of iCRC Project Controller responsibilities.
• Support the PMO regarding the delivery of accurate and timely invoices to our clients to ensure business goals are achieved and solutions are offered rapidly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s or Masters degree with 12 to 18 years experience in project coordination, administrative and Finance Management
• Chartered Professional/ Preferable to have CAPM, PMP, or Prince 2 certification.
• Other relevant domain certifications.