PMO Lead

PMO Team Lead

Rate: £600-£640 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (Hybrid, 40% onsite)
Clearance Required: Active SC Clearance
Nationality Requirement: Sole UK National

Must not have spent more than 28 consecutive days outside the UK within the last 5 years.

The Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced PMO Team Lead to support a large-scale programme delivery environment, providing leadership, governance, and oversight across a portfolio of projects.

This role will involve managing and mentoring PMO/Project Support Officers, ensuring project controls, reporting, compliance, and governance processes are consistently applied while supporting Project and Engagement Managers throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate PMO and Project Support Officer activities across multiple projects.
• Support project mobilisation and startup activities, ensuring projects are established correctly and in line with governance requirements.
• Maintain project controls, reporting, forecasting, and compliance processes.
• Support Project Managers and Engagement Managers with project artefacts, resource tracking, and project administration.
• Conduct regular project compliance reviews and monitor adherence to delivery standards.
• Produce governance reports and provide oversight of project performance.
• Organise, attend, and document key project and governance meetings, including steering boards and programme reviews.
• Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and governance requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement across PMO processes and controls.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and support to Project Support Officers.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a PMO Lead, Senior PMO Analyst, or Project Support Team Lead.
• Strong knowledge of project governance, project controls, reporting, and compliance.
• Experience supporting multiple projects within large and complex programme environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing project finances, forecasting, resource tracking, and governance reporting.
• Ability to coordinate activities across project managers, delivery teams, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and documentation skills.
• Experience producing meeting packs, minutes, reports, and management information.

Desirable Skills

• Experience within highly regulated, secure, or complex delivery environments.
• Knowledge of project lifecycle frameworks and PMO best practices.
• Experience managing PMO resources across multiple concurrent projects.
• Familiarity with project governance and portfolio reporting tools.

What We're Looking For

You'll be a highly organised PMO professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivery governance. Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and project teams, you'll play a key role in ensuring projects are effectively controlled, compliant, and supported throughout their lifecycle.

If you have strong PMO leadership experience and a background in project governance and delivery assurance, we'd love to hear from you.