PMO - Project Manager - Cambridge
Construction
Senior PMO Lead (SPM Level)
Location: Near Cambridge (Hybrid – 3 days on-site)
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior PMO Lead to establish and drive a Programme Management Office for a high-profile, multi-project environment. This is a pivotal role where you will build PMO capability from the ground up, ensuring strong governance, clear reporting, and high performance across a diverse portfolio of projects.
This position offers the chance to shape delivery standards, influence senior stakeholders, and play a key role in the long-term development of an important client relationship.
The Role
You will take ownership of creating and managing a robust PMO function, providing both strategic oversight and hands-on leadership. You’ll ensure consistency across programmes while holding delivery teams and consultants to account for performance and outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
To Apply email an up to date CV to susan@archerreruitment.com OR call 07897729223 for a confidential discussion
Location: Near Cambridge (Hybrid – 3 days on-site)
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior PMO Lead to establish and drive a Programme Management Office for a high-profile, multi-project environment. This is a pivotal role where you will build PMO capability from the ground up, ensuring strong governance, clear reporting, and high performance across a diverse portfolio of projects.
This position offers the chance to shape delivery standards, influence senior stakeholders, and play a key role in the long-term development of an important client relationship.
The Role
You will take ownership of creating and managing a robust PMO function, providing both strategic oversight and hands-on leadership. You’ll ensure consistency across programmes while holding delivery teams and consultants to account for performance and outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Set up and embed PMO frameworks, governance, and controls
- Oversee portfolio planning, reporting, and performance tracking
- Drive best practice and consistency across all projects
- Monitor and manage performance of project managers and external consultants
- Confidently challenge underperformance and implement improvements
- Support strategic planning and programme decision-making
- Engage effectively with senior stakeholders and delivery teams
- Contribute to strengthening and expanding the overall client relationship
- Proven experience operating at Senior PMO / SPM level
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead PMO functions
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
- Confident, resilient, and comfortable addressing performance issues
- Experience working within complex, multi-project environments
- Background in real estate, construction, infrastructure, or similar sectors is advantageous
- Opportunity to build a PMO function from scratch
- Work within a high-profile programme environment
- Significant autonomy and influence
- Long-term opportunity to shape and grow a key account
To Apply email an up to date CV to susan@archerreruitment.com OR call 07897729223 for a confidential discussion
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