Experis are currently hiring for a Head of Programme Management Office for a large public sector client.

The successful contractor needs to have a lot of experience as Head of a Programme Management Office and develop a PMO function for a huge project (Budget in excess of £500 million) centred around Radio Technology. This will involve the recruitment of additional staff. Specifically, two new programmes have been established, that will need to closely adhere to the timescales of the overarching programme delivery to ensure critical services are maintained.

These two programmes followed a disaggregated procurement model and as such brings many challenges for the provision of an end-to-end service support model. This new model necessitates the need for additional expertise and experience.

Your new role Duties include, but are not limited to:

* Management of conflicting demands and tensions of a range of stakeholders all with differing priorities.

* Establish and maintain necessary delivery structures to support project delivery, manage resources and priorities across the Project Team.

* Experience of the development of project planning across multiple highly complex projects/programmes.

* Production of key reports used for updating the Programme Board and key stakeholders.

* Directly project manage all aspects of those projects allocated by the ARP Head of Programmes or Senior Leadership Team, working closely with the ARP team members, suppliers and stakeholders associated with these projects, typically of a complex nature, of high business value and significant to the organisation.

Specifically, to: -

* Manage project activities, delegating individual and team action plans and other responsibilities to ensure delivery. * Chair and Co-Ordinate Project Board, other Project meetings and other communications with internal and external stakeholders.

* Manage governance processes for delivery, including initiation stage, stage plans, highlights reports, and exception reports.

* Manage project risks through the application of ARP risk management principles.

* Manage the quality including data quality assurance process.

What you'll need to succeed

* Experience of managing project risks and issues, adherence to quality assurance processes.

* Experience of managing the programme budgets in excess of £500 million.

* Proven experience of managing PRINCE2 processes for delivery, including initiation stage, stage plans, highlights reports, project control and production of exception reports.

* Experience of managing formal Project delivery, including the production of business cases, investment appraisals, project initiation documentation and project controls for significant investments and projects as necessary.

* ISEB Foundation Certificate in Service Management.

* Significant experience of working within a large-scale programmes and service management structure.

* Knowledge of OGC Supplier Management.

* Knowledge of ITIL.

* Knowledge of Programme Management Toolsets.

* Experience of working in the Telecommunications sector, ideally experience or familiarity with Radio Technology