PMO & Business Operations Senior Manager

• Delivery Assurance & Governance

  • Lead coordination of project governance across the Marine SBU, ensuring compliance with Group PMO standards

  • Lead coordination of project governance across the Marine SBU, ensuring compliance with Group PMO standards

• Programme & Operational Support

  • Partner with project and programme managers for planning, scheduling, dependency management, and resource tracking

  • Translate strategic objectives into operational plans across safety, compliance, and resourcing

• Risk, Compliance & Safety Oversight

  • Translate strategic objectives into operational plans across safety, compliance, and resourcing

  • Lead development of risk frameworks and compliance protocols in collaboration with the central Risk team

  • Champion the Marine Safety First strategy and ensure robust monitoring and reporting

• Customer Relationship Enablement

  • Embed CRM as a core delivery principle, supporting strategic Marine customer management and monitoring.

• Organisational Development

  • Lead induction and capability development of team members, fostering a high-performance culture

• Strategic Partnering

  • Act as senior liaison with Group Partner and other stakeholders to define and deliver operational requirements

• Reporting & Insight

  • Deliver accurate and timely reporting to support decision-making and continuous improvement

• Continuous Improvement

  • Identify and implement improvements to PMO tools, templates, delivery frameworks, and operational processes

• Extensive experience in senior operational and PMO leadership roles within complex, regulated environments

• Advanced understanding of delivery methodologies (Agile, PRINCE2, MSP) and risk frameworks

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across teams

• Strong track record in governance, risk, compliance, and safety leadership

• Skilled in synthesising data across portfolios to inform decisions and improve performance

• Holds or working towards professional accreditation (e.g. APM, PMI, MoP, P3O)

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