Senior PMO Analyst – Portfolio/Reporting

About the Role

Base Location: Havant, Reading or Glasgow

Salary: £33,500 – £50,300 + Performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

Distribution’s Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is crucial in supporting the ‘Transform, Run, and Grow’ investments of the business. This includes managing a portfolio of over £200M with a focus on people, process, organisation, and technology transformation. Your work will involve setting up and establishing the PMO. You will help define, develop and embed new processes and methods to grow our organisational capability.

As a Senior PMO Analyst, you’ll have a chance to influence portfolio management strategy and and develop process to help in the transformation of our organisation.

• Play a crucial part in maturing our organisation’s portfolio management capabilities through input to the development of portfolio management strategy.
• Develop and maintain the portfolio plan using PMO expertise, capturing all programs and projects with their key milestones.
• Develop and implement regular project and program reporting, offering a single source of truth on project performance.
• Lead the delivery of clear, accurate and transparent portfolio reporting, offering challenge and support to ensure high-quality reports.
• Develop and implement new processes to help manage demand across the portfolio.

Influencing skills and collaboration will be key for this role.

What do I need

To thrive in this role, we’re looking for candidates with the following skills and experiences:

• Experience of developing, implementing, and embedding PMO processes and standards across an organisation.
• Experience in working with large multi-site organisations supporting large-scale project delivery.
• Proven project and program management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate. A project management qualification would be beneficial.
• Capability in developing comprehensive, informative, and concise status reports for a variety of audiences including senior stakeholders.
• A highly motivated, self-sufficient, problem-solver who can work independently, with strong communication skills to convey ideas effectively and collaborate across departments.
• Experience in conducting data analysis and making strategic recommendations. You will use your quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to make recommendations for corrective actions, where appropriate.

About our Business

SSEN Distribution powers 3.9 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 4,200 highly skilled people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital for the future. We power communities to thrive today and create a net-zero tomorrow. Why not join us and help power change, we’re looking for great people who love working with others to achieve great results. You’ll be empowered to make the right decisions for our customers and have the space to take accountability for the work you do. You’ll be working as part of a bigger team, enabling net-zero, so team work will be essential. As a part of our business, you become part of something bigger – an established company with a reputation for looking after our people, offering secure and rewarding roles where safety is our number one priority.

What’s in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ‘Inclusion & Diversity at SSE‘ to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I’ll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Stacey on 01738 342529.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you’ll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.