PMO Specialist (SC Cleared)

Location: Whiteley (Hybrid Working)
Contract Length: 6 Months
Rate: Competitive Day Rate (Inside IR35)
Clearance Required: Active SC Clearance

The Opportunity

We are supporting a major organisation delivering a large-scale, business-critical programme operating across multiple locations and stakeholder groups. They are seeking an experienced PMO Specialist to play a key role in driving PMO excellence, governance, reporting, and document management across a complex programme environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished PMO professional who thrives in structured, fast-paced environments and enjoys establishing best practice, improving governance frameworks, and engaging with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain robust document management, repository structures, and configuration control processes.
• Drive PMO best practice across the programme through leadership, expertise, and governance oversight.
• Own and manage the end-to-end deliverables lifecycle, ensuring milestones are achieved on time and to the required quality standards.
• Coordinate activities across multiple workstreams, ensuring programme alignment and effective stakeholder communication.
• Ensure deliverables are reviewed, approved, and controlled in accordance with governance requirements.
• Manage programme documentation, actions, decisions, risks, and deliverables throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain programme reporting, dashboards, and management information packs.
• Monitor progress against programme objectives and proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across PMO processes and governance frameworks.
• Engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership teams, to drive accountability and successful outcomes.

Required Experience

• Strong PMO background gained within complex programmes or portfolios.
• Current SC Clearance.
• Proven experience establishing and maintaining PMO governance frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience managing programme deliverables within highly regulated or structured environments.
• Strong knowledge of document management, configuration control, and reporting processes.
• Advanced skills in data management, reporting, and dashboard creation.
• Excellent organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience managing competing priorities across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge at senior levels.
• Experience working within programmes requiring governance, compliance, or contractual oversight.

Desirable

• Experience within defence, government, technology, aerospace, engineering, infrastructure, or other highly regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of programme delivery methodologies and portfolio governance frameworks.

Apply

If you're an experienced PMO professional looking to join a high-profile programme where you'll have genuine influence on governance, reporting, and programme delivery, we'd like to hear from you.