PMO Lead - SC Cleared

PMO Lead - Digital Transformation - SC Cleared

Location: Rugby (Hybrid working - with potential travel to Bristol and Malvern) Contract: Initial 6 months, with potential for a long-term extension Security Clearance: Active UK Security Clearance required Project: Large-scale Government Digital Transformation

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced PMO Lead / Senior PMO Consultant to support a large-scale Digital Transformation programme within a UK government entity. This is an opportunity for an established PMO professional with a strong track record of supporting complex, high-value transformation programmes, ideally within defence, government or other highly regulated environments. Working closely with senior programme stakeholders, you will provide strategic PMO leadership, governance and oversight, ensuring effective programme controls, reporting and delivery assurance across a complex transformation environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead PMO activities across a large-scale Digital Transformation programme.

Establish and maintain programme governance, controls and reporting frameworks.

Provide oversight of programme plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, issues and decisions (RAID).

Produce accurate and insightful programme reporting for senior stakeholders and leadership teams.

Support programme planning, resource management and delivery assurance.

Monitor programme performance, identifying potential risks, issues and delivery challenges.

Facilitate programme governance meetings, steering groups and stakeholder reviews.

Work closely with programme managers, workstream leads and senior stakeholders to maintain delivery alignment.

Drive consistency, accountability and continuous improvement across PMO processes.

Essential Experience & Skills

Extensive experience operating as a PMO Lead, Senior PMO Consultant or equivalent.

Proven track record supporting large-scale, complex transformation programmes.

Strong understanding of programme governance, controls and delivery methodologies.

Experience managing RAID logs, dependencies, milestones and programme reporting.

Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and programme leadership.

Strong planning, organisational and analytical capabilities.

Experience working within defence, central government or similarly complex environments.

Active UK Security Clearance (SC or DV)