PMO Governance Manager

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

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PMO Governance Manager

An opportunity for promotion to Exec grade is now available in the Shared Services EIT P&P PMO Governance team due to internal promotion.

The PMO Governance Manager is responsible for delivering project governance functional process, capabilities and reporting for the EIT P&P team. They will ensure that all programme and projects are managed in accordance with the BAE Systems Project Management Policy, Lifecycle Management Framework Policy and Shared Services Processes and Procedures and drive governance, assurance and delivery excellence across the portfolios, as well as in the major suppliers who provide PM services to BAE / EIT and wider Shared Services.

You will also drive quality assurance with major suppliers to ensure adherence to agreed processes, implementation of continuous improvement activities and the embodiment of CI changes. 
This role has overall responsibility of all employee’s identified under the Programme and Projects (P&P) PMO Governance Team (5 headcount), and will report directly to the Head of PMO.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas.

Your main responsibilities as PMO Governance Manager will involve: 

·       Overall responsibility and leadership of then P&P PMO Governance Team

·       Responsible for EIT LCM Compliance – Ensuring that all EIT Programme and projects apply governance and assurance in accordance with the BAE Systems Project Management Policy, Lifecycle Management Framework Policy and Shared Services Processes and Procedures.

·       Represent EIT on PM Function working groups, supporting improvement activities, change impact assessments and business change rollout activities relating to policies, processes, templates and toolsets.

·       Responsible for the assurance activity lead by the Governance PMO Analyst within P&P.

·       Responsible for P&P PMO Governance reporting and analysis to support BAU reporting, performance excellence and continuous improvement.

·       Own and manage the P&P aspects within the EIT Business Management System (BMS) – processes, artefacts, links, permissions and BMS audit requests.

·       Drive quality assurance with major suppliers to ensure adherence to agreed processes and delivery framework, the ongoing implementation of continuous improvement activities and the embodiment of CI changes

Your skills and qualifications:

·       Expert knowledge of Life Cycle Management, Project Management & Control and project methodologies

·       Experience of delivering business change to drive change embodiment and benefits realisation

·       Experience of leading and motivating successful teams

·       Ability to influence internal stakeholders

·       Collaborative working style both within own team and as part of wider cross functional teams

·       Ability to make judgments on analysis of information.

·       Practiced knowledge of project management processes for control and monitoring.

·       Confident user of computer-based Project Management tools including MS Project, MS Office, etc.

·       Incumbent would be expected to proceed to gain a PM Qualification such as the APM PMQ Qualification

Location: The Strand, Preston (weekly attendance to site)

Grade: GG11

Shared Services

If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of the Shared Services team, you’ll be at the heart of this endeavour – working closely with our air, maritime, land and cyber and intelligence businesses to support our customers around the world.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance.  Flexibility provisions vary by role but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come. 

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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