Programme Manager PMO

Location: London

Salary: £50,000 + Benefits

Hays are delighted to be recruiting for an experienced PMO Manager to support a high-profile healthcare redevelopment programme that will drive significant transformation across healthcare services and infrastructure.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a complex and large-scale capital programme, supporting the governance, planning, assurance, and reporting functions within a Programme Management Office. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth delivery of a major redevelopment project with far-reaching benefits for patients, staff, and the wider community.

The Opportunity

Working as part of an established PMO, you will provide robust programme management support across multiple workstreams, ensuring effective governance, risk management, reporting, planning, and assurance processes are embedded throughout the programme life cycle.This role would suit an experienced PMO professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver large-scale, complex programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Support the delivery of a major capital redevelopment programme.

Maintain programme governance frameworks and assurance processes.

Develop and monitor programme plans, schedules, risks, and dependencies.

Produce high-quality reports, board papers, and programme documentation.

Coordinate governance meetings and ensure actions are tracked to completion.

Monitor programme performance and highlight key risks and issues.

Drive continuous improvement and lessons-learned activities.

Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.What We're Looking For

Significant PMO, Programme Management, or Project Management Office experience within complex environments.

Strong governance, reporting, and assurance experience.

Proven experience supporting senior leaders, boards, and executive stakeholders.

Advanced planning and scheduling skills, including extensive use of MS Project.

Excellent organisational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

Experience managing risks, dependencies, and programme controls.

Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.Desirable Experience

While sector-specific experience is not essential, candidates with experience in the following areas will be highly regarded:

NHS or Healthcare Capital Projects

Public Sector Programmes

Major Infrastructure or Construction Projects

Large-scale Transformation Programmes

New Hospital Programme experience

Green Book Five Case Model

NEC Contracts

Governance and Board ReportingQualifications

Ideally, candidates will hold one or more of the following:

PRINCE2 Practitioner

APM PMQ

APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)

MSP (Managing Successful Programmes)

Programme Management Qualification

Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Estates, Architecture, or a related disciplineWhat's on Offer?

Salary up to £50,000

Hybrid working model

Opportunity to work on a nationally significant capital programme

Excellent stakeholder exposure and career development opportunities

Supportive and collaborative team environment

Long-term opportunity to contribute to meaningful public sector transformationTo discuss this opportunity further, please contact Tommy Bowdery at Hays.

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