PMO Manager - Navy Command - Infrastructure Directorate - Communications & Information Systems

Lead all activities associated with CIS project delivery through overall management, co-ordination, and direction of both internal and external resources.
Maintain and sustain CIS capability to meet operational needs and build future resilience through delivery of CIS projects and change initiatives, within Time, Cost and Quality parameters and in pursuit of Value for Money.
Provide and develop suitably qualified and experienced Project Manager personnel to undertake the day-to-day management and delivery of allocated projects, prioritising work, agreeing minimum viable product and scope, including the measuring and evaluation of outcomes and benefits.
Provide planning, ownership, and delivery (via our Industry Partners) of minor and major CIS projects delivering within the next 5 years; identifying barriers to delivery, challenging constraints, and performance.
Foster collaboration and build relationships with our Industry Partners (and their sub-contractors) and MoD stakeholders (such as Defence Digital, Navy Digital, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Submarine Delivery Agency and Defence Equipment & Support) to ensure collaborative delivery of CIS projects in support of Naval Base outputs that are aligned to future strategy, the 'One Devonport' vision and in accordance with associated Defence contracts.
Maintain a central hub of information for effective CIS project delivery in accordance with Project, Programme and Portfolio Management (P3M) best practice and CIS governance, process, and procedure arrangements.
Track Management Information (MI) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for all active CIS projects, including tracking of project risks, issues, highlight reports and the agreed baseline.
Ensure compliance with appropriate MoD and Government policy and processes, in terms of CIS project delivery, monitoring, change control, quality and assurance activity and records and retention. Undertake 6-monthly audits to assess quality of CIS project delivery and governance. This includes liaising with all relevant stakeholders to manage expectations through active and reactive communication methods.
Continually improve CIS project delivery governance and ways of working, applying Learning from Experience (LFE) through post project evaluation and seeking Stakeholder feedback to inform appropriate after action.
Provide Business Case and Project Initiation Document development advice and guidance prior to submission to the Approving Authority, including development of supporting documentation such as Review and Information Notes, in accordance with Navy Command processes, procedures and templates.
Support the identification of CIS risks, own the implementation of appropriate risk responses and mitigations, making risk-based decisions across the Devonport site, building wider stakeholder consensus and agreeing/scaling risk methodology and responses as appropriate.
Prepare MI and reports for Programme or Portfolio Boards (and other Senior Management and Executive forums) relating to CIS project delivery to support and inform decision making through building consensus and proactively identifying and managing problems and issues.
Assist the CIS Team Leader and Finance with CIS project budget controlling and tracking by maintaining active CIS project status reports, MI, KPIs and other project controls.
Represent CIS on committees, sub-committees, steering groups, working groups and other forums, chairing meetings to bring cohesion, provide direction on appropriate solutions and delivery methods, as required, and as agreed by the CIS Team Leader.