Portfolio Management Office Lead

Portfolio Management Office Lead

Bristol Full-Time 43200 - 72000 £ / year (est.) No home office possible
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Job Title: Portfolio Management Office Lead

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Lead Strategic Change Across a World-Class Defence Portfolio

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Portfolio Management Office Lead at Ashton House, in Bristol.

The Role

As aPortfolio Management Office Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our UK Submarines portfolio, providing strategic oversight and implementing governance across an integrated portfolio of programmes and projects.

Day-to-day, you’ll establish and lead the Portfolio Office, creating and owning the Portfolio PM Handbook.

  • Drive strategic change initiatives, including organisational effectiveness.
  • Develop capability plans and resource strategies to ensure a future-ready workforce.
  • Integrate programmes at portfolio level and provide insight for strategic decision-making.
  • Manage portfolio-level strategic risks and ensure treatment plans are delivered.
  • This role is full time role with 37 hours per week based in Bristol.

    Essential experience of the Portfolio Management Office Lead

  • Ability to lead and motivate teams and engage senior stakeholders effectively.
  • Proven experience in a PMO lead role, project delivery or project controls.
  • Strong track record of leading change initiatives at portfolio or senior level.
  • Deep understanding of project governance and controls, with hands-on implementation experience.
  • Knowledge of cost, estimating, scheduling and risk management disciplines.
  • Qualifications for the Portfolio Management Office Lead

  • Project controls-related qualifications (advantageous).
  • Familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Microsoft Project, P6 and risk management systems (advantageous).
  • APM Project Management Qualification (essential).
  • We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

    Security Clearance

    The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

    Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at

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    Contact Detail:

    Babcock International Group Recruiting Team

    Portfolio Management Office Lead
    Babcock International Group
    Location: Bristol
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