Head of PMO Reporting and Insights

With the scale of increase in AMP8 investment, there is a once in a generation opportunity to establish a central AO&CD PMO that will drive greater visibility, end-to-end control and oversight of all capex investment, and build capability.\\n\\nWhat you’ll be doing as Head of PMO Reporting & Insights\\nScope of the Role:\\nThe Asset, Operations & Capital Delivery (AO&CD) Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is designed as a ‘hub and spoke’ delivery model.\\n\\nThis model enables the ‘Hub’ PMO to provide critical delivery and enabling PMO services and the ‘Spoke’ PMOs in Asset Management & Engineering (AM&E), Capital Delivery (CD) and Renewals & Logistics (R&L) to drive standardised delivery across the AO&CD Project Lifecycle and enable the AMP8 Strategic Sponsor delivery model.\\nThis role is part of the ‘Hub’ PMO leadership team.\\n\\nPurpose of the Role:\\nYou will set up, establish and lead Reporting and Insights capabilities to measure performance to date and forecasting future performance, enabling both retrospective and prospective evidence-based decision making. You will lead and develop the reporting and insights team to deliver accurate and timely reporting and insights to the right people, at the right time to enable proactive management of the portfolio.  This includes the cross-functional management of ‘spoke’ PMO teams to ensure performance measurement data is consistent, enabling high-quality insights.\\n\\nKey Responsibilities:\\n\\nResponsible for operating the performance measurement cycle, ensuring Spoke PMOs provide the right data, at the right time, in the right format to sponsor teams and wider stakeholders.\\nDevelop, set up and implement a standardised performance measurement cycle, ensuring Spoke PMOs provide the right data, at the right time, in the right format to enable the updating, storing, and reporting on Strategic Programme, Sub Programme and Project performance.\\nDevelop, set up and manage the Performance Data Model, and acts as the ‘Product Owner’ for digital requirements.\\nResponsible for the production of reports and insights that enable the Strategic Sponsor delivery model.\\nDevelop, set up & implement the Reporting and Insights framework and function to enable the performance measurement cycle and the timely provision of reporting and insights for proactive management of the Portfolio.\\nLeads the development, optimisation and production of specific regulatory reporting as required, annual return etc (with Strat & Reg).\\nWorks with other PMO Heads to develop enduring Digital PMO solution.\\nBuilds an inclusive, motivated team and internal capability through robust recruitment, communication, training, coaching, development of SME's.\\nLead, mentor, and develop a high-performing PMO teams across AO&CD, ensuring that the team’s skills align with the demands of modern infrastructure P3M management.What you should bring to the role:\\n\\nComprehensive knowledge and understanding of complex capital projects and major programmes through lifecycle to benefits realisation.\\nSet up and delivery of reporting and insights frameworks, processes, standards and assurance within a portfolio environment.\\nSet up and delivery of reporting hierarchy, performance and reporting cadence for complex portfolios and programmes.\\nStrong senior leadership skills to manage, influence, motivate teams and lead change in and outside of PMO Hub.\\nExperience in project management methodologies and tools (EVM, risk management, scheduling software)\\nAbility to meet targets and consistently deliver time, manage priorities, deadlines, and time critical situations.\\nAdvanced data analysis capability of large complex datasets, including advanced Excel and SQL and/or other data extraction and analysis tools.\\nExperience of gathering, analysing and presenting complex information to different audiences to support strategic decision making, utilising professional judgement where required.\\nExperience of using tools data visualisation, reporting and analysis, including PowerBI.\\nExperience in identifying and addressing data quality issues.\\nKnowledge and experience of data preparation and exploration in reports to meet user needs, providing appropriate guidance and caveats.\\nDegree or equivalent in Business Management, Commercial, Finance, Engineering or Project Management related subject..\\nAPM qualification or equivalent.\\nExperience of P3M.\\nData management frameworks and architectures.\\nData analysis and insights frameworks and architectures.Ideally, you will also be able to demonstrate:\\n\\nSubstantial experience of Power BI or an equivalent reporting tool/system\\nSet up and delivery of reporting and insights frameworks, processes, standards and assurance within a complex portfolio environment.What’s in it for you?\\n\\nCompetitive salary up to £110,000 per annum\\nAnnual Leave – 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)\\nCar Allowance (£5,800)\\nAnnual Bonus (OTE 16.25%)\\nPrivate Medical Health Care\\nAccess to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.Find out more about our benefits and perks\\n\\nWho are we?\\nWe’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive.

It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.\\n\\nLearn more about our purpose and values\\n\\nWorking at Thames Water\\nThames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.\\nWhether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.\\n\\nSo, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.\\n\\nReal purpose, real support, real opportunities.

Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.\\n\\nOur overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is great, diverse and inclusive place to work.

We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.\\n\\nWhen a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador.

Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.\\n\\nDisclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment