Group Head of IT & Digital Project Manager in Leeds

Genuit Group is a leading provider of sustainable water, climate, and ventilation management solutions for the built environment. We benefit from shared expertise, innovation, and a commitment to shaping a better, more sustainable future. Genuit Group companies work collaboratively to deliver high-performance products and systems that support the construction of safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible buildings across the UK and beyond.

We are looking for a dynamic and highly experienced Group Head of IT & Digital PMO to lead our enterprise-wide IT & Digital Project Management Office. Operating at Group level, you will provide strategic leadership and governance across all digital and technology-enabled change programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward‐thinking organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, including platform consolidation, operational improvement and the development of Group-wide digital capabilities.

The Role

You will be responsible for defining and owning our Group project management framework, delivering consistent standards and governance across Business Units, and ensuring high‐quality project delivery. You will lead a central team of project managers while building strong matrix relationships with Business Unit IT Business Partners. Your remit will cover portfolio oversight, governance, assurance, reporting, resource planning and senior stakeholder engagement. You will become a trusted advisor on complex and high‐risk initiatives, influencing strategic decisions across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Group IT & Digital PMO as the single source of truth for project delivery standards and governance.
• Define, own and maintain the project management framework, methodology, toolset and governance model.
• Ensure consistent application of project controls, reporting, assurance and escalation across all IT & Digital projects.
• Embed project governance into wider organisational processes including investment approval, procurement, finance and benefits realisation.
• Maintain a full view of the Group project portfolio, including risk, dependencies and capacity.
• Provide clear, accurate and actionable reporting to senior stakeholders and Group leadership.
• Lead and develop a central pool of project managers (permanent and contract).
• Support resource planning and demand management across the portfolio.
• Coach and provide escalation support for high‐risk or complex initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Business Unit IT Business Partners operating within a federated PMO model.

What we’re looking for

• Significant senior experience in IT/Digital project or programme management.
• Proven experience establishing and leading PMO functions.
• Confident operating within federated or matrix structures.
• Strong background in manufacturing and/or supply chain environments.
• Experience consolidating multiple IT solutions into common platforms.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at senior/executive levels.
• A pragmatic, outcome‐focused approach to governance and delivery discipline.
• Experience with lean or Six Sigma methodologies.

What we offer at Genuit Group

• The chance to shape and lead Group-wide digital delivery.
• Influence at the highest levels of a major UK manufacturing group.
• A collaborative, forward-thinking culture.
• Career-defining involvement in enterprise-scale transformation.

Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.