Senior PMO Project Manager in Manchester

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Trust, Together, Tomorrow, and Truth. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress. We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless. Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways. We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector. You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights. What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee‑owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family‑friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing. Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

We are seeking an experienced Senior PMO Project Manager / Programme Manager with construction experience to lead programme planning, governance, reporting and delivery assurance across complex, multi‑workstream projects. This role plays a key part in enabling operational excellence across our project portfolio—ensuring clarity, structure, consistency, and strong governance for programmes of work in the UK and Europe. You will partner with senior stakeholders, project leads, cross‑functional teams, and clients to drive disciplined project execution, efficient processes, and proactive risk and issue management.

• Programme Governance & Controls: Develop and maintain programme governance frameworks, processes and reporting structures. Oversee schedule management, dependencies, milestones, resourcing models and change control. Establish clear standards for assurance, quality, audit checks, and decision‑making pathways. Ensure programme documentation, RAID logs, PMO dashboards, status reports and KPIs are accurate and current.
• Portfolio & Performance Management: Coordinate and consolidate reporting across multiple workstreams and project managers. Analyse programme performance, identify variances, and propose corrective actions. Drive continuous improvement on processes, tooling, risk management and reporting cadence. Provide leadership with real‑time insights to support strategic decision‑making.
• Stakeholder & Client Engagement: Build trusted relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders. Facilitate steering meetings, governance boards, programme workshops and cross‑functional alignment sessions. Provide proactive insight, highlighting risks, opportunities and strategic recommendations.
• Delivery Leadership: Support or lead project delivery where required, ensuring alignment to programme outcomes. Manage budgets at programme level, track financial performance, and support commercial teams with forecasting. Oversee resource planning, onboarding processes, team utilisation and performance coordination.
• Change, Compliance & Quality: Act as guardian of programme standards, ensuring compliance with RLB methodology. Support change impact analysis, communication planning, and implementation support. Manage PMO mobilisation, setup, and readiness activities. Oversee onboarding processes, induction materials, and compliance documentation.

• Qualifications: Degree in Project Management, Business, Construction, Engineering, or a related discipline. Recognised project/programme management qualification (e.g., MSP, APM PMQ/PPQ, PRINCE2, Agile certifications). (Preferred) Membership of APM, PMI, or similar professional body.
• Experience: Extensive experience in a PMO, programme management, or project governance role within construction consultancy or a complex construction project environment. Proven experience supporting programmes across multiple workstreams, ideally within the built environment or technical sectors. Strong background in governance, controls, RAID management, portfolio reporting and programme planning. Experience preparing high quality reports for senior stakeholders, boards and clients. Demonstrable ability to drive discipline, structure and consistency across teams. Skilled in data driven reporting, dashboards, and PMO tooling (e.g., MS Project, Power BI, Smartsheet).
• Behaviours: Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn. Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

• Hybrid Working – Working patterns to support your work‑life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
• Well‑Rewarded – A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Focus On Wellbeing – We offer a number of health and wellness options, including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.
• Healthcare Packages – Private healthcare insurance and medical support, including dental insurance and eye care vouchers.
• Personal Development – A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in‑house mentoring schemes.
• Additional Benefits – We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.
• Exceptional Exposure – You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
• Social Responsibility – We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.

We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We request you to note we can provide reasonable adjustments to support you during any stage of the application or interview process if required. Contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@uk.rlb.com.