Description & Requirements
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
On behalf of The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, we are looking for a PMO Lead (Inside IR35) for a 3 Month (until end of December 2026) contract based in London (2 days per week on site).
Description:
Working within the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade on AI Growth Zones Electricity Support Scheme (AIGZ ESS) we have an immediate requirement for a PMO Lead. AIGZ ESS aims to reduce electricity costs for eligible AI Growth Zones data centres if they locate in Scotland, Northeast England or Cumbria where there is an abundant supply of renewable electricity, and drive efficiency in the electricity system.
As a PMO Lead, your main responsibilities will be:
The PMO Lead is tasked with ensuring the timely and successful delivery of AIGZ ESS by coordinating all workstreams and aligning the programme with overall organisational goals and strategy. The PMO Lead is also responsible for ensuring that the project meets governance and assurance requirements and achieves project aims by:
- Establishing and coordinating governance and assurance, complying to departmental requirements assigned by portfolio.
- Developing and maintain project controls including project tools, reporting and frameworks to support delivery of the scheme.
- Supporting the workstreams in achieving their objectives for the AIGZ ESS, including capturing lessons learned during the project lifecycle.
Essential: Experience of the following:
- Leading the successful delivery of projects within budget, time, quality and user expectations across the whole project life cycle, tailoring their approach and applying the appropriate frameworks, methodologies, standards, tools and techniques.
- Active management of project plans, risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions. Identifying threats and opportunities that arise, understanding their impact on key objectives - taking the appropriate approach to their management.
- Supporting decision-making by identifying, interpreting, analysing, and presenting information. Specifically providing detailed insightful reporting and clear briefings on complex issues to senior stakeholders and chairing boards within a formal governance framework.
- Management of a complex workload. Using innovative approaches and personal resilience to respond quickly and decisively to changing and challenging priorities and deadlines to deliver valued outcomes.
- Formal project management qualification or demonstratable experience.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DBIST guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.
DE&I Commitment
DBIST guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
Armed Forces Covenant
DBIST guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".