Senior PMO Advisor
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The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior PMO Advisor to join our Advisory Services Midlands Group in Birmingham. The role is focused on delivering growth in the Transport and Major Projects team. The candidate will be joining at a truly exciting time as the team seeks to strengthen and expand a portfolio of strategically important commissions with key regional clients. The role will entail a healthy mix of client-facing programme and project delivery and advisory work, internal coordination and management of major projects, business development activities, and line management and development of junior colleagues.
In this role you will be providing a range of programme and project management advisory and delivery services, leading the day-to-day delivery of our commissions for clients. This will include providing robust advice around the management of infrastructure programmes and projects, including performance reporting, scope, change, schedule, cost, risk, issue, stakeholder, and contract management. You will analyse current project and programme management arrangements within client organisations and recommend and implement robust and sustainable improvements. Supporting transformational change initiatives, including designing and establishing new operating models and process mapping.
As an experienced member of our team, you will represent Arup directly with clients, forming long-term “trusted advisor” relationships and influencing socially useful outcomes, leading and managing multi-disciplinary Arup and supplier teams on client commissions. You will also get the opportunity to contribute to
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.
Requirements:
- Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- Chartered with the Association for Project Management (APM) or equivalent professional body, or actively working towards achieving this.
- A well-rounded background in PMO, programme and project management roles in the built environment across the typical project lifecycle.
- Client-facing skills, including communication, negotiation and influencing.
- Leadership and team management skills, including coaching, conflict resolution, setting clear goals, and driving successful delivery.
Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com - Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant, do not send your CV to us directly via this email.
What We Offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
Different People, Shared Values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.
Our Application Process
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Closing Date: 02/05/2025