PMO
Target Start Date: ASAP
Target End Date: 30/09/2026
Recruitment Type: Contractor
Rate: 450 - 500 Inside IR35
Location of role: Basingstoke
Location requirement: Basingstoke onsite and travel to customer site required
Clearance Required: DV
Working Pattern (Mon-Fri)
We are looking for PMO to work as part of a team to provide a number of key support functions, therefore contributing to the successful delivery of a complex IT program. Your role will involve reporting to the Project Manager and Service Delivery Manager with a focus on monitoring and controlling delivery. The role may also require support to other PMO functions as applicable; this may include supporting change management, document management, procurement and resource management.
Working as part of a wider PMO organization there will be future opportunities to support projects and programs across our business, allowing the development of new skills and experience to aid career progression.
There will be opportunities for training and development where applicable and you will have a supportive management structure to enable you to reach full potential. This is a great opportunity to pursue a career in Project/PMO support and Project Management
Mandatory skills:
-The Programme Management Office (PMO) provides support across all project and service delivery for the projects which includes site and building access, procurement and management reporting.
- The PMO will engage with customer supply chain working with a technical Subject Matter Experts (SME) to validate quotes and respond to technical queries in order that the quotes can be obtained/issued to seek their Authority to Proceed (ATP) that then enables purchase orders (POs) to be raised and approved.
-Support the PMO with general day-to-day project/service activities as listed within the PMO Charter.
-To support hardware implementation activities, liaising with customer estate managers, creating and analysing reports for Programme management, procurement activity.
Your experience
* Background in supporting IT projects/programs
* A working knowledge of the core PMO support functions (Reporting, Change, RAID, Finance, Planning)
* Strong MS Office Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, MS Project)
* Procurement process experience (raising Purchase Orders, obtaining quotes)
* Experience at coordinating the production of solution proposals
* Preferably Prince2 or P3O accredited
* Ability to work with all levels of the business from project resources to senior management
Desirable skills:
* Attention to detail
* Good Communicator both written and verbal
* Self-Starter
* Strong team player
* Well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
