Lead the future of digital delivery at Buro Happold. Join Buro Happold as an IT PMO Manager.
This person can be based in our Bath or London office on a hybrid working model.
At Buro Happold, we design and deliver some of the world’s most innovative engineering and consulting projects. Our IT organisation plays a crucial role in enabling that work and we’re seeking an experienced IT PMO Manager to lead our Programme Management Office and elevate the delivery of our global technology initiatives.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, driven PMO leader who can bring structure, clarity, and excellence to a diverse portfolio of IT projects while empowering teams and shaping best practice across the department.
About The Role
As the IT PMO Manager, you will oversee the governance, standards, and performance of the IT Programme Management Office. You’ll define and embed PMO frameworks, ensure project delivery aligns with organisational strategy, and provide expert guidance to ensure transparency, predictability, and value across all programmes and projects.
You’ll work closely with senior leadership, project teams, business stakeholders, and external partners to support prioritisation, resource allocation, and risk management, ensuring that the IT portfolio delivers measurable outcomes for the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement PMO frameworks, standards, and methodologies to drive consistency and quality in project delivery
- Lead, mentor, and develop the PMO team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Ensure robust governance across all IT projects, including reporting, compliance, and risk management
- Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and portfolio planning
- Provide clear reporting and insights to the IT Director and senior stakeholders
- Support prioritisation of IT initiatives to align with business strategy
- Drive adoption of best‑practice tools, processes, and project management approaches
- Act as a key liaison between IT, business units, and external vendors
- Support change management and the introduction of new technologies and systems
- Champion a pragmatic, value‑focused approach to governance
About You:
- Proven PMO leadership or senior IT project management experience
- Strong understanding of PMO and project methodologies (PRINCE2, Agile, PMI, etc.)
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- Experience managing budgets, resources, and complex project portfolios
- Proficiency with project management tools and MS Office
Desirable
- Degree in IT, Business, or related discipline
- Professional certifications (PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, etc.)
- Experience in large, complex, or global organisations
Why Join Buro Happold?
At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.
What we Offer You:
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere. A place for everyone.
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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