Help drive the change that elevates our Finance function and drives real impact across the entire global business.
This person can be based in our Bath or London office on a hybrid working model. 
At Buro Happold, we are driven by a passion for better, more sustainable outcomes. Our Global Finance team plays a critical role in enabling our engineers, designers and consultants to deliver exceptional projects worldwide. We are now looking for a Project Delivery & Governance Manager to join our Central Finance team and help strengthen project delivery, governance and oversight of finance change and transformation. 
About The Role
Reporting to the Head of Financial Operations, you will sit within the Central Finance team, part of our wider Global Finance community that supports both technical and non-technical teams across the organisation. This is a pivotal role combining hands-on project delivery with strong PMO and governance leadership.
You will lead the successful delivery of multiple initiatives, ensuring they are well governed, compliant with organisational standards and aligned with Buro Happold’s strategic objectives. Working closely with regional finance teams and a cross-functional project management community, you will provide clarity, structure and confidence in how projects are planned, delivered and reported.
What you’ll be doing:
Project management & delivery:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple projects, managing scope, programme, budget and quality.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and resource allocations.
- Drive effective stakeholder engagement and communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Proactively identify, assess and manage risks, issues and dependencies.
- Ensure projects deliver measurable benefits and support strategic business outcomes.
Governance & PMO oversight:
- Establish, maintain and continuously improve project governance frameworks, policies and best practice.
- Monitor compliance with organisational standards and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Produce clear, accurate and timely reporting, dashboards and performance metrics for senior leadership.
- Support portfolio management, prioritisation and resource planning activities.
Administration & coordination:
- Maintain robust project documentation, including plans, reports and governance records.
- Organise and facilitate project boards, steering groups and governance forums, including agenda preparation.
- Provide PMO and administrative support to ensure smooth and effective project operations, including meeting minutes and action tracking.
What We Are Looking For:
- Proven experience in project management and PMO environments.Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, complex organisation.
- Strong understanding of project governance frameworks and compliance requirements.
- Excellent organisational, planning and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using project management tools.
- Project management certification (PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent).
- Experience working within a finance function.
- Background in professional services or the construction/built environment sector.
- A collaborative team player who is also comfortable working independently and taking ownership.
- An excellent communicator, able to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
- Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and meet tight deadlines.
- Confident, resilient and adaptable, able to lead through challenge and ambiguity.
- Detail-oriented while keeping a clear view of the bigger picture.
- Committed to continuous improvement and embedding best practice in project delivery and governance.
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 including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
- 10% Car allowance.
- 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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