PMO Manager at Develop, Multiple Locations, £500-£650 per day

PMO Manager / Head of PMO - Local Authority

Outside IR35

Remote in UK

An experienced Head of PMO is required to support a major transformation portfolio within a large UK local authority. The role has been created as part of a wider organisational change programme following recent political and strategic shifts within the council.

The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing programme infrastructure, governance frameworks, and delivery standards across a broad and complex portfolio of projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the setup and ongoing management of PMO frameworks and governance structures
• Drive consistency across large-scale transformation programmes and projects
• Coordinate delivery activity across multiple council service areas
• Provide programme oversight, reporting, and stakeholder coordination
• Help embed programme controls, processes, and delivery standards
• Support transformation initiatives with significant digital and operational change elements
• Work across a varied local authority portfolio including services such as libraries, parking, and wider public services

Candidate Profile

• Strong PMO experience within large and complex local authority programmes (anything from libraries to parking to digital)
• Comfortable setting up a complex local authority PMO
• Previous local government or public sector programmes
• Experience supporting enterprise-wide portfolios and organisational change
• Strong stakeholder management and governance capabilities
• Comfortable operating across both operational and digitally enabled programmes
• Able to work autonomously within a fast-paced transformation environment

Contract Details

• Contract Length: Initial 3 months
• Working Pattern: 3 days per week minimum
• Location: Remote
• OUTSIDE IR35
• Rate negotiable
• Start Date: ASAP / Target start date of 1st June