PMO Senior Manager

Job summary

Ofgem, the UK's independent energy regulator, safeguards electricity and gas consumers by promoting affordability, reliable supply, and sustainability. It oversees market development and competition while implementing government programmes and maintaining independence within UK and EU legal frameworks.

As part of our commitment to innovation and excellence, Ofgem is seeking a PMO Senior Manager within the Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) and Interconnectors (IC) team responsible for project management duties including planning, coordination, governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. This PMO Senior Manager role will benefit for a general understanding and/or experience/exposure of energy/government policy programmes.

The Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) and Interconnectors (IC) team is a collection of high performing, collaborative, and flexible staff and sits within the Major Projects Directorate at Ofgem.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading on project manager and coordinator functions such as actively developing and maintaining programmes/plans, risks/issues registers and other project management tools. Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, outputs/outcomes, benefits and lessons learned. Developing and implementing best practice project management tools, templates, and benchmarks against industry standards. Act as the central point of expertise for project and programme management across the portfolio

• Governance & Leadership. Ensuring appropriate internal and external governance is in place, regularly reviewed and the team adhere to it. Being proactive and forward thinking to be able to anticipate what the team/programmes will require and come up with ideas and ultimately collectively agreed solutions. Contributing to the overall leadership and Ofgem’s inclusive culture. Provide senior leadership oversight on project execution, ensuring delivery to time, cost, and quality expectations.

• Financial planning and commercial oversight. Managing programme budgets, tracking spend, and forecasting resource requirements across the portfolio. Supporting and, where appropriate, leading early-stage commercial activity, including consultancy scoping and procurement processes.

• Reporting (internal and external). Including monitoring project progress, data gathering, preparation and presentation of information in our different team sessions and governance boards. Provide clear visibility of programme performance, resource needs, and delivery risks to senior leaders.

• Stakeholder engagement and communication. Building and maintaining positive/collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including influencing and consensus-building skills. Being a skilled collaborator and possess strong communication abilities, essential for effective teamwork and project articulation. Represent the programme/PMO function in external forums where required.

• Organisational tasks such as overseeing business and administrative support functions including meetings coordination, minutes/actions and other wide team coordination activities.

Job description

This is a senior PMO leadership role at the centre of high-profile, delivery-critical programmes with significant complexity and external scrutiny. The role requires an experienced PMO professional with strong judgement, credibility, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving and often ambiguous environment.

You will be expected to provide clear oversight and direction, maintain control under pressure, and drive delivery across multiple priorities with competing demands and tight timelines. The role demands resilience, sound decision-making, and the ability to remain calm, focused, and outcomes-driven in a demanding delivery context.

If you are passionate about the energy sector, share our commitment to sustainability, and are ready to take on the challenges of a fast-paced environment, we invite you to be a part of our team. Together, we will shape the future of energy policy and contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive society.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on the energy landscape and be a driving force behind the transition to a low-carbon future.

As part of our flexible resourcing model, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects, supporting your career and personal development goals.

Person specification

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential criteria. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven experience in leading and managing large-scale projects or programmes, including detailed planning and delivery. (LEAD)
• Able to deliver outcomes in fast-moving environments, maintaining focus and control while responding to change.(LEAD)
• Skilled in identifying, managing, and reporting risks and issues within project environments.
• Strong relationship-building skills with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, enhancing project confidence and capability.
• Excellent organisational abilities with clear, concise written and verbal communication, tailored to non-expert audiences.
• Experience of managing programme budgets, forecasting resource requirements, and supporting or leading early-stage commercial activity, including consultancy procurement.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £49,452, OFGEM contributes £14,326 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

At Ofgem, we expect our staff to carry out their roles with honesty, fairness and openness. They should follow the Civil Service code and be free from any influence or bias. We are committed to making sure interests are recognised, declared and managed appropriately so that we can fulfil our duties as an energy regulator. Our Conflicts of Interest policy outlines the types of interests Ofgem staff must declare before onboarding, and the rules they must follow throughout employment so that we can clearly demonstrate that our decisions are not influenced by private interests.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Rob Wilkins
• Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.

In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website.

Attachments

466391 - Role Profile_Senior PMO Manager Opens in new window (pdf, 113kB)Terms and Conditions April 2025 Opens in new window (pdf, 335kB)466391 - PMO Senior Manager Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 689kB)