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About the Role
The Regional PMO provides support to the Regional Capital Projects Director and regional leads in implementing new initiatives. This role ensures consistent processes and governance for project delivery within the region, centrally supporting delivery teams and providing tools to manage delivery, minimize risks, identify alignment opportunities, and maintain a consistent standard of project services.
Responsibilities
- Develop and progress the online platform (Monday.com and other project management tools) for project delivery and tracking.
- Design and produce Management Information for Regional & Region teams, for both internal & external stakeholders at agreed timings.
- Innovate the way ISS undertakes project works and provide clear best practice documentation and systems.
- Develop standard operating processes aligned to the Region, with the spine of the Regional processes and governance.
- Coordinate and produce the annual investment plans for Barclays, working with Technical Services, FM, and stakeholders.
- Strategically provide recommendations for delivery aligned to the ISS Project Business Plan to generate a pipeline of works for the following year.
- Track and accurately report in-year progress of delivery, highlighting any blockers, issues, or challenges.
- Manage Account Development Plans (ADP) for projects, working with Regional Project Delivery and Account teams to implement strategies and organic growth opportunities.
- Report on ADP success and progress.
- Innovate and enhance reporting structures for the performance of the Projects business for internal and external client stakeholders.
- Monitor governance processes completed by delivery teams to ensure projects are completed to the highest standard.
- Implement action plans where required and manage to closure.
- Assist with the submission of all bid material for individual project bids on account at a regional level and new client bids.
- Provide integral support in the commercial modelling of bids.
- Train all team members on new processes, documents, tools, and systems upon release or for new starters.
Requirements
- Ideally educated to at least Bachelor’s Degree.
- Ideally hold or seeking a recognized qualification in Project Management / Commercial Management / PMO and or Procurement.
- Knowledge of key construction procedures, e.g., procurement, planning and contracts.
- Full knowledge of information technology, Microsoft Projects, Windows, spreadsheets, keyboard skills, etc.
- Preferably a minimum of 10 years’ experience with increasing responsibilities within the PMO environment in the FM Projects industry.
- Demonstrate experience in understanding construction contracts.
- Demonstrate experience in managing PMO aspects of a Project Portfolio.
- A working knowledge of applicable procurement strategy and current procurement practice.
- Demonstrated experience of innovating and producing processes and governance procedures.
- Demonstrate the successful implementation of business strategies focusing on the long-term business objectives.
- Demonstrate IT literacy capability for software applications and full literacy with Microsoft Office suite.
- Preferred experience in MS Project.
- Demonstrate experience and competency with PDA and mobile telephone software and applications.
- Must be able to work under pressure and time deadlines during peak periods.
- All employees must adhere to Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) policies and procedures.
Skills
- Balances the longer-term strategic goals with the short-term business performance.
- Attentive to the bigger picture.
- Construction contract knowledge.
- Relationship Management – able to both develop and manage internal and external relationships which support the delivery of the Projects strategy and regional tactical objectives.
- Change orientated (drives change) and seeks to make improvements in business process and activity at every opportunity.
- Able to harness the involvement and contribution of colleagues in the fulfilment of objectives associated with a robust and effective end to end process.
- Administratively sound and lean.
- Understands how an efficient and effective end to end Projects business and process works.
- Responsible for the adherence to governance and process both client and ISS gateways and responsible for ensuring the project achieves all approvals.
- Excellent knowledge of construction contracts both in writing and administering.
- Sourcing categorization and sourcing category strategy development.
- Track record of successful negotiations.
- Projects in M&E, Fabric & Data Centers Infrastructure support experience / understanding.
- Establish and deliver on a key set of performance metrics.
- Leadership – able to effectively create a compelling case for change and lead and support colleagues through a management program of change.
- Boundaryless team player – works effectively across and up & down both ISS and supplier organizations without restraint or inhibition from organization silos (or politics).
- Self-starting – sees and resolves problems without seeking permission.
- Takes accountability for business problems – seeks solutions and acts on them.
- Places the client at the heart of everything.
- Makes personal development a priority and acts on this.
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience with increasing responsibilities within the PMO environment in the FM Projects industry.
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Recognized qualification in Project Management / Commercial Management / PMO and or Procurement
Salary/Compensations
- $180000.00 per year - $190000.00 per year
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Life and disability insurance
- Comprehensive leave program
About the Company
- As a global organization, ISS Group is committed to making the international community more resilient and just for all people.
- We encourage diversity and inclusion in their broadest terms, including ethnicity, race, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, culture, and educational background.
- We look to lead our industry by example and to positively influence the market wherever we operate.
Equal Opportunity
- We encourage diversity and inclusion in their broadest terms, including ethnicity, race, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, language, culture, and educational background.