The role of the PMO Analyst within the Commercial Development Directorate is to support the PMO and Business Manager and Commercial Development team providing project support, and applying both project and programme control processes and tools to track, report and coordinate progress and performance of the team and their individual workstreams. The role will have a primary focus on the Stations Operations and Commercial team but will support across the directorate as appropriate.

Accountabilities:

• Apply a range of Client led project and programme control tools and processes for the Commercial Development and Station Operation teams to support the team in the management of their day to day activities. These will include, but are not limited to; project planning/scheduling, reporting, risk management, governance and project administration.
• Assist the team in identification, capture and management of Station Operation risks. Maintain the Station Operations risk register on Xactium. Work closely with each team member to regularly review and update their risks via both one to one working and running risk workshops. Liaise with Phase One risk champions to discuss and manage interface and shared risks.
• Work closely with the Stations Director and the Station Operations team to ensure that each workstream is successfully controlled; by the production of station by station programme information, performance data, summary information and KPIs. Apply this information to key team and programme reports.
• To support the wider Commercial Development Directorate by creating reporting information to satisfy the requirements of both regular and ad-hoc governance forums, committees and stakeholder requirements.
• Create and maintain a master programme for the Stations Operations team, and support the team
• in monitoring and tracking progress of milestones and deliverables. Maintain the programme in
• Primavera (P6). Conduct regular reviews with each team member to evolve and update the
• programme. Distil programme information into relevant progress reports and requests for
• information from within the team and wider business.

Required Criteria:

Skills -

• Ability to produce and present documents and reports to a variety of audiences and ability to meet agreed deadlines
• IT skills in relation to Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel and other project management tools. Experience with risk management tool(s) and planning software eg. Primavera (P6) desirable.
• Ability to review, organise and check a range of progress and performance information from others into meaningful outputs; tailored to suit different types of audiences and governance structures.

Knowledge:

• Understanding of range of project management and programme control functions within a project or programme.
• Understanding of decision-making processes, governance structures and processes, and the associated need for concise and effective reporting