Portfolio and Project Management Specialist

Job Description

Portfolio & Project Management Specialist Birmingham or London based with Hybrid working£36,918 - £50,000Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, regulates water and wastewater services in England and Wales. Our mission is to build trust and confidence, ensuring water availability, affordability, and environmental health. We focus on improving daily watercompany performance, addressing issues like leakage and sewer flooding. We drive the sector toward long-term environmental protection, utilising digital innovations and securing water supplies for the future through five-yearly price reviews overseeing significantinvestments.We foster a forward-thinking, creative, and ambitious culture, promoting autonomy, collaboration, and innovation with trust, flexibility, and respect. We prioritise ensuring our people feel connected and valued, offering space and support for personal growthand development, allowing greater control of their future.The Role:The successful applicant will join our Portfolio and Project Management team within the Office of The Chief Executive Directorate at Ofwat.As a Senior Associate, you will be expected to support the Principal PPM in the following areas:

• Planning - Provide support on the development of plans that will ensure Directorate objectives are met. Implement and maintain appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling and maintain Directorate planning, capturing assumptionsand identifying dependencies
• Governance & Reporting - Utilise Ofwats Governance Framework and reporting regime. Support reporting for the Directorate and wider Senior Leadership Team and provide analysis of performance at Directorate level for review. Support the timely andaccurate reporting of integrated assurance plans and milestones to support Directorate / Board level assurance activities
• Risk Management - Implement the system for facilitating the identification, analysis and monitoring of risks and issues. Produce periodic and ad-hoc risk and issues reports and undertake risk analysis in accordance with our strategic risk managementstrategy. Maintain Directorate risk register
• Stakeholder Management - Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and highlight need for senior level support. Manage Ofwat and external relationships as appropriate
• Workforce Planning - Assist with workforce planning, providing information for effective decision making
• Budgetary Monitoring - Monitor Directorate spend and contribute to the compilation of budgets and the development of business cases where necessary
• Assurance - Ensure Directorate activity has appropriate levels of assurance for the complexity of the work undertaken
• Dependencies - Maintain Directorate dependencies and build dependency management into the Directorates governance cycle
• Benefits Management – Help in the establishment of a benefits management strategy taking into account the wider organisation strategy and objectives
• PPM Team development - Provide advice on planning / governance processes. Help and support the wider PPM team and actively support the development of the PPM profession be active in helping to develop across Ofwat
• Administrative - Ensure Directorate / governance tasks are carried out efficiently

Person SpecificationEssential Experience, Skills and Knowledge:

• LEAD CRITERION:
• Project management experience with knowledge of methodologies, governance frameworks, and best practices
• Analytical skills for processing complex information and creating solutions from multiple sources
• Resource management expertise for optimising investments across directorates or projects
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Strong communication skills and decision-influencing ability
• Risk management experience, including identification, analysis, and mitigation for successful outcomes
• Proactive problem-solving approach
• Ability to independently engage with and contribute to strategic goal

Attributes:

• Deliver outcomes
• Create clarity
• Make relationships count
• An adaptable thinker
• You are a committed learner

Ofwat Benefits:

• Excellent employer pension contributions (£10,004 to £15,248)
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with each year of service, plus bank holidays
• Additional 2.5 days of privilege leave
• Exclusive discounts on retail, theater, holidays, insurance, and gym membership
• Flexible working arrangements
• Fees covered for relevant professional bodies
• Up to 3 volunteering days per year
• Generous shared parental leave and pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Season ticket loan for home-to-office travel
• Regular professional development
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Free eye tests and lens/spectacle contributions for VDU users

Closing Date: 23:55 on Sunday 17th December 2023.For full Candidate Pack and information about the assessment process - click apply.Other suitable skills and experience include PM, Project Management, Project Manager, Portfolio Manager.