Principal Portfolio Manager

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Principal Portfolio Manager shaping the Organisation’s technology investment strategy and oversees the entire IT project portfolio, from evaluation to implementation and benefits realisation.  This role offers Hybrid working with travel to other offices including Oxford, London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Liverpool.

The role also requires a commitment to continuous improvement, seeking out opportunities to enhance portfolio management practices, leverage new methodologies, and adopt innovative tools that support greater efficiency and effectiveness across the portfolio. Ultimately, the Principal Portfolio Manager serves as a trusted advisor, championing best practices in portfolio management and ensuring that the Organisation’s IT investments yield tangible benefits and drive lasting business value

HOURS OF WORK:  Monday to Friday – 37.5 Hours a week

Join our vibrant, inclusive community in Amey IT Extended Leadership Team, they ensure projects align with strategic goals and OKRs, manage competing priorities and limited resources, and balance operational needs with long-term investment. The role also involves monitoring portfolio performance, managing risks and interdependencies, and working with IT colleagues to address portfolio-level risks.

 

What you will do:

• Develop, implement and maintain IT portfolio management strategies and methodologies ensuring the portfolio keeps within budget and on schedule aligning to IT Governance frameworks
• Tracking and analysing the performance of the IT portfolio, including risk and return ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and provide associated reporting.
• Monitor and control portfolio risks and issues, resolving or escalating as necessary.
• Collaborate with resource managers to manage resource risk across the portfolio to support delivery of projects on time, within budget and to acceptable quality.
• Promote continuous improvement in portfolio management practices.
• Working closely with key IT stakeholders to accommodate and schedule new opportunities into the portfolio.
• Reporting the status, value, and importance of IT projects to executive leadership.
• Providing guidance to project teams on dependencies and governance to facilitate resolution of issues that affect portfolio performance.
• Validate new IT demand through agreed Amey corporate and IT governance, steering the delivery direction into manageable work packages, projects or minor change to ensure that they meet established objectives and expectations.
• Provides practical advice and best practices to take advantage of new, or emerging, opportunities within the context of the portfolio.

 

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, IT, computer science, or related area, or equivalent experience.  
• Have and be maintaining relevant certification in PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional) or equivalent Experience
• Professional experience of IT Portfolio Management including projects and programmes with a focus on service-based technology and implementations i.e. SaaS
• Demonstrated expertise in stakeholder management, engaging with and persuading executive sponsors, senior leaders, and cross-functional teams to drive project alignment and achieve strategic objectives.
• Experience of working in large, complex and multi-facetted organisations and dealing with ambiguity.
• Significant experience in Project Management at a Principle/Programme level for organisations operating in international markets.
• Strong knowledge and experience with project management methodologies, such as waterfall, Agile or Scrum including tools.
• A strong understanding of business operations, financial management, risk management, dependency management and strategic planning.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities, working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exposure to implementing transformations and change leadership (leading change initiatives, promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and handle ambiguity in a complex organisation.
• Experience of leadership / ownership of business / department improvement s