Spirit Energy
PMO & Planning Lead
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Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) is one of the UK’s most ambitious decarbonisation projects, transforming depleted gas fields in the East Irish Sea into a world‑class carbon storage hub. By safely capturing, transporting and permanently storing CO₂ from heavy industry, MNZ will play a vital role in helping the UK achieve its net zero targets while supporting thousands of skilled jobs across the country.
THE OPPORTUNITY – PMO & PLANNING LEAD
Establishes, leads and maintains the project management office (PMO) for the MNZ portfolio, provides governance, control, assurance and decision support across the full project lifecycle to aid the successful commercialisation of Spirit’s portfolio of energy transition opportunities, including the MNZ carbon storage project in collaboration with Peak Cluster, formation of an integrated CO2 shipping hub on Merseyside and/or at Port of Barrow, and the Barrow Energy Park development.
- Location: Aberdeen
- Duration: 1 year contract
- Contract Type: PAYE
- Day Rate: TBC
For your application to be progressed, please ensure you provide a PAYE day rate banding expectation. Please only apply if you have existing right to work in the UK. Please outline notice period/availability to start.
AND NOW FOR THE TECHNICAL BIT…
In role, you will be required to:
- Responsible for maintaining project schedules, risk registers, opportunity registers, and change control processes across the development portfolio.
- Support project manager(s) to maintain project schedule and cost compliance.
- Works with the organisation to ensure risks are appropriately documented and managed in compliance with procedures and Shareholder expectations.
- Working alongside the Finance, Cost & Reporting Analyst to maintain project spend forecasts.
- Support project governance activities and compliance including gates.
- Drive continuous improvement and actively seeks out value adding opportunities, and identifies possible issues, for consideration of the project manager(s) and other team members.
- Act as a neutral integrator, resolving conflicts between disciplines where required.
- Develop long term PMO plans and solutions.
- Ensure the project demonstrates control, predictability and professionalism throughout its lifecycle to build credibility and confidence with stakeholders.
- Any other associated duties as reasonably required.
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ABOUT YOU
To be successful in this role, we are looking for:
- Subject matter expert in Primavera P6 planning software
- Extensive experience in PMO leadership on large (£500m+) infrastructure, energy, or industrial capital projects
- Deep understanding of project controls, governance, and assurance
- Familiar with carbon storage infrastructure and the capital project development cycle
- Degree in engineering, project management, finance or related discipline
- Professional accreditation (APM, PMP, or equivalent) preferred
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We are a truly pioneering energy transition company with a portfolio and ambitions that span the breadth of the energy transition. We’re continuing to break new ground, collaborating and thinking differently. We’re proud of our heritage. With more than 30 years of production, we’re maximising the potential of our existing assets and substantial gas reserves in the UK and Netherlands.
Above all, we live by our commitment to safety in everything we do. Our portfolio is predominantly gas (96%), providing vital, primary energy to fuel our homes and businesses in the UK and Europe.
Our strategy is focused on:
- Safely delivering production from our existing assets;
- Meeting and de-risking our decommissioning obligations, and
- Exploring strategic energy transition opportunities from our existing assets.
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