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Workplace Global PMO Manager
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Job Description
Entity: People, Culture & Communications
Job Family Group: Business Support Group
Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too.
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive and collaborative Global Workplace PMO Manager to drive excellence across our global workplace project portfolio. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Workplace Performance & Integration, you will define, lead and continuously improve the Workplace PMO operating model, ensuring projects are delivered through robust governance, effective planning, strong financial oversight and consistent project controls. You will work across a diverse global portfolio, partnering with Workplace teams, finance, procurement, project managers, suppliers and senior leaders to provide visibility, assurance and strategic oversight from project inception through to completion.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and evolving the global Workplace PMO framework, governance standards and assurance processes.
- Driving consistency in project management methodologies, reporting and controls across the portfolio.
- Providing oversight of global workplace projects from pipeline planning through delivery and close-out.
- Monitoring project performance, budgets, timelines, risks and governance compliance.
- Supporting capital planning, investment decisions and portfolio prioritisation.
- Managing portfolio reporting and providing meaningful insights to senior stakeholders.
- Ensuring effective resource planning and visibility of future capacity requirements.
- Partnering with procurement and suppliers to support end-to-end project delivery.
- Finding opportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Building strong relationships across a global network of stakeholders and influencing decisions at multiple levels of the organisation.
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What We're Looking For
- Experience in PMO, programme management, portfolio management or project governance within a workplace, built environment, construction, corporate real estate or similar environment.
- Experience supporting multiple projects or programmes simultaneously.
- Strong partner management skills and the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
- Experience with financial management, project controls, budgeting, forecasting or capital planning.
- Knowledge of governance frameworks, reporting and performance measurement.
- Experience working in complex corporate or global environments.
- Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to anticipate challenges, manage competing priorities and drive outcomes through others.
- A continuous improvement mindset and passion for operational excellence.
Why Join Us?
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others. We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits. Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.
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Travel Requirement
Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role.
Relocation Assistance
This role is not eligible for relocation.
Remote Type
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.
Skills
- Building services and standards
- Building sustainability
- Communication
- Continuous Improvement
- Contract Management
- Curiosity
- Customer centric thinking
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Financial Analysis
- Integrated Planning
- Long Term Planning
- Project execution planning
- Real estate and location Strategy
- Safety Leadership
- Strategy and business case
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Translating strategy into plans
- Waterfall Model
- Workplace colleague experience
Legal Disclaimer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks. This careers site is for bp contractors only. Please do not refer or share the role(s) with anyone who is not currently a contractor at bp.
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