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Summary: Are you a natural problem-solver who loves diving into data to find the story behind the numbers? Do you want a role that sits right at the heart of the action? We are looking for a PMO Analyst to join our Technology & Insights directorate. This is an exciting opportunity to act as the central hub for our project portfolio, ensuring the seamless delivery of vital projects and programmes. You won't just be crunching numbers; you will be providing the essential insights that help our senior management make data-driven decisions. Whether you are a rising talent looking to grow your career or an experienced professional seeking a fluid role with impact, you will play a key part in maintaining our governance standards and supporting our project managers to succeed. Main Responsibilities As our PMO Analyst, you will support the PMO Lead and the wider team by keeping our project data accurate, accessible, and insightful. Your day-to-day will involve: Data Analysis & Reporting: You will gather, analyse, and report on critical project data, including milestones, budgets, and resource allocation, preparing these insights for the senior management team. Quality Assurance: You will act as a guardian of quality, providing assurance on project status reports and ensuring all data submitted is accurate and consistent. Governance & Tracking: You will assist with project tracking and the management of Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID), ensuring every project sticks to our established governance standards. System Super-User: You will act as the "super-user" for our Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool, maintaining templates and guidance documents to ensure a consistent approach across the business. Team Support: You will provide direct administrative support to the PMO team, managing schedules, team calendars, and handling the onboarding and offboarding logistics for project managers.What you'll need We are looking for someone who is organised, detail-oriented, and ready to get stuck in. To be successful in this role, you'll need: Experience: Demonstrated experience working in a PMO or similar environment, specifically with a focus on project support, data management, and quality assurance. Project Knowledge: A solid understanding of project management principles, documentation, and methodologies such as PRINCE2 or Agile. Technical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis software (such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets) and the ability to collect, analyse, and interpret project data. Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present data clearly to various team members. Problem Solving: The capacity to identify issues within project data or processes and suggest practical solutions. Organisation: Excellent time management skills to handle a variety of tasks, from scheduling meetings to managing IT access and equipment allocationEmployees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time. Grow a career with a meaningful purpose. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water. Benefits package: Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution. 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service. Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave. Paid volunteering days. Cycle to work scheme. Health cash plan. Life assurance. Wellbeing related benefits.What can you expect from your recruitment? To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career's website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for, apply now! South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency. Compensation package: £35,000 - £45,000 dependent on experience

Summary: The Portfolio Data and Reporting Lead owns the critical question 'What does this all mean?', translating complex project data into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders across South East Water. As part of the central PMO hub supporting a £1billion Capital Programme, you will act as the 'data guardian', ensuring integrity and consistency while breaking down information silos between business functions to provide a single source of truth. Accountable for reporting where we are winning and where we have opportunities to improve. Providing actionable insights that drive performance levels and aide decision making up to Board level. You are the primary interface for transforming raw data into intelligence. Without this role, the organisation would rely on fragmented data dumps rather than intuitive insights, hindering senior leadership's ability to make fast, strategic decisions in a highly regulated environment impacting customer's overall experience. Main responsibilities: Design and manage the PMO's reporting framework to establish standard content, frequency, and audiences for all reports. Gather and aggregate data from planning, controls, and risk functions to create a holistic view of portfolio health. Transform complex data sets into clear, intuitive visual dashboards (e.g., Power BI) to enable self-service access for stakeholders. Own the development and execution of materials for Board updates and periodic reviews. Implement data quality checks and processes to act as the 'data guardian' and ensure reporting accuracy and trust. Manage the PMO reporting calendar and communication channels to ensure the right information reaches the right people on time. Analyse trends and variances within data to provide actionable insights rather than simple data dumps. Automate data collection methods to reduce the administrative burden on project delivery teams. Adapt reporting structures during crisis scenarios to provide high-frequency updates to executive leadership.You'll need: Skills / Qualifications / Experience Relevant training in Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, or Information Management. Professional certification in data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) or equivalent portfolio of work. Project Management or PMO foundation certification (e.g., P3O, APM). Advanced data visualization and storytelling skills (specifically Power BI). Leadership and ability to drive continuous improvement in reporting processes. Strong analytical problem-solving skills to interpret complex datasets. Proficiency in the Google platform. The ability to manage and influence all levels of stakeholders. Adaptive communication to successfully tailor complex messages to varied audiences. Excellent stakeholder communication for managing reporting calendars. Proven experience designing and managing reporting frameworks in a complex project environment. Significant experience aggregating data from planning, controls, and risk functions. Extensive operational knowledge of acting as a 'data guardian' to ensure data quality and trust.Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time. Grow a career with a meaningful purpose. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water. Benefits package: Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution. 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service. Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave. Paid volunteering days. Cycle to work scheme. Health cash plan. Life assurance. Wellbeing related benefits.What can you expect from your recruitment? To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career's website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for, apply now! South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency. Compensation package: £77,000 - £90,000 p.a. dependant on experience