As a highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented Portfolio Manager, you will have experience working with Portfolio Directors, client leadership teams and project teams to deliver high quality Portfolio and Portfolio Management Office services for global/national/regional portfolios.
You drive the implementation of integrated governance, controls and reporting frameworks that enable efficient, effective and consistent delivery of portfolios, programmes and projects and success against annual portfolio objectives. You play a key role in establishing and maintaining portfolio governance, performance management and assurance processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, robust financial oversight and high-quality management information. Acting as a central point of coordination between project delivery teams, client stakeholders and the wider business, you provide visibility, challenge and insight to support informed decision-making and successful portfolio outcomes.
Through the application of standardised Portfolio and Portfolio Management Office methodologies, controls and best practices, you materially contribute to driving consistency, compliance and continuous improvement across commissions, directly contributing to the successful delivery of portfolio objectives, a strategically aligned, competitive portfolio, and the realisation of client benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Portfolio Governance, Assurance & Controls: Work effectively with internal and client stakeholders as required to support the direction and sustained strategic performance and business value across the portfolio. Be an active contributor to high-performing teams, embedding, governing and assuring portfolio management frameworks and control processes. Support adherence to governance, contractual deliverables, and risk‑management requirements. Maintain RAID logs, registers, trackers, and reporting mechanisms to a high-quality standard.
- Portfolio Delivery: Lead the successful execution of small to medium scale transformation/real estate portfolio management offices, and own execution of functions/elements of large-scale portfolio management offices, ensuring measurable benefits.
- Reporting & Data Management: Support on the implementation of effective reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and data integrity. Analyse portfolio data and prepare insights, summaries, and dashboards (e.g., Power BI/Excel).
- Continuous Improvement and Learning: Improve portfolio, programme and project efficiencies by supporting continuous improvement initiatives that transform portfolio performance. Support and manage portfolio management and control frameworks to ensure rigor, compliance, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Governance Support: Establish and support positive relationships with senior leaders, clients and key stakeholders, contributing to our reputation as a collaborative & trusted delivery partner. Support robust processes for engaging and managing portfolio stakeholders. Carry out governance duties, including preparing meeting materials, action tracking, and communications. Good communications skills, including professional presentations and status reports for leadership and governance forums.
- Financial & Contract Support: Support processes related to financial monitoring, budget updates, and cost reporting. Assist in coordinating procurement and contract administration activities as needed.
- Risk, Health & Safety Considerations: Contribute to the identification of portfolio risks and integration of appropriate safeguards, including health and safety.
- People & Team: Act as a first-class colleague, positively contributing to the culture of internal and commission teams and contributing to internal team growth and our One Business culture. Promote a collaborative culture focused on high performance, innovation and continuous learning