Business Manager

Job Purpose

• Manage and improve the delivery of the PMO Department annual business plan, quarterly financial forecasts, monthly management information, monitoring and reporting performance against plan.


• Deliver and improve on workforce planning for the PMO Department, providing a central point of contact for workforce changes and requirements, RAP approval and submissions, and monitoring and reporting performance against plan.


• Initiate and manage weekly recruitment approval and contract extension processes for the PMO Departments.


• Be responsible for the PMO Communications Strategy and delivery of the Communication Plan.


• Support the day-to-day running of the PMO Department by resolving operational issues across the PMO teams and queries from corporate support functions (e.g. CEO, Finance, Facilities, Comms, etc.).


• Manage and deliver special or continuous improvement projects, as required by the PMO Director.


• Support the PMO Senior Leadership team on governance, including but not limited to the management of delegations within the directorate.


• Support the PMO teams with procurement processes, including purchase orders and contract variations, including monthly accruals.


• Act as an information conduit between PMO department leadership teams and corporate support functions.


• Actively promote and embed equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

• Ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders effectively, working to agreed deadlines and managing competing priorities


• Ability to manage and support projects, mitigating risks and escalating issues appropriately


• Ability to collate and analyse data and information, presenting this clearly


• Ability to collaborate with a range of subject matter and technical experts, achieving desired outcomes

• Understanding of HR and Finance data, processes and reporting


• Understanding of business processes and how to effectively operate across organisational functions


• Understanding the application of effective governance and control frameworks


• Understanding of project management tools and techniques


• Understanding of Matrix Organisations

• Project management experience


• Experience of supplier and stakeholder management


• Experience of developing, managing and monitoring budgets and resource requirements


• Experience of monitoring business performance and developing reports


• The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with HS2 company values.


• Experience of operating in a controlled environment and following defined governance frameworks