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Posted Date:  23 May 2025
Posting End Date:  29 - Jul - 2025
Location:  Coventry
Company:  Severn Trent Water
Department:  Asset Intelligence
Salary (£):  £45,000 - £55,000

Portfolio PMO Planner

 

 

Our innovation strategy is simple - We want to solve the challenges we have today as well as find answers to some of our industry’s bigger long-term challenges. Whether it's delivering water that is always good to drink, reducing waste in our processes with energy efficient technologies or improving visibility of the network, our 150+ strong team of innovators are working day in day out to make it happen.


Join us in shaping the future of innovation.


Are you passionate about driving innovation and ensuring project excellence? We’re looking for a Portfolio PMO Planner to lead governance, assurance, and delivery oversight across our Innovation portfolio on a 12 month fixed term contract.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values creativity, curiosity, and continuous improvement. This is your chance to make a real impact—driving innovation that benefits our business, our partners, and our communities.

 


EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

  • Overseeing the development and validation of complex programme plans, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
  • Conducting governance reviews to assess planning quality, milestone realism, and critical path integrity
  • Providing second-line oversight to challenge assumptions, dependencies, and delivery confidence
  • Ensuring planning artefacts (e.g. schedules, RAID logs, resource forecasts) are accurate, maintained, and used effectively
  • Monitoring progress against plans and ensuring timely intervention when deviations occur
  • Supporting scenario planning and reforecasting to maintain delivery control and transparency
  • Facilitating governance forums with clear reporting on planning status, risks, and decision points
  • Driving continuous improvement in planning practices through lessons learned and trend analysis

 


WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

  • Proven experience in PMO or programme delivery roles, ideally within large-scale or multi-workstream programmes
  • Experience applying governance frameworks and planning tools across diverse delivery models, including internal teams and external suppliers
  • Strong communication skills to engage senior stakeholders and challenge planning assumptions constructively
  • Financial and commercial awareness to support forecasting, benefit tracking, and supplier performance management
  • Ability to empower delivery teams and suppliers to build credible plans, while ensuring timely escalation of risks and delivery challenges

 

Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.   

 
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do. 

 
And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity; who help us do just that.

 


WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU


Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.


With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

 

  • Salary range of £45,000 - £55,000
  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year) 
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 of base salary per annum based on company performance) 
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%) 
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate 
  • Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’ 
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers 
  • Family friendly policies 
  • Two volunteering days per year  

 


WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.


Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date too - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.


And, if your curiosity has peaked and you want to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

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