Job Description

Overview

Lead Delivery Excellence. Enable Project Success. Engineer a Better future!

At AtkinsRéalis, we don't just support project delivery - we elevate it. Our PMO professionals are trusted to bring clarity, structure, and confidence to some of the UK's most complex and high-stakes programmes. As a PMO Consultant within our Secure Government practice, you'll play a central role in enabling delivery across projects that protect national security and underpin the UK's resilience.

With a global team of 38,000+ experts operating across 160+ countries, you'll join an organisation with true breadth, opportunity and impact. You'll work alongside delivery, technical, commercial and transformation specialists who value collaboration, continuous learning and delivery excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced PMO professionals to take ownership, shape delivery approaches, strengthen project controls, and influence client outcomes - all while growing your expertise in a unique, fast-paced environment.

You'll benefit from:

• Purpose-driven work at the heart of secure-government delivery.
• Hybrid working, with most time onsite to build relationships, access secure systems and operate effectively in high-integrity delivery environments.
• Clear pathways for progression, including leadership opportunities for more experienced candidates.
• Advanced training, tools and frameworks, including financial controls, risk and assurance, planning, PMO transformation and change.
• The AtkinsRéalis Certified Project Professional (ACPP) fast-track route to APM Chartership.
• A supportive PMO community, rich in expertise, mentoring and career opportunities.
• Inclusive networks (Women in Defence, Military networks, DE&I groups).
• Meaningful work during the vetting process, if clearance is required.

Your role

As a PMO Consultant within our Delivery Optimisation sub-practice, you'll be a central force in shaping and strengthening delivery capability across some of the UK's most complex and high-profile secure-government programmes.

You'll bring clarity, structure and insight to multidisciplinary teams, applying your expertise across financial management, risk and issue control, planning, governance and performance reporting to ensure projects run with confidence and precision. Working at the heart of major programmes, you'll design and embed effective delivery controls, translate data into meaningful insights, and advise teams and stakeholders on the health and trajectory of their projects. You'll collaborate closely with clients, project managers, engineers and analysts to improve delivery maturity, influence decision-making and drive continuous improvement across portfolios.

Whether refining governance frameworks, leading financial reporting cycles, developing integrated plans or shaping PMO standards, you'll play a pivotal role in enabling effective, transparent and accountable delivery. For senior candidates, this also includes opportunities to lead PMO workstreams, steer stakeholder conversations, mentor junior professionals and help shape the future of PMO capability within the Secure Government community.

All our roles are subject to a minimum of 3 days in the office, either onsite with our clients or at one of our AtkinsRéalis offices, (pro-rata'd for part-time employees). These particular roles are based in Cheltenham and Manchester, and we are looking for candidates who can commit to being onsite in Cheltenham or Manchester for a minimum of 4 days per week.

About you

You can bring more than just experience - you can bring energy, curiosity, and a genuine drive to make a difference. With a positive attitude and a strong team spirit, you thrive in collaborative environments and rise to the challenge when things get complex. You're someone who takes pride in delivering high-quality work, building trusted relationships, and continuously learning and growing. Whether you're solving problems, mentoring others, or navigating change, you bring a balanced mix of professionalism, adaptability, and passion for delivery excellence.

Alongside your mindset and approach, you'll also bring:

• Broad experience of project, programme and portfolio governance, and must include strong PMO leadership, financial management and/or risk management capabilities.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience using a range of delivery tools such as MS Project, Primavera, Power BI, Excel etc.
• A proactive, analytical and solutions-focused mindset.
• Understanding of PMO frameworks (P3O), methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid), and controls.
• Ability to design PMO processes, reporting structures or governance models.
• Experience coaching or developing junior team members.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.