PMO Officer

Overview We are looking for a PMO Officer to join our team. The role is full time and permanent, working 36 hours per week. The position is based in the Engine House, Swindon, with a minimum of one day per week in the office.

Hybrid working is available. Opportunities to attend some of our great live music and history events are also offered. Responsibilities As a PMO Officer, you will work closely with project and programme managers to ensure that projects are delivered on time while following English Heritage’s governance framework.

You will help define project scopes, clearly articulate business benefits, and ensure that these are achievable and ultimately realised. On a day-to-day basis you will ensure that projects are effectively resourced and appropriately funded, monitor progress to flag risks and issues, and utilise the agreed project governance and standards to support successful delivery. Inclusion and Well‑being Forget the stereotypes.

It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England’s heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We are committed to making English Heritage an equitable, diverse, and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally.

These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability, and Gender Health and Well‑being. We take wellbeing seriously and are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. We provide a network of Mental Health First Aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support reasonable adjustments.

Qualifications To be considered as a PMO Officer, you’ll need experience in supporting monthly reporting cycles, proven report‑writing skills, a track record in designing processes and templates to improve efficiencies across the team, and an understanding of formal project‑management methodologies such as PRINCE2. Interviews will be held the week commencing 25th May at the Engine House, Swindon. Benefits Salary from £38,423, depending on skills, experience and location 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years Matched pension contributions up to 10% Flexible hours The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector Apprenticeship opportunities Subscriptions to professional bodies Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members 25% discount in our shops and cafés Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave Closing date: 13/05/2026 23:59:59 Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.

Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better.

Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings. That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create. #J-18808-Ljbffr