Interim PMO Specialist / Project Manager

Job Title: Interim PMO Specialist / Project Manager (Self-Starter) Location: On-site Contract Type: Temporary Contract (Immediate Start) Duration: 1-Week Trial, moving to Long-Term Contract upon successful review Salary/Rate: £40,000 per annum equivalent (£150 – £160 per day equivalent) About the Role Fast-growing business seeking an immediate, highly experienced PMO Specialist / Project Manager to take complete ownership of their project delivery function. They do not have project management expertise in-house. Therefore, they need an autonomous, highly capable self-starter who can hit the ground running on Day 1. You will be expected to audit the current setup, select and integrate a project management SaaS tool with their CRM (Pipedrive), and establish processes to scale the execution capacity rapidly. Key Responsibilities • Project Planning & Execution: Take control of the 8 live delivery projects, review or build project plans, define scope, and ensure on-time execution. • CRM & SaaS Integration: Evaluate, select, and implement a project management SaaS tool (e.g., Projects by Pipedrive, Asana, Monday.com) that integrates seamlessly with existing Pipedrive CRM to automate the transition from sales to delivery. • Resource Management: Map out team capacity and allocate personnel, budgets, and tools to handle both current workloads and the upcoming wave of 18 new projects. • Monitoring, Risk & Quality Assurance: Track project performance, build risk registers to mitigate bottlenecks, and ensure all deliverables meet strict quality standards. • Communication & Documentation: Establish clear reporting lines, run progress meetings, and build standardised project documentation (status reports, project charters, records). • Process Improvement & Training: Design and introduce scalable project management processes and provide light mentoring/support to team members navigating the new workflows. Required Experience & Qualifications • Experience: Minimum 5 years of proven experience held within a dedicated PMO or Project Management role. • Qualifications: PRINCE2 Practitioner or an equivalent recognised project management qualification (e.g., PMP, APM). • CRM/Tech Stack: Strong technical literacy with direct experience setting up project management SaaS tools and linking them to CRMs (specifically Pipedrive). • Autonomy: A true self-starter. You must be comfortable entering an environment with no existing PM infrastructure and leading the business forward without hand-holding. • Capability: Proven track record of managing multiple concurrent projects (multi-project portfolios) in high-growth environments. MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 9am-5:30pm