Head of Estates Portfolio Management Office

University of Sheffield
Working Pattern:
Full time
Faculty:
Professional Services
School:
Estates and Facilities Management (EFM)
We have an exciting opportunity within the Department of Estates & Facilities Management for an experienced Head of Estates Portfolio Management Office (PMO) in our Development, Space and Property team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal strategic leadership role, responsible for ensuring the University's multi-million-pound capital investment and operational estate activities are optimally governed and fully aligned with long-term strategic goals. With a rolling portfolio of 100+ live projects and over £200m in value at any one time, there has never been a more exciting time to join the team.


The Head of Estates PMO is a strategic leadership role within the EFM team designed to provide strategic oversight and quality control across the entire Estates project portfolio. The post-holder will lead the design, implementation, and management of a centralised PMO function that provides oversight across the entire estates portfolio.


The role is designed to decouple governance and business case development from delivery teams. A primary focus is the integration of capital and revenue data, the standardisation of complex University governance and the development of predictive resource profiling.


This role will work alongside the Capital Projects team, Minor Works, and Lifecycle Management to ensure a unified, best-practice approach to project delivery. The role holder will establish and lead a centralised PMO function that standardises methodologies, governs project gateways, and provides high-level management information to drive operational excellence across the Estate.


This role is responsible for ensuring consistency across all Estates teams and projects, by translating complex project, financial, and operational data into actionable intelligence. The post holder will act as the strategic interface with the University's Executive and Finance Committees, leading the preparation and presentation of high-level reports and recommendations on portfolio health and future investment proposals.


What We Offer
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.


We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.


Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special.


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