Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.
Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into.
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The roleWe’re looking for a highly capable Senior PMO to join our Change & Transformation Office at an exciting stage of growth and evolution.
This Senior PMO will play a key role within the team, supporting the governance, oversight and successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of business change initiatives.
Working closely with the Head of Change & Transformation, Change & Transformation Office and Project Managers across the organisation, you'll provide portfolio-level insight, challenge and support to ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed governance standards, priorities and strategic objectives. You'll monitor project performance, manage reporting, identify and escalate risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, and provide meaningful analysis that supports effective and timely decision-making.
This role also offers the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing evolution of the Change & Transformation Office, helping to improve processes, strengthen governance frameworks and enhance the effectiveness of project delivery across the organisation. It is an excellent opportunity for an experienced PMO professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and building strong relationships with stakeholders.
The PersonYou will be an experienced PMO professional with a proven track record operating within complex, multi-project environments. Comfortable managing competing priorities and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders across all levels, you thrive in fast-paced organisations where adaptability, judgement, and a proactive mindset are essential.
You’ll bring a minimum of five years’ experience within PMO in Change, and / or Transformation functions, with strong exposure to project, programme and portfolio governance, reporting, raids management, project controls and assurance.
Experience within financial services, pensions, or similarly regulated environments would be advantageous, but we are open to candidates from a variety of sectors who can demonstrate transferable experience in complex change environments.
A confident communicator, you will be skilled in engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. You are comfortable providing challenge where required, building credibility quickly, and translating complex information into meaningful insights that support effective decision-making.
Strong analytical capability is essential. You will be confident interpreting project data, identifying trends, highlighting risks, and making practical recommendations that improve portfolio performance. Equally, you’ll bring excellent organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to maintain high-quality governance standards across multiple concurrent initiatives.
To be successful in the role, you will demonstrate:
Significant experience within PMO.
Strong project governance expertise across multiple workstreams or projects within a portfolio.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage and challenge senior leaders.
Experience of risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and resource management.
Strong reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to produce clear, insightful management information.
Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
Experience working with project and portfolio management tools, with exposure to Project for the Web considered advantageous.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and minute-taking skills.
A collaborative approach and the ability to coach, mentor, and support less experienced colleagues.
The resilience and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities within a dynamic transformation environment.
Professional project management qualifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent are highly desirable, although practical experience and demonstrable capability will be considered equally important.
This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned PMO professional who enjoys operating across project, programme and portfolio levels, influencing senior stakeholders, and helping organisations deliver meaningful and sustainable change.
Next StepsPlease apply for the apply button or visit Careers Page by 5pm on 13th August 2026.
Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life
Skills Required
- Minimum of five years' experience within PMO in Change and/or Transformation functions
- Strong project, programme and portfolio governance expertise across multiple workstreams
- Experience in reporting, RAIDS (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) management, project controls and assurance
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to engage and challenge senior leaders
- Strong reporting and analytical skills with ability to produce clear management information
- Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies
- Experience working with project and portfolio management tools
- Exposure to Project for the Web
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and minute-taking skills
- Professional project management qualifications such as PRINCE2 or PMP
- Experience in financial services, pensions, or regulated environments
- Ability to coach, mentor and support less experienced colleagues
What We Do
The Railways Pension Scheme is one of the UK’s largest and longest established pension funds. Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion on behalf of the scheme’s 350,000 members who are connected to the railway industry. Railpen's purpose is to secure our members' future. To achieve this we invest the scheme’s assets to generate strong returns over the long term. Our members and their employers trust us with this very significant responsibility. We are proud of this responsibility, take it very seriously, and are committed to, and passionate about, improving their future lives. Generating the required returns is challenging. To be successful we must constantly strive to be considered a world-class asset owner by our stakeholders, with a proven track record of adding value for our members. This means we have to have excellent people, doing exemplary work, in every part of our business. We use the size of our assets to invest wisely and influentially. Our convictions and a clear set of investment beliefs guide us through complex and changing markets. We’re not afraid to think innovatively or act boldly in the best interests of the members we are proud to serve
