Location
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Industry sector
Management, Executive
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
30/04/2026
Closing date
28/05/2026
Project Management Office
Location: Birmingham
Salary: From £40K per year (dependant on experience)
Hours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 07.30-16.00, Friday 07.30-12.30
Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent
About Us
We are a growing, innovative defence business with a turnover of £15-20 million, delivering high-quality solutions to UK and international customers. As we continue to scale, we are investing in a Project Management Officer (PMO) to ensure robust delivery, compliance, and operational excellence across all programmes.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive PMO to support the successful delivery of multiple projects across the business.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in a fast-growing SME where you'll have real visibility, influence, and the chance to shape how projects are delivered in a regulated, high-impact environment.
What You'll Be Doing
* Supporting Project Managers in planning, tracking, and delivering projects
* Maintaining project schedules, documentation, and governance processes
* Producing clear, accurate reports and dashboards for senior leadership
* Tracking risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple programmes
* Coordinating project meetings, reviews, and action logs
* Supporting resource planning and highlighting capacity constraints
* Ensuring compliance with defence, quality, and audit requirements
* Creating a Product Initiation process (PID)
What We're Looking For
* Experience in a PMO, project support, or co-ordination role
* Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
* Confidence working with data, reporting, and project tracking tools (e.g. Excel, MS Project)
* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work across teams
Desirable (but not essential)
* Experience in defence, aerospace, or other regulated industries
* Knowledge of project methodologies such as APMP, PRINCE2 or Agile
* Experience with risk management or financial tracking
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a growing business where your work has real impact
* Gain exposure to complex, high-value defence projects
* Work closely with senior leadership and experienced project professionals
* Opportunity to develop your career within project management and PMO
Security Requirements
Due to the nature of our work, you must be eligible to obtain UK security clearance.
Other:
* Must be a British National with no Dual Nationality due to security clearance.
* Eligible to obtain UK security clearance to SC level.
Holidays: 25 days: combination of compulsory shut down and floating days
Benefits :
* Company events
* Company pension
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* Sick pay
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Mcgeoch Technology, please do not hesitate to apply.