Summary: This role is for a PMO Analyst on a fixed-term contract until November 2026 at Whitbread, focusing on supporting the corporate technology team. The position involves developing PMO processes, managing financial budgeting, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The analyst will work closely with the Portfolio Manager to ensure project success through effective governance and resource allocation. The role offers a hybrid working model with a significant emphasis on collaboration and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop PMO processes, governance, standards, and best practices across Whitbread Technology.
- Manage financial budgeting processes across projects.
- Develop reporting to provide insights supporting decision making.
- Facilitate project prioritisation, funding allocations, and resource allocation processes.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across technology teams.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience managing full life cycles of projects.
- Experience in both Waterfall and Agile environments.
- Ability to support multiple projects and manage own work activities effectively.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong knowledge of reporting standards, dashboard production, and governance meeting packs.
Salary (Rate): £44,000 yearly
City: Dunstable
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
This is a Fixed term contract till November 2026 Here at Whitbread, we are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst for our corporate technology team to work closely with the Portfolio Manager to ensure the backbone of the PMO Office is driven forward whilst all standards are maintained. This is a unique opportunity to provide leadership and support for Delivery Portfolios across Whitbread Technology, ensuring they have the resources and guidance needed to succeed.
Role: PMO Analyst
Salary: £44,000
Contract Type: FTC till end of November 2026, Permanent
Location: Whitbread Court, Dunstable (Hybrid working model of 3 days per week in office)
Why You’ll Love It Here
Healthcare: Individual BUPA healthcare
10% matched pension
Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand
Check out all our benefits here: What you’ll be doing: As a PMO Analyst, you will help develop the PMO processes, governance, standards, and best practices across Whitbread Technology, working closely with other teams within technology. Alongside this, you will manage financial budgeting processes across projects. You will also help develop reporting to provide insights which support decision making, facilitate project prioritisation, funding allocations and resource allocation processes as well as foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the technology.
What you’ll need: Proven experience managing full life cycles of projects Experience in both Waterfall and Agile environments Ability to support multiple projects, manage own work activities, meet deadlines in a timely and effective manner Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Strong knowledge of reporting standards, dashboard production & production of governance meeting packs Be part of our Technology Team at Whitbread Through collaboration, passion and hiring the smartest minds, our Technology team builds products and services that are used by 38,000 of us at Whitbread and millions of guests. Everything from an eCommerce website that handles £2 billion in transactions per year, applications that are scalable across our 1,200 hotel and restaurants, devices that enable our teams and guests to have a seamless experience, all whilst keeping data secure. Together we’re building the hotel of the future.
