Graduate PMO Controller

Severn Trent Plc; Coventry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company in Coventry is seeking a Graduate PMO Planner to coordinate projects and ensure compliance with PMO frameworks. This 27-month program includes comprehensive training and placements across departments, offering growth in project delivery and stakeholder engagement. Passionate candidates with a proactive attitude and excellent communication skills will thrive in this dynamic role.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme up to £2,225

Leading pension scheme with doubled contributions

Sharesave scheme for discounted shares

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Two paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• A ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to take accountability.
• Willingness to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment.
• Ability to travel freely across sites.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with programme managers and team members to ensure alignment.
• Lead the implementation of PMO frameworks.
• Deliver accurate reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate risk reviews and governance processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Adaptability

Prioritization

Job description

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

Severn Trent is a FTSE 100 company and one of the only ones outside London to have an all-encompassing PMO department. Our Graduate PMO Planner Programme involves you to coordinate with programme managers, stakeholders, and team members to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. The Programme Planner will also be responsible for maintaining project schedules, tracking progress, and providing regular updates.

Through working in PMO, you will gain great oversight of detailed project schedules, including milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.. The programme will enable you to develop your skills. The aim of the programme is;

Coordinate with programme managers and team members to ensure alignment on project goals and timelines.

• Lead the implementation of PMO frameworks across risk, change, assurance, analysis, and reporting, ensuring compliance and best practice.
• Act as the PMO champion for risk management, change control, cost planning, and assurance activities.
• Deliver accurate, insight-driven reporting for senior stakeholders, highlighting risks, impacts, and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate risk reviews and governance processes, ensuring quality, accuracy, and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Promote continuous improvement within PMO processes, driving innovation and positioning PMO as a centre of excellence.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, presenting key programme insights and acting as a trusted advisor on deliverability.
• Support programme delivery through schedule analysis, change control monitoring, and property programme coordination.

HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME WORK?

You will be based at Sever Trent Headquarters in Coventry, the heart of our operating patch. The programme requires you to complete placements throughout your time in the role, gaining exposure in different areas of the department so that you are equipped with the right skills to build your career here at Severn Trent.

In this exciting programme, you will have the chance to discuss your development and career ambitions in your 1-1 meetings with business leads, mentors, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You will expand your knowledge in order to ensure the successful delivery of our projects by developing, managing and reporting on the SRO & Property Programme progress, focusing on risk, change, assurance and analysis on behalf of programme and project managers in order to meet overall requirements of the business.

You will be working closely with the Project Delivery, SRO Environmental and technical teams as well as our internal assurance and governance teams alongside our external consultants and contractors to ensure success project delivery. Providing clear and concise insight to our stakeholders to support in the decision‑making process for all projects.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long‑term.

If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our graduates every day, you’ll be a great match for our programme. We’d love you to be someone with: (skills and behaviours role requires)

• A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work.
• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast‑paced working environment.
• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head‑first into problem solving. No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams.
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences.
• Ability to travel freely across our patch to visit different sites and travel to meetings and training days.
• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment, and capable of looking forward to pre‑empt challenges and issues.
• The care to look out for, and be an inspiration to your colleagues.
• Pride to see every moment of every day as an opportunity to show how good we are.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Our New Talent Team will guide you and support you every step of the way. Furthermore, your line manager, mentor and graduate buddy will be there to help you in making sure you reach your full potential here at Severn Trent.

Programme Duration: Typically 27 months

Entry Criteria: There are no specific degree disciplines needed.

Driving Requirements: You will be required to have a full UK driving licence along with access to your own vehicle upon starting this role.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It’s not just a job you’ll get here; you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award‑winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.

Here are some of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,225 which is subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year

As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase whilst you’re on programme and you’ll also get an increase when you move into your first job.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At Severn Trent we are passionate about our people. We want to make sure that we continue to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and cohesive culture that represents the communities and customers we serve. We’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us with our commitments.Find out more about our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion at Severn Trent.

LET’S GO

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

• Roles close on 13th January at Midday (12pm)
• Check your diary – face to face assessments will run from through February and March 2026
• Estimated start date- September 2026

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeatSevernTrent on social media.

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this programme and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate must be able therefore to demonstrate right to work without Severn Trent sponsorship.