Talan (part of the Talan Group) is an expert provider of professional services. Our vision and mission is to take positive action in a complex world for the future good of people and the environment and to enlighten and enable our clients’ transformation in an increasingly complex world.

We are purpose-driven, working across multiple sectors, tackling social and environmental challenges, improving and simplify the way markets work, harnessing the power of digital transformation and ensuring data is protected and used ethically. 

Talan provides a range of consultancy and outsourcing capabilities including programme management, market design and governance. We also have extensive and award-winning capabilities across cyber security, data privacy and digital transformation. We are IIP Gold accredited and Great Place to Work accredited.

The nature of what we do means we are very much a people business. The contribution every member of the team makes to our diverse range of experience, skills and personalities is valued. We invest heavily in learning and development to enable our people to develop skills and gain experience which will enhance career prospects for life. Many who started their careers with us have rapidly progressed to more senior positions.

No two days are the same, but we believe in a flexible approach to working which we know our employees value.

The Role

The PMO will lead the delivery of a structured, high-quality Programme Management Office (PMO) service, supporting key clients within the electricity and gas markets of Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great Britain. This role will entail robust programme governance, stakeholder coordination, and strategic reporting across multi-year regulatory programmes.

This role will involve regular attendance at client offices in Belfast, with some requirement to travel to Dublin and London as required.

Responsibilities

Programme Governance & Planning

• Establish and maintain programme plans, Gantt charts, and holistic views across programmes.
• Ensure alignment with relevant Governance Frameworks
• Lead Stage Gate Reviews and Lessons Learned Workshops to support continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement & Secretariat Support

• Coordinate meetings and engagements with industry participants, Regulators, and  other stakeholders.
• Oversee agendas, documentation, minutes, and action logs for governance meetings.
• Facilitate external engagements and industry workshops.

Change Control & Risk Management

• Manage the formal change control process for programmes, ensuring governance compliance.
• Maintain and update RAID logs, lessons learned logs, and query registers.
• Identify and escalate risks, issues, and interdependencies across programmes.

Reporting & Performance Monitoring

• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc progress updates to Programme Boards.
• Track KPIs and outputs against project milestones and regulatory expectations.
• Ensure timely and transparent reporting to support regulatory decision-making.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive reviews and understanding of lessons learned, outputs, and feedback to drive continuous improvement 
• Offer knowledge sessions back to the business to support growth and improve ways of working. This could be done at staff stand-ups, dedicated training sessions, or feedback and ways of working sessions.
• Build strong working relationships and manage expectations of all stakeholders 
• Ensure projects are followed up with benefit realisation 
• Support future business development initiatives, inputting into bids and proposals as required.  
• Identify opportunities for expansion of services into existing clients and work with business development colleagues to upsell, network, and position for future work and growth.

Competitive salary plus bonus and excellent benefits package

Requirements

• 5 years + proven experience in leading PMO functions within regulated environments, ideally in energy or utilities.
• Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent 
• Able to work in a variety of implementation approaches, Agile and Waterfall 
• Understanding/ experience of the NI, RoI and/or GB energy market would be beneficial.  

Upon employment, employees should also have a sound awareness of the Company's Information, Quality, Environmental and Energy Management Systems.