PMO Consultant (Delivery Assurance)

Your role

As a Delivery Assurance Consultant, you'll act as a trusted, independent voice within complex secure‑government programmes. You'll lead or contribute to structured reviews, deep‑dive assessments and assurance activities that evaluate performance, governance, risks, controls and delivery confidence. Working across multiple programmes, you'll apply analytical thinking, professional judgement and delivery expertise to identify early warning signs, uncover root causes, and highlight opportunities for improvement.

You'll work closely with project leaders, PMO, planners, risk managers and technical specialists to understand delivery dynamics, challenge assumptions and triangulate evidence from multiple sources. You'll lead the development of assurance outputs — from findings and recommendations to maturity assessments and action plans — ensuring they are clear, pragmatic and tailored to each client environment.

You'll also support the ongoing development of the Assurance capability within Delivery Optimisation, helping refine methods, build templates, mentor junior colleagues and strengthen best practice across the business. Your work will directly influence delivery outcomes and improve the reliability, predictability and transparency of major programmes.

In this role, you will:

• Lead or support structured delivery reviews, health checks and assurance activities across projects and programmes.
• Assess delivery performance using recognised frameworks, best practice standards and AtkinsRéalis methodologies.
• Review governance structures, controls, plans, financials, risks, issues, dependencies and reporting quality.
• Conduct interviews, workshops and evidence reviews with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Analyse delivery data, triangulate information and form evidence‑based conclusions.
• Produce clear, concise and actionable findings, recommendations and improvement plans.
• Provide constructive challenge and advisory support to programme leaders and sponsors.
• Monitor progress against recommendations and help embed improvements in delivery environments.
• Influence and collaborate with PMO, Risk, Planning, Digital Insights and Delivery colleagues to ensure assurance is holistic.
• Contribute to the growth of the Delivery Review & Assurance capability, developing guidance, tools and approaches.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues involved in assurance activity and delivery diagnostics.

All our roles are subject to a minimum of 3 days in the office, either onsite with our clients or at one of our AtkinsRéalis offices, (pro-rata'd for part-time employees). This particular role is based in Manchester and we are looking for candidates who can commit to being onsite in Manchester for a minimum of 4 days per week.