Senior Manager, EPMO Governance
Job ID 13350 Date posted 19/10/2026 Date closes 01/11/2026 City SOUTHAMPTON State HAMPSHIRE Country United Kingdom Job Type Full TimeJob Description
In our pursuit of excellence within our Strategy Department here at Carnival UK, we're seeking individuals who are not just adept at numbers but who also bring a wealth of knowledge to the table for our Senior Manager, ePMO Governance position. At our core, we believe in the strength of a diverse and skilled team to drive our business forward. Your skills and qualifications are valuable to us.
Role Overview
Our Enterprise PMO (ePMO) is a small, specialist team within Strategy Execution and Value. It acts as an in-house centre of excellence, helping the business set up projects and programmes for success and giving our Executive team confidence that our plans are on track.
Key accountabilities include:
Owning, embedding and continuously improving the Carnival UK Change Delivery Framework as the single, consistent way of working across Carnival UK.
Defining and maintaining stage gates, minimum standards, tools and templates, scaled to fit everything from small, low-complexity projects to large transformation programmes.
Driving adoption through communications, training, coaching, drop-in sessions, pilots and rollouts, then refining the framework based on feedback.
Acting as a critical friend to programme teams and building strong partnerships with functions across Carnival UK, so the business works as one team.
Set and drive standards for programme and project management across Carnival UK
Position Requirements
Our ideal candidates are those who possess not only the technical skills required for PMO, but also a a keen eye for detail.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
A recognised project, programme, portfolio or PMO qualification (e.g. MSP, MoP, P3O, APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMI), or comparable experience in a complex PMO environment.
Proven experience designing, implementing and embedding project and programme governance frameworks, including stage-gate governance and delivery standards.
Strong knowledge of waterfall delivery, with a working understanding of agile and hybrid approaches within one governance framework.
Experience creating and delivering training, coaching and guidance on ways of working within a PMO, ePMO or centre-of-excellence setting.
About You
You are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment yet is capable of working independently with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. Your qualifications are just the start; we're looking for team members who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our collective success.
Personal Qualities:
Influences without dictating, winning hearts and minds and bringing people along.
Builds strong relationships, balancing structure with a people-focused approach.
Confident giving constructive challenge to senior stakeholders, up to VP level.
Curious and outcome-focused, adapting as the role develops from rollout to continuous improvement.
Why Join Us?
Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK06, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home.
Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague here.
We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real impact. Beyond competitive salaries and benefits, here's what we offer:
Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
Annual bonus
A friendly welcome with help settling in
Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
Extensive learning and development opportunities
Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
Employee-led networks
Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
Life Assurance
Parental and adoption leave
Employee Shares Plan
Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
Application Note
Given the opportunities we provide, we encourage prompt applications. We are committed to finding the right blend of talent and passion, and our recruitment process may close earlier than advertised for roles with high applicant volumes.
Don't miss this chance to leverage your accounting qualifications in a role where you can truly shine. Apply today and let's explore how your skills and ambitions align with our opportunities!
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