Project Control Specialist (SAP, AI & Enterprise Applications) in London

We're looking for a Portfolio Planning Specialist to manage the intake, prioritisation, planning and capacity management of SAP, AI and enterprise technology initiatives.

This role will ensure new demand is assessed, sequenced and planned effectively, balancing business priorities, funding, dependencies and available delivery capacity. Working across Portfolio, Technology, Finance, Architecture, PMO and Delivery teams, you'll create and maintain an integrated view of upcoming work and help ensure projects enter delivery with clear scope, ownership and realistic timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the intake and planning of SAP, AI, Finance Technology and enterprise technology demand.
• Assess project readiness, scope, funding, resource requirements, dependencies and delivery risks.
• Maintain forward-looking capacity plans across architecture, SAP, delivery, testing, data, security and vendor teams.
• Develop and maintain integrated roadmaps, delivery schedules and dependency maps.
• Support prioritisation decisions based on business value, urgency, risk, capacity and delivery feasibility.
• Identify planning conflicts early and recommend options for resequencing, resourcing, phasing or scope adjustment.
• Provide clear portfolio insights to support leadership decision-making.

About You

You'll bring:

• Experience in portfolio planning, demand management, resource planning, capacity management or project controls within technology or transformation environments.
• Strong skills in roadmap development, dependency management, milestone planning and capacity forecasting.
• Experience managing project intake, prioritisation and delivery sequencing.
• The ability to work effectively with portfolio leads, project managers, architects, Finance teams, vendors and PMO functions.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of CAPEX/OPEX planning, funding governance, Agile delivery or SAP Activate.
• Experience supporting SAP, ERP, AI, Finance Technology or enterprise transformation portfolios.
• Familiarity with planning and portfolio tools such as MS Project, Excel, Power BI, Planview, Clarity, Jira or Azure DevOps.

If you're passionate about bringing structure, visibility, and discipline to complex technology portfolios, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply or contact

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.