Program Manager

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Larne; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing firm located in Northern Ireland is seeking a Program Manager. The role involves providing leadership in project management, managing schedules and costs, and developing strategies for risk mitigation. Candidates should have extensive experience in project management and strong interpersonal skills. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits including a car allowance and bonus opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Up to 18% bonus

Car Allowance - £450pcm

Contributory pension scheme

Contributory share scheme

Access to health and dental care plans

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project management with skills in planning, organizing, and controlling projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and ability to handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to project teams executing project activities.
• Manage project schedules, costing, and document control.
• Develop risk identification and mitigation strategies.

Job description

Overview

Career Area: Strategy

Compensation Grade: 24

Job Title: Program Manager

Salary/Grade: £51,000- £65,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Larne

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 18% bonus
• Car Allowance - £450pcm
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase

This position requires a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more.

With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

The opportunity

We are looking for a Program Manager to join our team at Caterpillar (N.I) situated in Larne. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role within Large Electric Power (LEP) Product Group.

As part of the Large Electric Power Product Group, the Solutions Project Management team is the de-facto champion for each and every customer/dealer order, providing leadership to project team(s) in the planning and execution of all the activities required to deliver a successful project, on time, within budget and to the customer’s satisfaction.

Central to the role is establishing and managing the relationship interfaces between the project team, our dealers, and their customers.

What you will do

As the Program Manager, you will focus on providing leadership to the project team(s) executing all the project activities related to the fiscal reporting, engineering, procurement, purchasing, logistics, quality, EHSS, site technical assistance and commissioning of LEP Solutions projects. You will seek to:

• Understand the project technical and commercial requirements, local conditions, statutory requirements.
• Develop project schedule, project costing, and manage document control
• Collaborate with our dealers in managing customer change orders, facilitating the project team in making sound technical and commercial assessments and decisions.
• Develop the risk identification and risk mitigation strategies, jointly working with team members and dealers on projects.
• Assist the dealer project team in the development and execution of their project execution strategy, tactics, and transactional activities.
• Practice and manage regular communications and reporting with team members, dealers, customers, and management.
• Leverage functional area leaders and team members alike to solve business problems to ensure project objectives and requirements are met. Document and resolve issues using local or regional project resources and working relationships where possible, holding project team members responsible to make the project successful.
• Support the manufacturing facility quality engineer and dealer site team in closing project site ‘punch list’ items

This role will also provide regional portfolio leadership within the department, promoting and driving continuous improvement of project management processes through the development of collaborative relationships amongst the Power Solutions work group, with customers, suppliers, and other cross functional groups.

What you have

Project Management - Level Extensive Experience:

• Ability to plan, organise, monitor, and control construction and/or industrial projects, ensuring efficient utilisation of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
• Experience of presenting technical and commercial proposals & trade-offs to stakeholder groups.
• Previous advanced project/program management experience, including the use of MS Project or similar project management software
• Knowledge of power system product & applications would be beneficial.

Relationship Management - Level Extensive Experience:

• Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels both inside and outside the department, together with a strong customer focus.
• Demonstrated leadership potential, with clear evidence of accountability and acting with a sense of urgency.

Flexibility and Adaptability - Level Extensive Experience:

• Leverages prior experience as a help towards handling changing situations.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and be comfortable with change.

Influencing - Level Working Knowledge:

• Develops basic persuasive arguments.
• Discusses organizational culture around providing input on decisions.
• Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to surface opportunities to influence.
• Identifies who the decision makers are and how they receive information.
• Regularly presents ideas or suggestions to associates in persuasive terms.

Managing Multiple Priorities - Level Extensive Experience:

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritising and time allocation.
• Works with or leads others to re-prioritise work and reschedule commitments as necessary.

Education

• An accredited Engineering or Business Management degree or closely related technical qualification. For those with lesser qualifications, considerably more job-related experience.

Additional information:

• Up to 50% travel to customer sites across EMEA.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. #LI

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

Posting Dates: September 9, 2025 - September 23, 2025

Note: The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

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