Programme Delivery Lead Navy

Quartzelec; Rugby; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quartzelec is seeking a Programme Delivery Lead to oversee the planning, coordination and delivery of a long-term customer programme. You will work with cross-functional teams, suppliers and stakeholders to meet contractual commitments safely, on time and within budget.

The role ensures governance, risk and cost control while driving continuous improvement, acting as the primary interface with the customer and maintaining strong relationships to deliver value throughout the contract lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex programmes or major customer contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of a long-term customer programme.
• Act as primary interface between business and customer, building trust.
• Monitor budgets and forecast financial performance.
• Coordinate procurement, manage supplier performance and risks.
• Drive document control, configuration management across functions.
• Proven experience leading complex programmes or major contracts.
• Maintain strong commercial awareness and cost-control.

Job description

The Programme Delivery Lead is responsible for the successful planning, coordination and delivery of a long-term strategic customer programme, ensuring contractual commitments are met safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Acting as the primary point of contact for the customer, the Programme Delivery Lead will build and maintain strong working relationships while coordinating cross-functional teams, suppliers and stakeholders to deliver an evolving programme of work. The role requires the ability to manage competing priorities, respond effectively to changing customer requirements and make informed decisions in a dynamic environment where information may be incomplete.

This role will provide leadership across programme planning, procurement, cost control, quality, documentation and risk management, driving continuous improvement and ensuring the programme delivers value for both the customer and the business throughout the contract lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of a long-term customer programme, developing and maintaining programme plans that adapt to changing priorities and customer requirements.
• Act as the primary interface between the business and the customer developing strong, collaborative relationships built on trust and professionalism.
• Monitor programme budgets and expenditure supporting financial forecasting and reporting.
• Coordinate procurement activities to support programme delivery, working closely with suppliers, monitoring supplier performance, delivery schedules and quality. Manage supply risks and implement contingency plans where required.
• Drive high standards of document control and configuration management, coordinate activities across engineering, operations, procurement and commercial functions.
• Proven experience leading complex prgrammes or major customer contracts.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience of budget and cost control.
• Experience managing customer relationships within a demanding environment.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to prioritise competing demands in a rapidly changing environment.

If you are interested in applying for this role please send your CV and letter of application explaining how you meet the requirements of the role to:-

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