Programme Manager

Watson-Marlow-Fluid-Technology-Solutions; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowance

Three days’ paid volunteering leave

Group Inclusion Plan benefits

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions in Havant, Hampshire, seeks a driven Programme Manager to lead the portfolio of engineering development projects from ideation to launch. You will ensure timelines, budgets, and quality align with WMFTS standards and collaborate across Engineering, NPI, Strategic Sourcing and other stakeholders.

The role reports to the Head of the Project Management Office and is site-based at BioPure facility in Havant.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in programme management.
• Strong organisational skills with experience managing NPI and/or Engineering and/or manufacturing and CI projects.
• Experience in a global matrix organisation is advantageous.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate risks effectively.
• Professional accreditation (e.g. APM) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the initiation and delivery of multiple concurrent projects, assessing feasibility, defining scope, and developing project-level budgets, schedules, and resource plans.
• Carry out robust project planning and set team goals, producing schedules and timelines for tasks.
• Provide pragmatic solutions and guidance to project challenges, promoting excellence and resilience.
• Ensure projects comply with governance standards, reporting, documentation, and deliverables.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, promoting collaboration and accountability.
• Monitor progress using KPIs and visual management tools, escalate risks and issues as required.
• Identify and manage project risks with mitigations to meet time, cost, and quality targets.
• Coordinate with Engineering, NPI, Strategic Sourcing, and other stakeholders on priorities and delivery commitments.
• Support delivery across the BioPure portfolio and contribute to portfolio execution.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and communicate progress clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Programme management

NPI/Engineering/CI projects

Global matrix experience

Problem solving

APM accreditation (preferred)

Job description

Job Title: Programme Manager

Location: BioPure Technology Ltd, Havant, Hampshire
Location Type: Hybrid - 4 days on site/1 remote
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of SpiraxGroup, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Groupwith expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermalsolutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouragingteam, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoinggrowth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit ourwebsite to learn more.

Job Summary: We are looking for a driven ProgrammeManager to join our team. You will be a key player, helping us drive forwardour ambitious goals.

In this pivotal role, you will have full accountabilityfor the portfolio of engineering development projects, from successfulinitiation, development, and launch of groundbreaking new products into themarket. From ideation to commercialisation, you will manage all aspects of theproject with precision, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards aremet in alignment with Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) standardprocesses. This exciting opportunity calls for demonstrable programme managementcapabilities, extensive experience of product development, and theability to foster collaboration across diverse teams.

This role reports into theHead of the Project Management Office and in principle will be deployed ontoprojects within Biopure, part of the WMFTS Group. The role is site based in the BioPurefacility in Havant.
Biopure product is sold primarily into theBiopharmaceutical sector with annual third-party revenue of c.£40m and theheadcount on the Dunsbury Park site of c.160 colleagues. This role acts a true business partner to theBiopure General Manager and their leadership team to ensure the Biopure teamcan deliver their operational and financial objectives to support the widerWatson-Marlow Business strategy

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the initiation and delivery of multiple concurrent projects, assessing feasibility, defining scope, and developing project-level budgets, schedules, and resource plans.
• Carry out robust project planning - this will include setting team goals and project objectives, defining roles and producing schedules and timelines for tasks in accordance with the needs of the business.
• To offer solutions for the teams when they face project and program challenges, to provide a pragmatic and guiding voice and to promote excellence and resilience.
• Ensure projects comply with Watson Marlow governance standards and process, including reporting, documentation, and deliverables.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, promoting collaboration, accountability, and consistent performance.
• Monitor and control project progress using KPIs and visual management tools, escalating risks and issues as required.
• Proactively identify and manage project risks and issues, implementing mitigation actions to maintain delivery to time, cost, and quality targets.
• Work closely with Engineering, NPI, Strategic Sourcing, and other stakeholders to manage priorities, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
• Support delivery of projects across the BioPure portfolio, balancing workload and contributing to effective portfolio execution.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including plans, budgets, risk registers, and status reports.
• Facilitate clear, timely communication on project progress, risks, and issues to team members and stakeholders.

Skills/Experience

• Proven expertise in programme management
• Strong organisational skills with experience managing NPI and/or Engineering and/or or manufacturing and CI projects.
• Any experience of working in a global is advantageous although not essential as is having experience working in a global matrix organisation.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate risks effectively.
• A professional accreditation ideally (e.g. APM).

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in takingcare of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package,including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included GroupInclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive andequitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve theirfull potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationshipswhere everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and culturalbackgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities,neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything elsethat makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we willalways consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so wehave introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group InclusionCommitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss ordomestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Ifyou would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in ourapplication form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusiveand diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds toapply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let usknow.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we aredrivenby innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplacewhere everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader inmanufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies forthe life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products,including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-useapplications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholdersas we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Ourtechnologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes andindustrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage,Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors andHealthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions thatsit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beansto mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions andinspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to maketheir difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers,our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environmentwhere everyone feels included.