Programme Manager

Langham Recruitment; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Hybrid working

Job summary

Langham Recruitment represents a leading UK housebuilder seeking a Programme Manager to lead large-scale business systems transformations across ERP, procurement, finance and operations.

You will drive ERP implementations, platform migrations and process improvements, bridging between business, technology teams and third-party partners to ensure successful delivery with strong governance and benefits realization.

Qualifications

• Significant programme management experience delivering large-scale business and technology transformations.
• Experience with ERP implementations and enterprise system migrations.
• Strong governance, budgeting, and benefits realisation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and reporting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale business systems and technology transformation programmes.
• Establish governance, controls and reporting processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams across operations and enterprise systems.
• Own roadmaps, reporting, budgets and delivery plans.
• Produce Board, Executive and Steering Committee reporting.
• Coordinate project managers, business analysts, architects, and third-party suppliers.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation activities.
• Drive change, stakeholder readiness, communications and benefits realisation.
• Support ERP and digital transformation programmes to successful adoption.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors and partners.

Skills

Programme management

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Budgeting

Job description

Programme Manager | Business Systems Transformation | ERP | Housebuilding | £70,000 - £75,000 + up to 12% Bonus | Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading UK housebuilder who are looking for a Programme Manager to join their Business Systems team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Programme Manager to lead large-scale business and technology transformation programmes across a complex enterprise environment. Working across ERP, procurement, finance and operational systems, you'\'ll drive strategic transformation initiatives including ERP implementations, enterprise integrations, platform migrations and process improvement programmes. Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders, technology teams and third-party partners, you'll ensure successful delivery through strong governance, stakeholder engagement and programme leadership.

Role:

• Leading large-scale business systems and technology transformation programmes across the business systems portfolio.
• Establish and maintain effective programme governance frameworks, controls and reporting processes
• Managing multiple concurrent workstreams across business operations, enterprise systems and technology platforms.
• Owning programme governance, roadmaps, reporting, budgets and delivery plans.
• Producing Board, Executive and Steering Committee reporting.
• Coordinating Project Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, Technical Teams and third-party suppliers.
• Managing programme risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, driving mitigation activities where required.
• Driving business change, stakeholder readiness, communications and benefits realisation.
• Supporting ERP, enterprise systems, digital transformation and integration programmes through to successful adoption.
• Work collaboratively with internal delivery teams, vendors, implementation partners and external stakeholders.

Experience Required:

• Significant Programme Management experience delivering large scale business and technology transformation programmes.
• Experience delivering complex technology projects and programmes, including ERP implementations, enterprise system migrations, software delivery, enterprise integration or digital transformation programmes
• Experience with ERP, finance, procurement or enterprise business systems ideally.
• Strong understanding of programme delivery methodologies and governance frameworks.
• Strong experience managing multiple workstreams, technical teams and third-party suppliers
• Experience operating between business stakeholders, technical delivery teams and executive leadership.
• Strong programme governance experience including Board-level and Executive reporting.
• Experience managing programme budgets, forecasting, cost control and benefits realisation.
• Experience managing RAID logs, dependencies, escalations and programme controls.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and reporting skills.

Desirables

• Experience working within construction, housebuilding, property or the wider built environment sector.
• Experience delivering operational efficiency, cost reduction or process improvement programmes.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Any Programme or Project Management qualifications would be beneficial (MSP, PgMP, PRINCE2, PMP, APM PMQ).
• Understanding of enterprise architecture, system integration and business systems landscapes.

Salary and Benefits

• £70,000 - £75,000
• Up to 12% bonus
• Hybrid working - 2 days per week onsite in Birmingham, Warrington or London
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to lead enterprise-wide transformation programmes
• Excellent long-term career progression opportunities