Programme Manager

Browne Jacobson LLP; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing initiatives

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Browne Jacobson LLP in Nottingham is seeking a highly motivated Programme Manager to join our Business Change & Delivery team. This role is reserved for existing Browne Jacobson employees and centres on end-to-end delivery of prioritised programmes, applying the firm’s delivery framework in a hands-on, execution-focused capacity.

You will lead cross-functional workstreams, manage risks and dependencies, and report progress to the PMO.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex cross-functional programmes end-to-end.
• Experience applying Prince2/MSP methodologies with awareness of Agile delivery.
• IT deployment project experience and strong IT skills (software & infrastructure).

Responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle delivery of complex, cross-functional programmes and projects from mobilisation through to benefit realisation.
• Manage programme-level risks, issues, dependencies and interfaces across multiple workstreams and resources.
• Track and report progress against delivery assurance checkpoints with the PMO and Delivery team, escalating when needed.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and ensure alignment with business sponsors and IT teams.
• Support delivery excellence through knowledgeable use of the firm's delivery framework.

Skills

Programme management

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery framework

Agile (Scrum)

SDLC (Waterfall)

IT deployment

MS Office

DevOps knowledge

Education

PRINCE2 certification

MSP certification

Agile/Scrum certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Visio

DevOps

MS Office

Job description

We're looking for a highly motivated and delivery focused Programme Manager to join our Business Change & Delivery team. Please note, this role is for existing Browne Jacobson employees only., The Programme Manager is a delivery-focused role responsible for the end-to-end, full-lifecycle delivery of the firm's prioritised programmes. This is an execution and delivery role, not a people-management role. What you'll be doing

• Lead full-lifecycle delivery of complex, cross-functional programmes and projects from mobilisation through to benefit realisation, applying the firm's delivery framework
• Manage programme and project-level risks, issues, dependencies and interfaces across multiple workstreams, projects and resources, driving actions and stakeholder engagement throughout
• Track and report programme and project progress against the firm's delivery assurance checkpoints, working with the PMO and wider Business Change and Delivery team, escalating to the Delivery Manager where needed
• Significant experience leading a programme or portfolio of projects delivering solutions to business stakeholders
• Programme management qualifications desirable, with demonstrable experience of applying Prince2 and/or MSP methodologies, and awareness of broader delivery disciplines including Agile (Scrum) and SDLC (Waterfall)
• Experience managing IT system deployment projects and a sound understanding of IT software and infrastructure
• Strong IT skills including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio; Smartsheet and DevOps knowledge advantageous

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model.

• private medical insurance
• pension contributions
• employee assistance programme
• range of wellbeing initiatives
• Enhanced parental leave

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.