Programme Manager

Jobtailor; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Peterborough, UK, seeks an experienced Programme/Project Manager to lead capital maintenance, S101A and water recycling programmes. You will drive delivery across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring time, cost and quality targets are met.

Focus on strategic project management, financial control, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement, with a track record of improving client relationships and safety performance.

Qualifications

• Engineering or Quantity Surveyor degree required.
• Extensive multi-disciplinary construction experience.
• Proven programme management and planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee multiple project executions across capital maintenance, S101A and water recycling programmes.
• Ensure profitability, efficiency and compliance with targets (time, cost, quality).
• Apply strategic project management, financial control and resource allocation.
• Maintain relationships with client stakeholders, supply chain, subcontractors and third-party stakeholders.
• Report to governance groups on costs, benefits, performance, efficiencies and timescales.
• Assess opportunities, identify dependencies and generate programmes of work.
• Programme-manage and assure delivery of work programmes.
• Identify programme-output risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Resolve conflicts and issues as needed.
• Report progress and communicate business initiatives and investments to stakeholders.
• Identify future opportunities, prepare business cases and develop workstreams.
• Track performance to realise strategy and vision.

Skills

Project Management

Operations Management

Commercial Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Engineering Degree

Quantity Surveyor Degree

Job description

• Lead and oversee multiple project executions across capital maintenance, S101A and water recycling programmes
• Ensure profitability, efficiency and compliance with corporate targets, including time, cost and quality measures
• Apply strategic project management, financial control and resource allocation
• Maintain relationships with client stakeholders, supply chain, subcontractors, internal functions and third‑party stakeholders
• Report into governance groups on programme costs, benefits, performance, efficiencies, delivery and timescales
• Assess multiple opportunities, identify dependencies and generate appropriate programmes of work
• Programme-manage and assure delivery of work programmes
• Identify programme‑output risks and recommend or implement mitigation measures
• Resolve conflicts and issues where necessary
• Report progress and communicate business initiatives and investments to stakeholders
• Identify future opportunities, prepare business cases and develop project groups/workstreams
• Track performance to realise the programme strategy and vision

Requirements

• Engineering, Quantity Surveyor or similar Degree qualification
• Multi-disciplined construction experience
• Ideally extensive operations management experience across a broad spectrum of building disciplines
• Proven commercial, contractual and human resource management skills
• Proven track record of improved client relationships through successful project delivery
• Achievement of improved safety performance and industrial relations management
• Experience engaging and retaining high quality staff to achieve high performance levels
• Proven history in effective programme management
• Ability to influence a range of stakeholders including external groups
• Broad understanding of the regulatory and operating environment
• Proven short-, medium- and long-term planning experience across wide areas of the business
• Ability to drive continuous improvement of process and service

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic project management, financial control, and resource allocation while ensuring compliance with corporate targets. Proven ability to manage stakeholder relationships and drive continuous improvement across multi-disciplined construction projects.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Operations Management
• Commercial Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Regulatory Compliance

Hard Skills

• Project Execution
• Financial Control
• Resource Allocation
• Programme Management
• Risk Assessment
• Contractual Management
• Safety Performance Improvement
• Planning Experience
• Construction Management
• Business Case Development

Soft Skills

• Conflict Resolution
• Influencing Skills
• Relationship Management
• Team Leadership
• Communication Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Engineering Degree
• Quantity Surveyor Degree

Industry Keywords

• Capital Maintenance
• Water Recycling
• Building Disciplines
• Industrial Relations Management
• Continuous Improvement