Programme Manager

Page Personnel; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Page Personnel is recruiting a Programme Manager for a Portsmouth-based role within a global engineering and manufacturing environment. You will lead complex programmes from initiation to commercial launch, coordinating budgets, milestones and cross-functional teams while reporting to senior leadership.

You will drive governance, risk management and performance metrics, ensuring delivery on cost, scope and timescale, with a focus on continuous improvement. Office-based, four days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex programmes within manufacturing, engineering or technical environments.
• Strong track record delivering new product introduction or development projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management with influence at all levels.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through complex lifecycles.
• Strong commercial awareness with budgets and resources.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Project governance, risk management and performance reporting skills; APM/PRINCE2 desirable.
• Understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of complex engineering and product development programmes from initiation through to commercial launch.
• Define project scope, budgets, resource plans, milestones and delivery schedules.
• Establish clear project governance, reporting structures and stakeholder communications.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain and commercial teams.
• Monitor programme performance using KPIs and proactive risk management techniques.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed quality, cost and timescale objectives.
• Partner with senior leadership to align programme delivery with strategic business priorities.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within programme management processes and project execution.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Governance

Continuous improvement

Education

APM/PRINCE2 certification

Job description

• Join a global engineering leader driving innovation in manufacturing and health
• Lead strategic programmes with significant business impact.

About Our Client

Our client is a globally recognised engineering and manufacturing business that develops critical fluid handling technologies used within highly regulated and advanced industrial sectors. Part of a international engineering group, the organisation combines innovation, technical excellence and sustainable growth, serving customers across the world.

Job Description

• Lead a portfolio of complex engineering and product development programmes from initiation through to commercial launch.
• Define project scope, budgets, resource plans, milestones and delivery schedules
• Establish clear project governance, reporting structures and stakeholder communications.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain and commercial teams.
• Monitor programme performance using KPIs and proactive risk management techniques.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed quality, cost and timescale objectives.
• Partner with senior leadership to align programme delivery with strategic business priorities.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within programme management processes and project execution.

The Successful Applicant

Programme Manager, Portsmouth:

A successful Programme Manager should have:

• Proven experience managing complex programmes within manufacturing, engineering or technical environments.
• Strong track record of delivering new product introduction or product development projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams through complex project lifecycles.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and resources.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Skilled in project governance, risk management and performance reporting.Professional project management qualification such as APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent is desirable.
• A strong understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills

Important:

Ideally you will have significant experience managing projects/programmes in at least one of the following sectors.Engineering or BioPharma or Defence

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £70,000 to £85,000. Some flexibility for exceptional experience.
• Permanent position within the industrial and manufacturing sector.
• Good all-round package
• Opportunity to work near to Portsmouth and the role is office based (minimum of 4 days a week)