Public Sector Programme Leader - Belfast (Hybrid)

Free-Work UK; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension

Share scheme

Job summary

CGI in Northern Ireland is seeking a Programme Manager to own day-to-day delivery of key public sector projects from initiation to closure, managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, quality and dependencies, and establishing effective governance.

Based in Belfast and hybrid, you’ll work with client stakeholders, CGI colleagues, multidisciplinary delivery teams and third-party partners, applying RAID risk management, reporting and control processes to maintain momentum, while delivering

Qualifications

• Proven experience successfully managing complex projects and workstreams.
• Strong experience of project planning, scheduling, governance, RAID management and reporting.
• Experience working with at least one recognised waterfall, agile or hybrid delivery lifecycle.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ or equivalent project management qualification.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasts, resources and delivery dependencies.
• Strong client-facing stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to identify, manage and appropriately elevate project risks and issues.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing competing priorities.
• Experience within the public sector or a similarly complex delivery environment.
• Experience managing or collaborating with third-party suppliers and delivery partners.
• Ability to produce high-quality project plans, status reports and governance documentation.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and change while maintaining accountability for delivery.
• Desirable experience includes Agile qualifications such as PSM I, hybrid/agile delivery, public sector procurement, bids or proposals, and membership of a relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Lead & Deliver – Take ownership of projects from initiation to closure, delivering agreed scope, schedule, cost, quality and business outcomes.
• Plan & Coordinate – Develop integrated project plans, milestones and schedules while coordinating resources, dependencies and deliverables.
• Govern & Control – Establish effective governance and manage delivery in accordance with PRINCE2, CGI processes and agreed methodologies.
• Manage & Mitigate – Maintain effective RAID management, identifying risks and issues early and driving corrective and preventative action.
• Control & Adapt – Manage project change through clear impact assessment, approval and control processes.
• Manage & Forecast – Own project budgets, actuals, forecasts and variances while identifying and addressing financial risks.
• Engage & Influence – Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners, managing expectations and supporting effective decisions.
• Report & Communicate – Produce accurate management information and clearly communicate project performance, risks, issues and decisions.
• Collaborate & Resolve – Bring multidisciplinary teams and partners together to overcome challenges and maintain delivery momentum.
• Improve & Innovate – Identify opportunities to strengthen delivery practices, improve the client experience and achieve better project outcomes.

Skills

Project planning

Governance

RAID management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication & facilitation

Risk management

Multidisciplinary teams

Public sector delivery

Third-party management

Agile/Hybrid delivery

Job description

CGI in Northern Ireland is seeking a Programme Manager to own day-to-day delivery of key public sector projects from initiation to closure, managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, quality and dependencies, and establishing effective governance.

Based in Belfast and hybrid, you’ll work with client stakeholders, CGI colleagues, multidisciplinary delivery teams and third-party partners, applying RAID risk management, reporting and control processes to maintain momentum, while delivering