Real Estate Programme Leader: Transformational Delivery

Turner-

Manchester

On-site

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Programme Manager in Real Estate Programme Services to lead small to medium capital programmes across real estate and construction. You'll apply industry best practice, balance strategic objectives with delivery, and secure measurable client benefits.

Based in Manchester, you will govern projects, manage risks, engage stakeholders, and use dashboards and digital tools to drive performance and value for clients in government, health, education and life sciences.

Qualifications

Fast-paced, high-performing real estate programme environment; strong leadership and organisational capability.
Experience in programme management with demonstrable achievement of benefits for clients.
Project delivery background with progression into programme management within a real estate/construction environment.
Accreditation or working knowledge of programme management methodologies, ideally within the Real Estate sector.
Awareness of construction project delivery models, procurement routes and contracts (NEC, JCT).
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with ability to perform governance duties.
Analytical capability, commercial acumen and comfort with programme data, dashboards, and reporting systems.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and programme management tools, reporting systems and digital platforms, including AI.

Responsibilities

Programme Delivery: Manage the successful execution of small to medium scale real estate programmes, or support large-scale transformation initiatives through ownership and execution of assigned functions/elements of large-scale programmes.
Leadership & Vision: Positively contribute to the set up and delivery of the direction of the programme by the programme team, empowering and inspiring teams to achieve success.
Programme Governance and Controls: Apply industry best practice programme management methodologies, governance and controls within a real estate environment consistently and in the right way, including logs, performance reporting, data quality and secretariat duties.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: Support robust processes for engaging and managing programme stakeholders such as stakeholder registers and communication plans.
Financial Oversight: Support the management and oversight of programme-level financial management processes, ensuring transparent and effective reporting.
Risk, Health & Safety: Understand and ensure compliance with governance and risk management requirements, with proactive management of health and safety risks.
People & Team: Contribute to internal team growth and our One Business culture, promoting a collaborative, high-performance environment.