Senior Programme Manager – NPI & Manufacturing (Hybrid)

Workshop Recruitment; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Volunteering days

Subsidised canteen

1 day work from home / 4 days office

Contributory pension

Free on site parking

Job summary

Workshop Recruitment is seeking a Programme Manager to join a leading international engineering business in Portsmouth. The role oversees a portfolio of product development projects from initiation through commercial launch, requiring strong governance and stakeholder management.

You will lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing and NPI, manage budgets and schedules, and report progress to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing NPI, engineering, manufacturing or continuous improvement projects.
• Strong project planning, governance and organisational skills.
• Ability to lead multiple concurrent projects in a complex technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple Manufacturing, engineering and product development projects from initiation through to launch.
• Define project scope, budgets, schedules, resource plans and key milestones.
• Manage risks, issues and dependencies, implementing effective mitigation plans.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, NPI, Strategic Sourcing and wider operations.
• Monitor programme performance using KPIs and visual management tools.
• Maintain accurate project plans, budgets, risk registers and status reports.
• Ensure projects comply with internal governance standards and delivery processes.
• Provide clear updates to senior stakeholders on progress, risks and priorities.

Skills

Programme management

NPI management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Matrix organisation experience

APM or similar qualification

Education

APM qualification

Job description

Workshop Recruitment is seeking a Programme Manager to join a leading international engineering business in Portsmouth. The role oversees a portfolio of product development projects from initiation through commercial launch, requiring strong governance and stakeholder management.

You will lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing and NPI, manage budgets and schedules, and report progress to senior stakeholders.