Senior Programme Manager - Strategic Delivery & Governance

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the UK is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead complex capital programmes across sectors such as Central Government, Life Sciences and data centres. You will drive governance, manage interdependencies and ensure measurable benefits from programme initiation through delivery.

You will act as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders, provide operational leadership and robust reporting, and mentor teams to foster high performance while contributing to Turner &

Qualifications

• Experience delivering major capital programmes in multi-disciplinary environments.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into measurable programme outcomes.
• Strong governance, risk management and reporting discipline.
• Leadership across diverse stakeholder groups and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of small to large capital programmes with measurable benefits.
• Establish programme governance and controls to ensure rigor and compliance.
• Engage stakeholders and communicate clearly across groups; prepare leadership updates.
• Monitor financials and manage programme budgets and reporting.
• Identify risks and implement safeguards including health and safety considerations.
• Oversee programme logs, data quality, and secretariat duties.
• Foster a high-performance culture and develop internal talent.

Skills

Programme leadership

Governance & control

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Data reporting

Team leadership

Microsoft Office

Digital tools

Education

Degree/postgraduate in Engineering/Construction Management/Quantity Surveying

Professional accreditation (RICS/CIOB/APM) desirable

Tools

MS Office Suite

Programme management tools

Reporting systems

AI

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the UK is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead complex capital programmes across sectors such as Central Government, Life Sciences and data centres. You will drive governance, manage interdependencies and ensure measurable benefits from programme initiation through delivery.

You will act as a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders, provide operational leadership and robust reporting, and mentor teams to foster high performance while contributing to Turner &