Senior Programme Sponsor: Capital Delivery Leader

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Holiday entitlement 26–30 days

Contributory pension

Personal medical assessments

Performance-related pay

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Sponsor (Programme Lead) to drive strategic alignment of investment planning and delivery within our Waste business, ensuring a clear link between capital programmes, business plan commitments and customer and environmental outcomes.

This hybrid role based in Reading requires strong stakeholder management, data analysis, and governance experience; you will review performance, prepare investment papers and reports, and coordinate across Capital Delivery,

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• The ability to analyse data and performance information to support decision-making.
• Experience producing reports, governance papers, investment papers or business cases.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of project risk and delivery performance.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Principal Sponsor in the day-to-day management of a capital investment programme comprising many projects.
• Reviewing project performance across scope, cost, schedule, quality and risk.
• Providing analysis and recommendations to support key investment decisions.
• Producing governance papers, reports and business case documentation.
• Challenging assumptions and identifying opportunities to improve delivery outcomes.
• Working with Capital Delivery, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams to drive programme success.
• Supporting risk, issue and change management activities across the portfolio.
• Monitoring benefits realisation and ensuring investment objectives remain achievable.
• Preparing clear and concise updates for senior stakeholders and governance forums.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Governance reporting

Decision support

Education

Degree in built environment/engineering/project management or related discipline

Job description

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Sponsor (Programme Lead) to drive strategic alignment of investment planning and delivery within our Waste business, ensuring a clear link between capital programmes, business plan commitments and customer and environmental outcomes.

This hybrid role based in Reading requires strong stakeholder management, data analysis, and governance experience; you will review performance, prepare investment papers and reports, and coordinate across Capital Delivery,