Senior Programme Sponsor – Waste & Capital Delivery

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

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Generous annual leave

Defined contribution pension

Medical assessments

Performance-related pay

Benefits hub

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Sponsor (Programme Lead) to drive investment planning and delivery across our capital programmes, ensuring alignment with the business plan and outcomes for customers and the environment.

You will review performance, produce governance papers, and lead cross-functional collaboration with Capital Delivery, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams in a hybrid Reading-based role.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• 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

• Support the Principal Sponsor in day-to-day management of a capital investment programme comprising many projects.
• Review project performance across scope, cost, schedule, quality and risk.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support key investment decisions.
• Produce governance papers, reports and business case documentation.
• Challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve delivery outcomes.
• Work with Capital Delivery, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams to drive programme success.
• Support risk, issue and change management activities across the portfolio.
• Monitor benefits realisation and ensure investment objectives remain achievable.
• Prepare clear and concise updates for senior stakeholders and governance forums.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Governance reports

Organisational skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in built environment/engineering/project management

Job description

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Sponsor (Programme Lead) to drive investment planning and delivery across our capital programmes, ensuring alignment with the business plan and outcomes for customers and the environment.

You will review performance, produce governance papers, and lead cross-functional collaboration with Capital Delivery, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams in a hybrid Reading-based role.