Strategic Programme Manager - Manufacturing & NPI

Page Personnel; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Page Personnel is recruiting a Programme Manager for a Portsmouth-based role within a global engineering and manufacturing environment. You will lead complex programmes from initiation to commercial launch, coordinating budgets, milestones and cross-functional teams while reporting to senior leadership.

You will drive governance, risk management and performance metrics, ensuring delivery on cost, scope and timescale, with a focus on continuous improvement. Office-based, four days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex programmes within manufacturing, engineering or technical environments.
• Strong track record delivering new product introduction or development projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management with influence at all levels.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through complex lifecycles.
• Strong commercial awareness with budgets and resources.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Project governance, risk management and performance reporting skills; APM/PRINCE2 desirable.
• Understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of complex engineering and product development programmes from initiation through to commercial launch.
• Define project scope, budgets, resource plans, milestones and delivery schedules.
• Establish clear project governance, reporting structures and stakeholder communications.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, supply chain and commercial teams.
• Monitor programme performance using KPIs and proactive risk management techniques.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed quality, cost and timescale objectives.
• Partner with senior leadership to align programme delivery with strategic business priorities.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within programme management processes and project execution.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Governance

Continuous improvement

Education

APM/PRINCE2 certification

Job description

Page Personnel is recruiting a Programme Manager for a Portsmouth-based role within a global engineering and manufacturing environment. You will lead complex programmes from initiation to commercial launch, coordinating budgets, milestones and cross-functional teams while reporting to senior leadership.

You will drive governance, risk management and performance metrics, ensuring delivery on cost, scope and timescale, with a focus on continuous improvement. Office-based, four days a week.