Transformation Programme Director - Property

SGN; Farringdon; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Life assurance

HolidayPlus

Cycle2work

Job summary

SGN is seeking an experienced Programme Director to lead a major, multi-year Property Transformation Programme. You will unite property, workplace, technology, cyber security and organisational change under one strategic programme, reporting to Executive leadership and safeguarding Critical National Infrastructure resilience.

You will own the programme strategy, governance and financials, managing diverse stakeholders, suppliers and risk across a large, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Experience in property, workplace or infrastructure change.
• Experience in regulated infrastructure environments (utilities/CNI) is advantageous.
• Strong governance, assurance, risk management and executive reporting.
• Excellent commercial and financial management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Take overall accountability for the successful delivery of a major multi-year property transformation programme.
• Bring together property, workplace, technology, cyber, operational and people change workstreams into one integrated programme.
• Establish a clear programme strategy, roadmap and delivery plan with managed priorities and milestones.
• Provide strong leadership across a large, multidisciplinary programme team and partners.
• Build trusted relationships with Executive and senior stakeholders and report on performance, risks and priorities.
• Establish governance, controls and assurance to support effective decision-making.
• Take ownership of programme financials with forecasting and investment management.
• Lead relationships with key suppliers, consultants and delivery partners.

Job description

Programme Director – Property Transformation Programme

South of England | Competitive salary + car allowance + bonus

Full-time | Hybrid working

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Help shape the future of SGN

We’re embarking on a major, multi-year Property Transformation Programme that will change the way our people work and how our estate supports the organisation for years to come.

This is much more than a property programme. It brings together property, workplace, technology, cyber security, operational resilience and organisational change across a complex and highly regulated business.

We’re looking for an experienced Programme Director to take overall leadership of the programme, bringing together multiple workstreams, senior stakeholders and delivery partners to turn an ambitious strategy into a successful transformation.

You’ll have significant ownership and visibility, working closely with our Executive team and senior leaders across SGN to ensure the programme delivers against its strategic, financial and operational objectives, while protecting the resilience of our Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) throughout.

Here’s How You’ll Contribute

• Take overall accountability for the successful delivery of a major, multi-year property transformation programme, from mobilisation through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Bring together property, workplace, technology, cyber, operational and people change workstreams into one integrated programme.
• Establish a clear programme strategy, roadmap and delivery plan, ensuring priorities, dependencies and critical milestones are understood and actively managed.
• Provide strong leadership across a large, multidisciplinary programme team, creating clarity, pace and collaboration across internal teams and external partners.
• Build trusted relationships with Executive and senior stakeholders, providing clear insight into programme performance, risks, decisions and priorities.
• Establish robust governance, programme controls and assurance to support effective decision-making and maintain confidence in delivery.
• Take ownership of programme financials, ensuring strong commercial control, accurate forecasting and effective management of a significant multi-year investment.
• Lead relationships with key suppliers, consultants and delivery partners, ensuring commercial arrangements support successful programme outcomes.
• Identify and manage programme-wide risks, issues and dependencies, particularly where changes could impact operational resilience, security or CNI.
• Ensure business continuity remains at the heart of delivery, with changes carefully planned to minimise disruption to our people, customers and operations.
• Work closely with change and communications teams to ensure colleagues are engaged throughout the transformation and prepared for new locations, workplaces, technology and ways of working.
• Maintain a strong focus on outcomes and benefits, ensuring the programme delivers sustainable value rather than simply completing individual projects.

What You’ll Need

We’re looking for an established Programme Director who has successfully led large-scale, complex transformation programmes, ideally involving significant property, workplace or infrastructure change.

You’ll Bring

• A strong track record of leading major, multi-million-pound transformation programmes, ideally within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience delivering significant property, estate, workplace or infrastructure transformation, involving multiple interconnected workstreams.
• Experience operating within a regulated, infrastructure, utilities or Critical National Infrastructure environment would be highly advantageous.
• Strong programme leadership skills, with experience bringing together property, technology, operational and organisational change.
• Excellent commercial and financial management capability, including oversight of substantial programme budgets, forecasting and investment.
• Experience managing major suppliers, consultants and strategic delivery partners.
• A strong understanding of programme governance, assurance, risk management and executive reporting.
• The ability to work confidently with Executive and Board-level stakeholders, translating complex programme information into clear decisions and recommendations.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams through complex and high-profile change.
• Strong judgement and the ability to balance transformation ambition with operational resilience, risk and regulatory requirements.

Above all, you’ll be someone who can bring structure to complexity, create confidence with senior stakeholders and build momentum across a programme involving many different teams, priorities and dependencies.

This is a rare opportunity to lead one of SGN’s most significant transformation programmes and have a lasting impact on how and where our people work.

You’ll have the opportunity to shape the programme, influence at the highest levels of the organisation and work with teams across the business to create workplaces and ways of working that support SGN’s future.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, alongside flexible benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, life assurance, HolidayPlus and Cycle2work.

Why SGN?

SGN leads pioneering research and development for a net-zero energy system. Our innovative technologies are transforming the gas industry while keeping people safe and warm. We are an award-winning employer, including CCA Gold Awards for Great Places to Work and Inclusivity and Accessibility, and a proud Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant.

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