Specialist in managing and delivering complex, high‑value engineering and project services globally.
Provide challenge and coaching to Workstream Leads to support accurate forecasting and delivery discipline
Identify slippage, capacity challenges, and cross-stream impacts early
Track workstream progress, dependencies, risks, and issues, escalating where required
The Project Programme Manager is responsible for the coordination, governance, and maintenance of programme-level planning and delivery controls, a major strategic transformation programme. The role ensures accurate, timely updates to programme plans, workstream progress, risks, issues, and overall delivery confidence, enabling informed decision-making by the Project Director and Steering Group.
This role is central to ensuring the project runs with clarity, discipline, and momentum.
Facilitate effective engagement and alignment across technical, business, and operational workstreams
Coordinate governance meetings and ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and distributed on time
Maintain the integrated programme plan, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and up-to-date milestones
Produce high-quality progress reports, dashboards, and decision papers for the Project Director and Steering Group
Support workstreams in developing and refining detailed delivery plans
Drive adoption of best practice tools, templates, and governance processes
Apply programme management methodologies and delivery standards consistently across all workstreams
Support preparation for assurance reviews, stage gates, and executive updates
Produce clear, data-driven progress reports and dashboards for the Project Director and Steering Group
Champion programme controls, standards, and ways of working across the workstreams
Work closely with Workstream Leads to challenge, refine, and support delivery commitments
Own, maintain, and continuously update the integrated Programme Plan
Manage plan version control and apply structured change control
Provide clear and concise communication on programme status and emerging risks
Work with Workstream Leads to ensure timely updates of RAG status, risks, issues, and dependencies
Track progress against deliverables, milestones, and KPIs across all workstreams
Act as a key interface between the Project Director, Workstream Leads, PMO resources, and senior stakeholders
Maintain and manage RAID logs, decision logs, and action trackers
Coordinate governance meetings and ensure RAID logs, actions, and decisions are tightly managed
Identify emerging delays or blockers and support recovery planning
Ensure workstream plans align to the programme’s roadmap, milestones, dependencies, and critical path
Strong capability in planning, scheduling, and managing complex, multi-stream programmes
Demonstrated experience as a Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, or PMO Lead in complex, multi-workstream environments
Excellent governance, reporting, and analytical skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders
Proven ability to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders
Ability to work at pace within a high-profile transformation environment
We are seeking a highly organised and delivery-focused Project Programme Manager to take ownership of programme planning, governance, and multi-workstream progress across this critical initiative.
Expertise with programme management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI)
Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-profile transformation programme
Familiarity with business change, operational transformation, or technology-enabled delivery
Strong programme planning and scheduling capability, with experience managing integrated plans
Advanced proficiency with planning and reporting tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI)
Experience working on enterprise-wide or multi-year transformation programmes
Strong understanding of risk, issue, and dependency management
Proven experience in programme management, senior project management, or PMO leadership
A structured, analytical, and proactive delivery mindset
Formal programme/project management qualifications (MSP, PRINCE2, PMP, Agile)
This is an interim role, day rate to be discussed
Support lessons-learned reviews and embed improvements in future delivery cycles