IT Programme Manager

A major infrastructure services provider are seeking to appoint a IT Programme Manager to join their team in Worthing, Sussex. The business has a lot to offer IT, analytics and project management professionals. They've already grown tenfold in the past coupleof years and are now beginning a £106 million transformation programme. The company is on a major transformation journey and is committed to evolving so that they provide an excellent service to their customers, stakeholder whilst positively impacting thelocal environment.

They are investing heavily in technology, upgrading networks, replacing vital infrastructure and fully digitalising their way of working. To help them shape an IT, analytics and project function that’s fit for the future, you’ll need an appetite for change,a passion for our purpose and bags of ideas.

**The Role**

The Programme Manager is responsible for leading the Project Managers and Project Analysts that are central to the achievement of the company's goals. Each portfolio team works across the Business and IT organisation (working with Business Owners, ProductOwners and technical specialists to define programme scope, agree and set budgets, acquire resources then form and lead project delivery teams. They will deliver projects from early scoping through design/procurement, build / integration, testing, deploymentand transition to support.

Responsibilities will include:

- Work with senior business and technical stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into clearly defined delivery programmes with agreed scope, budget and timeline expectations.
- Provides leadership in forming the appropriate project teams in order to meet the strategic objectives for change within the domain.
- Communicate a clear vision of change objectives, and leads the project/programme teams in achieving them.
- Own, manage and take full accountability for the successful delivery of programmes and projects within your functional domain in line with agreed quality, time and cost criteria
- Develop and maintain enduring relationships with all key business and technical stakeholders becoming a trusted and recognised authority for delivery in your domain
- Lead/line manage a team of Snr. Project Managers, Project Managers and Project Analysts in the successful delivery of IT/Business projects within your domain, including objective setting, regular performance reviews, development planning and general linemanagement support
- Ensure the successful recruitment, knowledge transfer and embedding of new permanent and contract resource in your domain
- Manage the on-boarding, integration and successful delivery of third party consultants as part of your portfolio resource
- Ensure necessary controls and governance oversight is in place to assure quality of project delivery, including but not limited to quality of estimates, plans, cost management, resource management, schedule, scope, requirements, solutions and deliverables.Act as a point of escalation for the resolution of project and programme issues
- Quality assurance and compliance with delivery standards across the projects within your domain. Ensure that delivery and reporting is compliant with PMO standards and guidelines.
- Manage resource allocations across your team/domain AND support allocation across domains in line with PMO resource management priorities.
- Take full accountability for the effective management of interdependencies both within your domain and across domains.
- Tracks risks and issues across projects and programmes ensuring that effective communication and mitigation plans are in place.

Knowledge/experience:

- PMP, Prince 2 or equivalent certification
- Agile qualification or experience
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent and an average 10+ years prior experience in Senior Project management / Programme Management
- Demonstrable experience in managing enterprise scale programmes and portfolio/programme deliveries
- People management experience including performance reviews, career development, coaching and mentoring
- Experience of managing Project Managers in the delivery of simple, medium and large projects
- Experience of procurement and management of 3rd party suppliers for services, software and infrastructure
- Experience of working in a matrix function alongside Business, Service Capability.
- Strong Programme and Project Management
- Strong people management and development - Strong stakeholder management (IT and Business)
- Ability to influence and motivate others in IT and Business
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal
- Business acumen, staff management, staff recruitment and performance management
- Fostering an environment of best practice, information sharing, cross training and process improvement
- Quality Control on Projects

Company benefits:

- Company Car Allowance
- Company and performance-related bonus
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
- Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
- Health benefits through a Cash Plan - Two paid community volunteering days a year
- 25 days annual holiday
- Occupational health service
- Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences
- Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
- Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options