Join Ofgem at the forefront of one of the UK’s most transformative energy initiatives, the Warm Homes Plan. As a Programme Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of greener, warmer, and more affordable homes across the country.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a high-impact, multi-disciplinary programme team, driving delivery across a complex landscape of workstreams and partnerships with DESNZ. You’ll be the strategic anchor for programme governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring that every milestone is met with precision and purpose.
If you thrive in dynamic environments, excel at inclusive leadership, and are passionate about making a tangible difference in the energy sector, this role offers the chance to do just that, while working at the heart of Ofgem’s mission to build a fairer, more sustainable energy future.
Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and helps ensure we can best represent the consumers and the communities we serve.
Job Summary
As part of government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan, Ofgem is supporting DESNZ to explore options to deliver warmer, greener homes that are more affordable to heat. As this gathers momentum, we need to manage a number of related workstreams and initiatives supporting this work in Ofgem.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide programme management leadership to the multi-disciplinary programme team, ensuring they have clear direction, are achieving objectives, and are supported to overcome challenges;
* Advise SRO, senior leaders and programme governance on programme risks, resourcing, prioritisation, and the critical path for decisions and outputs;
* Demonstrate exceptional inclusive people leadership, ongoing professional development and commitment to Ofgem values.
* Establish and manage a high performing programme team;
* Cascade the vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team;
* Input, and co-ordinate input of project leads and SMEs into business case as required;
* Set up, implement and maintain effective programme controls, governance and assurance frameworks;
* Manage risks and issues; ensure mitigations are in place.
* Identify and manage dependencies between the various elements of the programme.
* Lead the programme to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints;
* Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and highlight need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate;
* Ensure realisation of benefits for customers
* Ensure business readiness for change;
* Put in place a framework for the monitoring of and reporting on programme performance, working with Delivery & Scheme PMO
Key Outputs and Deliverables
* Set up, and adapt as necessary, a framework and ways of working for the management, monitoring and evaluation of the programme, including strong links with DESNZ and wider Ofgem;
* Produce updates, report and other programme documentation to agreed content and deadlines;
* Input into drafting of communications, briefings, process and governance materials relevant to the programme;
* Establish, and keep under review, clear responsibilities and ways of working, with DESNZ.
Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies.
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