MB933: Programme Manager
Location: Workington
Salary: £80,000 + £5,750 car allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave - plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP
Overview
First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Programme Manager on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Workington depot.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Support the Head of Projects in planning, coordinating, and delivering multiple civil engineering projects across the portfolio.
* Provide programme-level oversight of scope, cost, schedule, and risk.
* Ensure integration between design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
* Manage the deliverables from inception and client ask, through pre construction, delivery and handover.
* Monitor performance against KPIs and take corrective action where required.
* Lead delivery of complex civils packages (groundworks, reinforced concrete structures, infrastructure, drainage, earthworks, structural alterations, etc.).
* Ensure works comply with technical specifications, nuclear site licence conditions, and regulatory standards.
* Oversee subcontractor performance and commercial management in conjunction with the commercial team.
* Ensure projects comply with nuclear safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
* Manage programme-level risk registers and mitigation strategies.
* Prepare and present progress reports, financial forecasts, and risk updates to senior stakeholders.
* Support assurance reviews, audits, and stage gate approvals.
* Act as a key interface between project teams, client representatives, regulators, and supply chain partners.
* Support the Head of Projects in senior stakeholder engagement and strategic planning.
* Contribute to long-term programme strategy and resource planning.
* Monitor programme budgets, forecasts, and cost performance.
* Support change management processes and ensure variations are properly assessed and authorised.
* Contribute to commercial negotiations where required.
* Promote culture aligned with nuclear site standards.
* Provide leadership and mentoring to Project Managers and Engineers.
* Ensure HR procedures and best practice are applied.
* Support with Employee Engagement.
* Encourage continuous improvement and best practice across the programme.
Skills and Qualifications
* Degree qualified in an infrastructure engineering discipline.
* Detailed knowledge of overall project, including contractual and commercial requirements.
* Good knowledge of client and interested parties' interests.
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