Programme Manager – Fleet & Equipment Services – Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Programme Manager – Fleet & Equipment Services – Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Being the Programme Manager

Join Kent Fire and Rescue Service as a Programme Manager, where you will lead and successfully deliver complex programs of work that support organisational strategic objectives, service improvement, and business transformation. The Programme Manager will be accountable for coordinating multiple related projects and workstreams to ensure delivery of agreed outcomes, benefits and operational improvements in line with organisational governance and best practice for the Fleet and Equipment Services department.

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to support KFRS, partnering with our Fleet and Equipment Services team and provide leadership across programme planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, resource management, risk management, business readiness, change adoption and benefits realisation, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and successful transition into business-as-usual operations.

What you’ll do

• Lead and be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of programmes from mobilisation through to transition into operational service and post-implementation review.
• Lead and coordinate multiple related projects and workstreams, ensuring alignment with approved business cases, organisational strategy and portfolio priorities.
• Establish and maintain effective programme governance arrangements, including programme plans, reporting structures, assurance activities and decision-making processes.
• Provide leadership and direction to project managers and programme teams, ensuring effective coordination, prioritisation and delivery of programme objectives.
• Manage programme-level risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and resource conflicts proactively, escalating through governance routes where appropriate.
• Lead stakeholder engagement across a wide range of internal and external parties, including senior leaders, operational managers, suppliers, partners and relevant external bodies.
• Ensure robust programme planning and controls are in place, including integrated schedules, financial reporting, benefits tracking, business readiness and change management.
• Support procurement and supplier management activities where required, including mobilisation, contract oversight and performance management.
• Ensure programme delivery complies with organisational governance, assurance standards and relevant policies and requirements.