Property and Facilities Programme Manager in Rotherham

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is delivering an ambitious programme of investment, transformation and improvement across its property estate and services. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Programme Manager to play a key role in shaping how Property & Facilities Services plans, manages and delivers programmes and projects in the future. This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic improvement with hands-on programme delivery.

The successful candidate will lead work to review, develop and implement a practical and proportionate approach to programme and project management, helping to create a consistent framework that supports successful delivery across a diverse portfolio of work.

About the Role

Reporting to the Service Director for Property & Facilities Services, you will work closely with senior leaders, managers, project teams and stakeholders from across the Council to support the delivery of strategic priorities and outcomes. A key focus of the role will be to help review and strengthen how programmes and projects are managed across the service. Working with colleagues and stakeholders, you will identify opportunities to improve governance, planning, reporting, assurance and delivery arrangements, helping to embed better ways of working and a consistent approach across the organisation. Alongside this strategic improvement work, you will support the day-to-day management and coordination of a wide range of programmes and projects, ensuring priorities remain aligned to business objectives and organisational outcomes. You will build strong relationships with a broad range of clients, customers and stakeholders across the Council, supporting services to achieve their own priorities through effective programme management, collaboration and delivery support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the review, development and implementation of programme and project management arrangements across Property & Facilities Services.
• Support the delivery of strategic programmes and projects across a varied portfolio of work.
• Develop practical and proportionate governance, reporting and assurance processes.
• Support business planning, prioritisation and programme coordination activities.
• Work collaboratively with services across the Council to understand priorities and support successful delivery outcomes.
• Provide challenge, advice and support to project teams, managers and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and promote better ways of working.
• Support effective risk, issue and dependency management across programmes and projects.
• Produce reports, briefings and recommendations for senior leadership teams, boards and elected Members.

About You

We are looking for someone who can combine strategic thinking with practical delivery experience:

• Significant experience managing complex programmes, projects or portfolios.
• Experience developing, improving or implementing programme and project management methodologies, frameworks or governance arrangements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• The ability to influence, collaborate and build effective working relationships across a diverse organisation.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage audiences at all levels.
• Experience of managing risk, performance, reporting and assurance activities.
• A customer-focused approach and a passion for continuous improvement.
• The ability to balance strategic development work with operational programme delivery.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of programme and project delivery within Property & Facilities Services. You will work with a wide range of clients, customers and stakeholders across the Council, helping services deliver their priorities, improve outcomes and implement lasting improvements. In return, you will have the opportunity to influence how major programmes and projects are planned, governed and delivered across the organisation. If you are passionate about improving how organisations deliver change, building strong stakeholder relationships and helping teams achieve successful outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and help develop a smarter, more consistent and more effective approach to programme and project delivery across Rotherham.

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions). Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

This post is classed as 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended). The full details of the restrictions are set out in the Statutory Instrument, but broadly the restrictions prohibit candidature from public elected office; holding office in a political party; as well as involvement in political activities such as canvassing or public speaking/writing.