Senior Programme Manager

Senior Programme Manager

Full-Time 60000 - 75000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Sainsbury's

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead complex capital investment programmes and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
  • Company: Join Sainsbury’s, a leading retailer committed to inclusivity and development.
  • Benefits: Enjoy discounts, bonuses, healthcare, and flexible leave options.
  • Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact while shaping the future of Sainsbury’s Property division.
  • Qualifications: Proven experience in project management and strong stakeholder communication skills.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.

Why join us Joining Sainsbury’s as a Senior Programme Manager within our Property division means being at the forefront of driving complex capital investment activity across our estate, translating strategic objectives into tangible deliverables that impact our customers, colleagues, and business.

With a focus on programme management including sequencing, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and optimising integrated programme plans that drive successful outcomes at scale.

Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to influence and challenge across functions, while continuously improving programme management standards and making a significant impact within a supportive and collaborative team.

What you’ll do You’ll lead part of the programme management of complex capital investment across Sainsbury’s Property division.

Working closely with various stakeholders across Property and other business sponsors, you will balance investment priorities, operational constraints, benefits realisation, and delivery risks to ensure that programmes are phased and sequenced effectively.

You’ll build and maintain integrated programme plans, lead sequencing decisions, apply robust planning and control approaches, manage risks and issues, and provide high-quality reporting and analysis.

Who you are You have a proven track record in project and programme management within capital delivery environments, demonstrating strong stakeholder communication skills.

With the ability to influence and challenge across functions, and to prioritise in a fast-paced environment, you make you a valuable leader across a large and dynamic estate.

Essential criteria Demonstrable experience developing and managing capital investment programmes across complex portfolios, translating strategic objectives into deliverable activities and managing dependencies across multiple workstreams.

Proven ability to lead programme sequencing, prioritisation and delivery planning, balancing resource capacity, operational constraints, risks, benefits and business priorities.

Evidence of applying programme governance disciplines, including risk management, issue management, change control and programme reporting to support effective decision-making.

Proven ability to influence and challenge stakeholders across multiple functions, holding teams accountable for milestone delivery, dependencies and programme outcomes.

Experience producing programme analysis, reporting and performance insights, using tools such as Excel, Power Point and reporting systems to communicate status, risks and recommendations.

Responsibilities Lead programme management of complex capital investment across the Property division.

Collaborate closely with stakeholders in Property and other business sponsors.

Balance investment priorities, operational constraints, benefits realisation and delivery risks to ensure effective phasing and sequencing of programmes.

Build and maintain integrated programme plans.

Lead sequencing decisions and apply robust planning and control approaches.

Manage risks and issues throughout the programme life cycle.

Provide high-quality reporting and analysis to support decision‑making.

Benefits We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whatever you are and wherever you work.

Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new – whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business – and we take development seriously and promise to support you.

Colleague discount – 10% on shopping online and in‑store, increased to 15% at selected points in the year.

Pension scheme and life cover.

Performance‑related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on company performance.

Annual holiday allowance, with the option to buy up to an additional week.

Private healthcare.

Financial benefits including season ticket loans, interest‑free car loan up to £10k, cycle‑to‑work scheme, health cash plans and salary advance.

Access to a wide range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Maternity or adoption leave – up to 26 weeks’ pay.

Paternity leave – up to 4 weeks’ pay.

Other standard benefits as outlined on www. sainsburys. jobs (eligible for length of service and other criteria). #J-18808-Ljbffr

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We think you need these skills to ace Senior Programme Manager

Programme Management
Stakeholder Communication
Risk Management
Issue Management
Change Control
Capital Investment Management
Project Sequencing