Senior Manager - Program Management in London

That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 110 offices worldwide. The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it, bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

As a Senior Programme Manager in Programme Management and Programme Management Office delivery, you will have experience delivering key roles in major and complex capital programmes, across complex construction environments within sectors such as Central Government, Industrial, Life Sciences, Data Centres and Defence. Working across multidisciplinary teams and multiple workstreams, you provide leadership and delivery management throughout the programme lifecycle, driving execution, managing interdependencies and ensuring alignment between programme delivery and wider business goals.

Through the establishment of robust governance, programme controls and delivery frameworks, you maintain visibility of programme performance, manage risks and opportunities, and ensure effective decision-making to support successful outcomes. You bring good construction programme experience, with the ability to operate efficiently and effectively between programme and project-level detail, maintain strong key stakeholder relationships and drive progress and successful programme outcomes.

Operationally lead the successful execution of small to medium scale transformation/real estate programmes and materially impact the delivery of large-scale programmes, ensuring measurable benefits. Establish and embed frameworks for management and control to ensure programme rigor and compliance. Establish and embed robust processes for engaging and managing programme stakeholders through an effective stakeholder management plan.

Financial Oversight: Support the implementation, maintenance and monitoring of robust processes to manage and report on all financial aspects of the programme.

Risk, Health & Safety Considerations: Lead on the identification of programme risks and integration of appropriate safeguards, including health and safety.

Operational Leadership: Oversee the successful management of programme logs/registers, reporting and data quality, governance and secretariat duties, and effective programme communication. Promote a collaborative culture focused on high performance, innovation and continuous learning and our One Business culture.

To excel in this role, you will have:

• Ability to operate in a fast‐paced, high‐performing real estate programme environment, demonstrating attention to detail, leadership qualities and strong organisational capability.
• Proven experience in programme management, with demonstrable achievement of benefits and outcomes for clients/employers.
• Good command of current programme management frameworks.
• Understanding of construction project delivery models, procurement routes and contracts (NEC, JCT).
• Understanding of project controls methodologies and application including schedule management, cost control and risk and opportunity management at a project and programme level.
• Experience engaging with clients positively – demonstrating strong communication skills including presentation of data to inform effective decision-making.
• Good stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience in dealing with third parties and customers.
• Understanding of required health and safety activities and legislative requirements (e.g., CDM and Building Safety Act).
• Committed to high performance in team behaviours and talent development within the organization, supporting professional growth of others in the team and among clients' teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and programme management tools, reporting systems and digital platforms, with a proactive approach to data, innovation and digital tools and strategy, including the use of AI.
• Education to a degree/postgraduate level in a relevant technical discipline (e.g., Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying) desirable.

At Turner & Townsend, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community, and we strongly believe that this diversity is what creates great solutions for our clients, bringing together people with different ideas and skills who want to push boundaries. In celebration of our diversity and to keep this agenda at the forefront of what we do, we have several internal networks, such as LGBT+, Diversity & Inclusion, and Race & Ethnicity which create a safe space for employees to express themselves and to drive change.