Job Vacancy Senior Programme/Delivery Manager

In this role, you will take end-to-end ownership of a complex programme, leading it through every phase of the delivery lifecycle to achieve agreed outcomes and benefits. You’ll establish strong governance, reporting and controls from the outset, ensuring transparency, pace and informed decision-making at all levels. Working closely with project managers, partners and clients, you’ll proactively manage dependencies, risks and issues while maintaining a clear focus on quality, value and contractual commitments.

You will lead, coach and motivate programme and project teams, creating an environment where people are supported to perform at their best. By balancing commercial awareness with delivery excellence, you’ll manage budgets, margins and invoicing, while building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and clients through effective communication and insight-driven engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead & Govern programme delivery across all lifecycle phases

• Establish & Maintain effective governance, reporting and assurance

• Coordinate & Align multiple projects and interdependencies

• Manage & Mitigate programme-level risks, issues and dependencies

• Control & Optimise budgets, margins and financial performance

• Develop & Support high-performing delivery teams

• Engage & Influence senior stakeholders, partners and clients

• Ensure & Assure compliance with CGI governance and delivery standards

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You should bring significant experience leading complex programmes, with a strong track record of delivering outcomes in multi-stakeholder environments. You’ll be comfortable operating at senior levels, combining leadership, commercial awareness and delivery expertise, alongside an understanding of modern technologies and public sector ways of working.

You should have:

• Extensive experience in programme and project management roles

• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, MSP and PRINCE2 methodologies

• Proven ability to lead, coach and manage delivery teams

• Experience managing senior stakeholders and client relationships

• Strong commercial, financial and budget management capability

• Ability to manage risk, resolve issues and make informed decisions

• Understanding of current technologies, tooling and delivery environments

• Experience working within government or regulated environments

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