Programme Manager
Posted 4 days ago by Arm
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
Reading, Oxfordshire, UK
Summary: The Programme Manager role is a 6-month contract position based in Reading, requiring a high level of UK security clearance. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing relationships with stakeholders, leading project teams, and ensuring adherence to financial commitments and project deliverables. This position is classified as inside IR35 and offers a competitive hourly rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and manage relationships with internal/external stakeholders to ensure all bids are prepared, managed, and reviewed appropriately and in line with the company's policies and standards.
- Work with Contract Managers to negotiate contract changes and contribute to the resolution of contractual and legal disputes.
- May review options provided from the procurement supply cycle to ensure project delivery and costs are consistent with the contract.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with all functions across the IPT in order to influence project activities and execute deliverables in line with the agreed timeframe and budget.
- Translate and apply the appropriate strategy for managing contingency plans in order to mitigate risks and capitalise on opportunities within the project.
- Lead the project team effectively, through planning, allocation, and reporting of work in order to ensure successful delivery of the project/plan.
- Communicate project progress to the LoB Management team Board in order to provide input into strategic direction for long-term plans.
- Ensure appropriate adherence to LCM.
- Accountable for delivering on financial commitments.
- Ownership for the delivery and performance of the project.
Key Skills:
- Experience managing subcontractors and third-party suppliers.
- Knowledge of IT Service Management frameworks.
- Ability to influence and motivate project teams (direct/indirect management).
- Ideally, meet the requirements for registration as a certified member of the Association for Project Managers or equivalent (AcostE, MAPM, PMI, Association of Proposal Management Professionals).
- PMP or equivalent project management qualification.
Salary (Rate): £108 hourly
City: Reading
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Programme Manager
Reading
6-Month Contract
Paying up to 108p/h (Inside IR35)
Due to the nature of the role, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK security clearance. Please only apply if suitable
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and manage relationships with internal/external stakeholders to ensure all bids are prepared, managed, and reviewed appropriately and in line with the company'spolicies and standards.
- Work with Contract Managers to negotiate contract changes and contribute to the resolution of contractual and legal disputes.
- May review options provided from the procurement supply cycle to ensure project delivery and costs are consistent with the contract.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with all functions across the IPT in order to influence project activities and execute deliverables in line with the agreed timeframe and budget.
- Translate and apply the appropriate strategy for managing contingency plans in order to mitigate risks and capitalise on opportunities within the project.
- Lead the project team effectively, through planning, allocation, and reporting of work in order to ensure successful delivery of the project/plan.
- Communicate project progress to the LoB Management team Board in order to provide input into strategic direction for long-term plans.
- Ensure appropriate adherence to LCM.
- Accountable for delivering on financial commitments.
- Ownership for the delivery and performance of the project.
Required Skillset:
- Experience managing subcontractors and third-party suppliers.
- Knowledge of IT Service Management frameworks.
- Ability to influence and motivate project teams (direct/indirect management).
- Ideally, meet the requirements for registration as a certified member of the Association for Project Managers or equivalent (AcostE, MAPM, PMI, Association of Proposal Management Professionals).
- PMP or equivalent project management qualification.
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.