Programme Manager

MB933: Programme Manager
Location: Workington
Salary: £80,000 + £5,750 car allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Programme Manager on a permanent basis due to growth based at their Workington depot.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the Head of Projects in planning, coordinating, and delivering multiple civil engineering projects across the portfolio.
Provide programme-level oversight of scope, cost, schedule, and risk.
Ensure integration between design, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
Manage the deliverables from inception and client ask, through pre construction, Delivery and handover.
Monitor performance against KPIs and take corrective action where required.
Lead delivery of complex civils packages (groundworks, reinforced concrete structures, infrastructure, drainage, earthworks, structural alterations, etc.).
Ensure works comply with technical specifications, nuclear site licence conditions, and regulatory standards.
Oversee subcontractor performance and commercial management in conjunction with the commercial team.
Ensure projects comply with nuclear safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
Manage programme-level risk registers and mitigation strategies.
Prepare and present progress reports, financial forecasts, and risk updates to senior stakeholders.
Support assurance reviews, audits, and stage gate approvals.
Act as a key interface between project teams, client representatives, regulators, and supply chain partners.
Support the Head of Projects in senior stakeholder engagement and strategic planning.
Contribute to long-term programme strategy and resource planning.
Monitor programme budgets, forecasts, and cost performance.
Support change management processes and ensure variations are properly assessed and authorised.
Contribute to commercial negotiations where required.
Promote culture aligned with nuclear site standards.
Provide leadership and mentoring to Project Managers and Engineers.
Ensure HR procedures and best practice are applied.
Support with Employee Engagement.
Encourage continuous improvement and best practice across the programme.

Skills and Qualifications:

Degree qualified in an infrastructure engineering discipline.
Detailed knowledge of overall project, including contractual and commercial requirements.
Good knowledge of client and interested parties’ interests

MB933: Programme Manager
Location: Workington
Salary: £80,000 + £5,750 car allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP