Programme Manager

As a Programme Manager, your role encompasses several critical tasks. You are entrusted with both overseeing sub-portfolios of work and delivering significant technology and business change initiatives that propel Thames’ progress toward achieving business area goals and desired outcomes.

What you’ll be doing as a Programme Manager

• Ensure that all projects within the sub-portfolio review project closure reports, attend lessons learned workshops and seek to apply relevant learnings.
• Define and adopt appropriate portfolio and project management methodology and tools based on the project’s context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with colleagues and stakeholders to provide updates on the progress and to maintain awareness of business needs and priorities.
• Proactive identification and management of dependencies – within and outside the project.
• Responsible for overseeing and supporting the selection of any third-party suppliers.
• You will work closely with our digital colleagues, supplier and finance teams to optimise project resources and costs. Costs must account for both delivery and run costs. Leading on the development of business cases.

Base location – Hybrid – Clear Water Court Reading
Working pattern - 36 hours

What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• Proven expertise in Digital/IT program management, with a strong track record of successfully delivering complex projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders, as well as third-party partnerships
• Experience of financial management up to £10m per annum
• Experience with Delivery of IT projects involving the management of third-party suppliers
• Technical skills such asSAFe Practitioner, Scrum Master or equivalent
• Experience of working with different delivery methodologies i.e. Agile, Waterfall
• Stakeholder management skills who is able to work collaboratively and influence a wide range of stakeholders up to and including the executive level

Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team:

• Delivery of IT projects involving third party suppliers
• Development /management of SOWs/Third party suppliers and supplier management
• Management of platform replacements involving significant business change
• Ability to challenge supplier cost

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary of up to £95,000 per annum depending on experience
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.