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Programme Manager Permanent Position Excellent Salary Available (Car allowance, Bonus Scheme, 25 days 8 Statutory Days, Pension up to 8% matched, Life Assurance: 5x Basic Salary) Growing Manufacturing Business Onsite in Birmingham My client are a precision manufacturing business, based in Birmingham, specialising in machining and assembly of high value low volume components. The Programme Manager will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of all projects within the Project Management department on time, within scope and budget. Reporting to the GM, the Programme Manager will be responsible for the line management of Senior Project Managers and Project Managers running the major customer projects. This role is of strategic importance to the business and requires a high integrity individual with a strong project management and people management background. The Programme Manager will be a team player, with strong skills in getting the best out of people and the projects that they oversee. Programme Manager Job Description The Programme Manager will be the lead contact point for the GM for all aspects relating to the Project Management department. This will include having a good working knowledge of all current projects, establishing and updating key metrics and reports and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient communication. The Programme Manager will represent the business in the global projects community by interfacing on a regular basis with other regional and global PLC businesses. This role will enable the business to move to the forefront in Project Management capability which will be a key enabler to delivering projects on time and on budget to our global customers. Programme Manager Duties will include but not limited to: Establish strong stakeholder management internally end to end to project manage and execute projects throughout the functions and manage customer expectations through strong communication. Creating and maintaining an overarching Project programme plan which includes all projects running through the Project Management department to meet Customer requirements Establishing and maintaining a suite of standardised Project Management tools to be used on all projects including but not limited to; Project Initiation Document, Project Gant charts, risk Register, action Logs, stakeholder mapping, RACI matrix, project reports Establishing and compiling a monthly report which includes a high level update of all projects, key department metrics including margin control Ensuring the use of the standard project management tools by all project managers Overseeing the creation, maintenance and delivery of individual project plans to ensure on time delivery of projects Working with the Finance department and using global best practise, establishing a through project costing mechanism to allow live cost and margin tracking on all projects Establishing and ensuring appropriate storage within a standardised network folder structure including a document naming convention Working with the Sales team to establish and maintain a standardised handover process using the CORB model Overseeing the effective use of the Project Matrix teams by Project Managers to drive their projects forwards Working with the IT and Engineering departments, establish shared platforms which will allow customers to access and manage joint project documentation Identifying resources, assigning responsibilities and managing performance on projects Carrying out line manager duties for direct reports Gathering best practise from the wider project management community Alongside the GM, acting as the interface with the wider project management community Ensuring all projects are run through the in-house standard methodology, working closely with Project Managers to ensure delivery and margin control. Providing support to the Sales team on quotes and bids for new projects as required Reporting and escalating issues to management where appropriate. Carrying out any other duties appropriate to this post, as necessary or as requested. The Programme Manager, in conjunction with the HSE Team and other members of the supervision team, will be liable for the health and safety of employees, required to maintain a safe work environment and proactively manager and promote health, safety and environmental management within their function and across the business. Ensure all employees are following the health and safety rules and challenge any behaviour that does not align to company standards Programme Manager Essential Qualifications / Experience / Skills High standard individual who looks to produce the best and has a constant desire to improve. A strong motivator with high energy and the ability to lead a high performing team An experienced project manager (degree or equivalent educated) holding a formal qualification in project management, either APMP or Prince 2 certified Experienced in managing projects in an engineering and manufacturing setting Ability to speak and write in English Language fluently is essential Ability to operate within a global, forward-thinking business with a balance of working both strategically and operationally
Role Overview The objective of the role is to deliver strategic management of client Real Estate programmes within the Programme Management Office (PMO). This position works closely with various global and EMEA clients, third parties and diverse cross-functional stakeholders within Savills to advise, plan, mobilise, deliver and track complex and multifaceted deliverables. This includes, but is not limited to, developing and maintaining comprehensive programme planning and control systems, ensuring effective integration and communication across stakeholders, driving momentum and alignment of programme activity, managing risk and escalations, implementing robust compliance and governance protocols and providing ultimate programme oversight. A Senior Consultant at Savills provides excellent professional advice and service to clients and is a member of a key talent pool within the organisation. The role will be significant to the development and growth of the PMO offering in EMEA. The expectation is that the successful candidate will be able to identify opportunities within the EMEA Real Estate market and support leadership in business development in addition to client delivery work. Key Responsibilities Kick off new programmes by leading steering committee, working group and subject specific meetings across all levels of seniority and ensuring meeting governance is in place throughout. Guide client and operations teams to clearly identify and agree strategy, translate these into achievable programme deliverables and gain buy in. Ensure critical success factors, goals and objectives are approved, robust and effectively communicated to create successful change culture. Identify stakeholders, resourcing gaps, stakeholder risk, appointed decision makers, and ensure Roles and Responsibilities are communicated and understood. Engage programme and project teams and develop and manage communication plans across all channels, including knowledge sharing, programme updates, confidentiality, access and media management. Ensure early risk identification mechanisms are in place, manage the Risk Register, mitigating actions and escalations. Lead all subject matter experts to develop, review, integrate and commit to programme phases, tasks and deliverables to create a master programme plan, own the plan throughout the programme. Engage operational teams to review any in-flight projects or programmes that will affect or be affected by programme activities and ensure well planned integration activities. Plan and agree programme timeline, critical dates, milestones and slack. Develop budget and cost plan in line with financial stakeholders, manage business case approval workflow. Employ change control mechanisms to govern scope creep and alignment. Employ change management mechanisms to ensure continued engagement of sponsors, project teams and end users. Develop and issue reporting, tracking and communication tools and updates to align to the communications plan and ensure stakeholder engagement and alignment. Develop and implement early and post programme feedback mechanisms to ensure the programme is successful, implement iterative process improvement. Facilitate training and onboarding throughout the programme. Develop and / or facilitate development of Playbooks, process documentation and governance tools to capture best practice and future operations. Key Skills Technical Experience Knowledge of Project Management methodologies e.g. Prince 2 (advantageous, not essential) Skills / Knowledge A proactive self-starter who works well independently A multi-tasker with the ability to manage several projects concurrently Someone who works well under pressure and to deadlines A keen interest or experience generating PMO leads/initiatives An understanding of budget management Someone who has innate curiosity and is eager to experiment and push the boundaries of what is possible Strong commercial awareness Excellent communication skills Confident networker Diplomatic and challenging with the ability to influence others Ethical with strong integrity High attention to detail, well organised and a good initiative level Team Overview The EMEA Global Occupier Services team consists of 70 people. The team advise clients who occupy property but who are not in the property business, combining our skills and our corporate knowledge to deliver results. They operate at a number of different levels, from being a full outsource of a company's real estate functions, to a coordinator of single or multiple service lines for occupier clients. Find out more about Savills offer Recruitment agencies Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid. Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.