Programme Director

Programme Director (Construction / Property)

Manchester - Covering Nationwide (Hybrid Working Available)

Highly Competitive Salary (3-Year FTC) + Hybrid Working + Flexible Hours + Major National Programme + Excellent Benefits & Further Training

Do you have experience leading complex, multi-workstream construction or property programmes across multiple sites?

Are you confident managing client relationships while overseeing multidisciplinary project teams and large programme budgets?

Do you want to take ownership of one of the UK's largest property remediation programmes with the backing of an award-winning consultancy renowned for its culture, reputation and long-term client relationships?

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Programme Director to join a highly respected real estate consultancy, leading a landmark multi-year national remediation programme covering approximately 400 commercial and mixed-use assets across the UK.

This established consultancy has grown from a three-person practice into a national business of over 250 employees across 14 offices. Operating across the commercial, industrial and real estate sectors, they work with many of the UK's leading institutional investors and major occupiers, delivering high-profile programmes for prestigious blue-chip clients. As an Employee Ownership Trust and B Corp certified business, they continue to invest heavily in their people while expanding their national presence.

In this role, you will take full responsibility for delivering a complex, multi-year programme covering around 400 buildings nationwide. Acting as the senior representative to the client, you will oversee programme governance, commercial performance, multidisciplinary delivery teams and strategic stakeholder relationships while ensuring successful delivery across all workstreams.

The ideal candidate will have significant programme leadership experience within construction, property or the built environment, exceptional commercial and governance expertise, and the ability to build trusted relationships at executive and board level.

This is a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK's most significant property programmes while joining one of the industry's most respected consultancies on a high-profile long-term assignment.

The Role

• Leading the delivery of a complex nationwide remediation programme covering approximately 400 assets
• Acting as the senior client representative and primary strategic contact
• Managing multidisciplinary teams including Project Managers, Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, Engineers and technical specialists
• Overseeing programme governance, reporting, budgets and commercial performance
• Building and maintaining executive-level client relationships
• Driving programme performance across multiple concurrent workstreams
• Hybrid working with travel across the UK as required

The Person

• Extensive programme leadership experience within construction, property or programme delivery
• Experience managing large, multi-building, multi-stakeholder programmes
• Strong commercial, governance and programme control expertise
• Excellent board-level client relationship management skills
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams
• MAPM qualified
• Happy to travel nationally as required

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The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.