Programme Lead in Bristol, Gloucestershire

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one way we support our clients. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of our globally respected client who develop cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet the planet's vital power needs we are looking for an Programme Lead for a 12 month contract based in Bristol (hybrid - 3 days onsite per week, 2 days working remotely).

Please note: SC eligibility is essential for this role.

Purpose of the Role:

• Lead the delivery of a complex engineering work package within a major defence programme, ensuring technical requirements, budgets, schedules and milestones are achieved.
• Act as the primary interface between programme management and engineering teams, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities across mechanical, electrical and software disciplines.
• Provide engineering programme leadership, driving delivery performance, risk management and stakeholder engagement across the project lifecycle.

• Develop, maintain and communicate integrated programme plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements.
• Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary engineering team of approximately 20-25 engineers across electrical, manufacturing and related disciplines.
• Manage technical risks, issues, dependencies and change impacts, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation plans are in place.
• Drive engineering delivery across complex product development lifecycles, balancing technical, commercial and schedule considerations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, SMEs and capability leads to ensure the effective deployment of resources and engineering expertise.
• Monitor programme performance, providing regular reporting on progress, risks, costs and delivery status.

• Proven experience leading engineering programmes or large work packages within complex, engineering-led environments.
• Strong background in defence, aerospace, naval, submarine or other highly regulated engineering sectors.
• Strong programme and project management capability, including planning, budget control, resource management and schedule delivery.
• Experience managing technical risk, change control and product development lifecycles.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
• Familiarity with programme management and delivery tools such as Oracle Primavera P6, Azure DevOps and engineering lifecycle platforms such as Teamcenter would be advantageous.

Next steps

We will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this Programme Lead position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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