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