We are currently working with a Local Authority in the South West who are looking for a Programme Manager – Asset Management & Property Services to join their team.
As Programme Manager you will lead the delivery of a major portfolio of complex, high‑value capital projects across our diverse property estate.
This is a pivotal role within the Asset Management and Property Services (AMPS) team, responsible for shaping, coordinating, and driving forward a multi‑year programme of new‑build developments, major refurbishments, and strategic asset improvements that support the Authority’s long‑term service and estate objectives.
Job: Programme Manager – Asset Management & Property Services
Duration: 6 Months
Start date: May 2026
Rate: £400-£600 per day via Umbrella, Inside IR35
Site presence: Hybrid
Role Details
- Programme Leadership: Lead, manage, and continuously develop a programme of major capital projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, service needs, and corporate outcomes
- Portfolio Planning & Governance: Establish and manage clear programme governance, reporting frameworks, risk management processes, and performance indicators to maintain control over time, cost, quality, and scope
- Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with service areas, senior leadership, external partners, schools, and communities to ensure projects deliver maximum value and support service transformation
- Financial Management: Oversee programme‑level budgets, forecasts, business cases, and funding approvals, ensuring strong financial discipline and compliance with Council standards
- Commissioning & Procurement: Lead strategic procurement approaches and commissioning strategies for design, consultancy, and construction services, ensuring best value and adherence to public sector procurement rules
- Technical Oversight: Provide programme‑level assurance across design, statutory compliance, sustainability, and construction delivery, working with internal specialists and external technical teams
- Risk & Issue Management: Identify and mitigate programme‑wide risks, commercial pressures, and interdependencies, proactively resolving issues that could impact delivery
Requirements
- Proven experience managing large-scale, complex capital programmes in construction, property, or infrastructure
- Strong leadership and programme management skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-value projects concurrently
- Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to influence at all levels, including elected members and senior directors
- Robust understanding of construction delivery, regulatory frameworks, procurement, and contract management (e.g., NEC, JCT)
- Financial acumen with experience managing multi-million-pound budgets
- Professional qualifications such as MAPM, MCIOB, MRICS, PRINCE2, MSP, or equivalent experience
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