Programme Manager

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Aztec West, Bristol. Hybrid with 2-3 days per week in the office.

Are you ready to lead transformative change in a dynamic environment? Can you manage complex programmes while influencing stakeholders and delivering strategic business outcomes?

The Opportunity

At Hinkley Point C (HPC), we are constructing two new nuclear reactors, marking the first of a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK. Once operational, these reactors will provide low-carbon electricity to power around six million homes.

We're seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead the transition and transformation of a critical Information Management service. You'll take charge of delivering large-scale business change, ensuring reduced costs, improved services, and the successful preservation of ongoing initiatives.

This role is part of our Digital & IT Portfolio Delivery Office, where you'll operate in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, managing cross-functional teams and third-party suppliers. Reporting to senior stakeholders, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on our organisation's future.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a starting salary from £75,000 (negotiable depending on experience), and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

• Overseeing the day-to-day coordination of programme workstreams, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Managing third-party suppliers, contracts, and budgets to deliver within scope, quality, time, and cost constraints.
• Monitoring progress, identifying risks and issues, and implementing corrective actions to maintain momentum.
• Facilitating the assignment and support of project managers within the programme.
• Maintaining effective stakeholder communication, ensuring transparency on progress, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Ensuring processes, tools, and systems support efficient project delivery and resource allocation.
• Reporting regularly to the Programme Sponsor, Steering Group, and senior management.

Who you are

You are an experienced leader with a strategic mindset and the ability to manage complex programmes in high-pressure environments. Your skills include:

• Exceptional communication and influencing abilities, building trust with senior stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge of planning, monitoring, and quality management techniques.
• Financial acumen and experience managing multi-million-pound budgets.
• Proven ability to deliver business transformation projects, aligning teams to achieve organisational goals.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate challenges with tact and diplomacy.
• MSP and PRINCE2 qualifications, or equivalent, with a solid understanding of PMO disciplines.

Closing date for applications: 19th January 2025

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