Senior programme manager Work, Jobs in Reading, Eng (with Salaries)

Programme Manager
Thames Water Utilites —Reading
- £75,000 - £100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- DevOps
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
10d
Senior Programme Manager
QinetiQ —Farnborough
- Full-time
- Employee discount
Senior Partner Programme Manager
Gamma —Newbury
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Marketing
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Senior Project Manager
NexGen Associates —Reading
- £60,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Travel
- Software development
Quick apply
13d
Programme Manager
RWS Group —Maidenhead
- Leadership
2h
Senior Category Manager
AWE —Reading
- £63,270 - £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Free parking
- Annual leave
6h
Head of Projects - Reading, UK
ESP Global Services Limited —Reading
- £75,000 - £80,000 a year
- Project management
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Housing & Development Programme Manager
Hertfordshire County Council —Farnham
- £61,443 - £68,775 a year
- Hybrid work
- English
- Construction
3h
VodafoneThree - Programme Manager
Vodafone —Newbury
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- No degree
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
3d
Senior Talent and Workforce Planning Manager
IPCI —High Wycombe
- Hybrid work
- Human resources
- Internship
- Leadership
Quick apply
13d
Senior Brand Manager - HCP
Abbott Laboratories —Maidenhead
- Full-time
- Marketing
- Analysis skills
- No degree
12d
Transformation Portfolio Manager
Thames Water Utilites —Reading
- Up to £78,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- PMP
- Analysis skills
- Annual leave
13d
Project Manager
Neos Networks —Reading
- £40,000 - £59,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Leadership
- Communication skills
4d
Transaction Services Manager/Senior Manager
BDO —Reading
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Management
Senior CRM and Engagement Manager
Golfbreaks —Windsor
- £50,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Hospitality
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
3d
Data & Insight Manager
Powerforce —Reading
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- SQL
- Python
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Integration Senior Manager
VodafoneThree —Newbury
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
Quick apply
13d
Campaign Manager – Domestic
BAE Systems —Frimley
- From £69,200 a year
- Business development
- Organisational skills
7d
Senior Partner Business Manager
HP —Reading
- Full-time
- Sales
- IT
5d
Senior Client Success Manager
DXC Technology —Farnborough
- Full-time

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Programme Manager

Thames Water Utilites -
Reading

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£75,000 - £100,000 a year
10 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension

Qualifications

ITIL Certification
Programme management
Management
DevOps
Bachelor's degree
Product management
Agile
IT
Financial management
SaaS
Leadership
Information Technology
PRINCE2 Certification

Full job description

Lead major digital transformation programmes, delivering data-driven change that improves resilience, efficiency, and customer impact across the UK’s largest water company.

This role offers end-to-end ownership of large-scale digital transformation, with exposure to senior stakeholders, budgets up to £10m, and responsibility for governance, delivery, and team leadership—combining strong commercial, delivery, and strategic influence.

What you’ll be doing as a Programme Manager

Define and baseline the programme’s scope, plan and budget that will successfully deliver the business outcomes/objectives
Identify, engage and manage direct and indirect stakeholders appropriately in the context of their role within the programme, up to and including Executive Director level.
Identify and manage RAID items within the programme and escalate where appropriate.
Attend project initiation workshops and creation of any associated material to instigate a new project.
Identify and forecast resource needs including internal and external partner resource requirements.
Support commercial and procurement activities for any third-party supplier including RFI/RFQ processes and contract negotiations.
Support supplier management performance processes, including monthly reporting of supplier time, cost and quality metrics.
Actively support non-programme delivery activities related to improvement of Digital processes and ways of working, including transition to Product Management ways of working, defining and implementing delivery process efficiencies and insourcing/developing Digital skills and capabilities within our delivery teams to meet future business and technology needs.

Base location – Hybrid – Clearwater Court, Reading RG1 8DB

Working pattern – 36 hours Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

Extensive experience of Digital / IT programme management delivery role
Experience of financial management up to £10m per annum
Experience of Agile and/or Product Management delivery methodologies
Line management experience of up to 10 direct reports
Management of suppliers across the entire delivery life cycle
Management of a large team
Customer-centric delivery experience
PRINCE 2 Practitioner or equivalent

Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team:

ITIL v3/v4 or equivalent
Water industry experience
Information Technology or similar qualification to Bachelor's degree or equivalent level
Certification/experience of SaaS and/or cloud-based application management
Experience of DevOps tools, processes and methodology

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary from £75,000 to £100,000 per annum depending on experience
Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
Car Allowance - £5800
Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
Generous Pension Scheme through AON
Private Medical Health Care
Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job, and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else, just let us know; we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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