542 Program Manager jobs in the United Kingdom

Are you a dynamic Program Manager looking for your next challenge in the manufacturing and production industry? Our client, Collins Aerospace a leader in the Aerospace Industry is seeking an accomplished Program Manager to lead multiple high-profile programmes focused on reducing total manufacturing costs. If you're a strong leader with a passion for driving successful outcomes in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

Summary:

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 6 months - possibility to be extended
• Location: Leighton Buzzard - Hybrid required onsite Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays each week
• Pay Rate: 35.00 per hour - Umbrella
• Hours: 39 hours per week - flexibility on start times due to working with customers overseas with an 8 hour time difference

Duties Include:

• Own the delivery of multi-disciplinary programmes, ensuring they are completed on-time, on-budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Serve as the primary interface with customers, managing their expectations and communications throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, and quality to hit critical programme milestones.
• Develop, track, and maintain integrated schedules, budgets, risk registers, and key performance indicators.
• Identify risks and opportunities, implementing proactive mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Prepare and deliver programme reviews, reports, and presentations to senior leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace standards, regulations, and contractual requirements.
• Support scope management and commercial negotiations as needed.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within your programme team.

Requirements:

• Programme or project management experience in the aerospace/defence or automotive sector is essential
• A proven track record of delivering complex, multi-stakeholder programmes to demanding customers.
• Strong understanding of programme lifecycle, new product introduction, and work transfers (preferred).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and customer relationship management skills.
• Solid financial and commercial acumen with experience managing budgets and forecasts.
• Proficiency in programme management tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent) is essential

Why Join Us?

This is your chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced and rewarding environment! We offer a collaborative atmosphere where your contributions will be valued and your professional development encouraged. If you are ready to take on a pivotal role in our client's success, apply today!

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Position: Program Manager - Engineering Industry

Location: Chesterfield

Salary: Up to 55,000 + Benefits

Our client is now seeking a highly motivated Programme Manager to join their team and play a key role in delivering bespoke engineering solutions to their customers. The successful candidate will take customer requirements, organise and lead multidisciplinary teams, and oversee the design and manufacture of innovative, tailored solutions-delivered on time and within budget.

This is a dynamic role that involves close collaboration with clients, internal engineering and manufacturing teams, and subcontractors. You will have the opportunity to manage a wide variety of projects across our product portfolio, ensuring our reputation for high-quality, on-time delivery continues to set us apart.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, from capturing requirements through to design, manufacture, and delivery.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring their needs are understood and met.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, and resources to deliver projects on time, in full, and to cost.
• Apply project management methodologies, life cycle principles, risk and opportunity management, and change control.
• Monitor project performance against KPIs, maintaining a focus on quality, cost, and schedule.
• Support and mentor team members, fostering a collaborative and results-driven environment.

Essential Criteria

• Strong IT skills, including high competency in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and related tools.
• Proven track record of leading projects in a commercial environment and engaging with stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrable experience of delivering projects to deadline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing reports and presentations.
• Strong customer service ethos and proven ability to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Experience mentoring or coaching team members.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance short- and long-term needs.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, and organise resources effectively.
• Experience of project risk and opportunity management, change control, and configuration control.
• Understanding of KPIs, estimating, and costing techniques.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Adaptable, with the ability to apply skills in new contexts.
• Eligible to meet Security Check (SC) clearance requirements.

Desirable Criteria

• Working knowledge of one or more of the following areas:
• Electrical/electronic design
• Mechanical design
• Software development

Why Apply

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the delivery of innovative, high-quality engineered solutions for a wide range of customers. You'll be part of a supportive team that values collaboration, technical excellence, and customer success.

If you're a driven, organised, and customer-focused Programme Manager with a passion for engineering, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with an up-to-date CV.

Programme Manager

Up to £110k

Central London - 2-3x per week onsite

18-Month FTC

We are representing a global retailer who are on the lookout for a Programme Manager to lead on a large, business-critical project.

As the Programme Manager, you will lead and manage an end-to-end business-facing transformation project, overseeing the setup and integration of core business functions, and developing and delivering a detailed programme plan.

We are looking for:

• Proven Programme Manager/Senior Project Manager with significant market transition and new entity setup experience
• Track record of leading complex, international business transactions - across finance, legal, sales, marketing, and distribution
• Strong stakeholder management skills

It would be beneficial if you came from a business-facing background with experience in consumer or retail sectors.

If this sounds of interest, please apply today!

Data Programme Manager - Pharma - £800 Per Day - Outside IR35

A leading pharmaceutical business is seeking a highly motivated Data Programme Manager to drive complex, cross-functional data initiatives with a strong emphasis on AI and enterprise data platforms. This role offers the opportunity to shape how the organisation leverages advanced technologies - including Oracle solutions - to accelerate drug discovery, improve clinical outcomes, and enhance patient experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Leadership: Leads the planning, governance, and delivery of data-driven programmes across R&D, clinical, regulatory, and commercial functions.
• AI & Advanced Analytics: Drives the design and implementation of AI/ML solutions to enable predictive modelling, real-world evidence generation, clinical trial optimisation, and personalised medicine strategies.
• Oracle Platform Expertise: Oversees the implementation, integration, and optimisation of Oracle-based data platforms to ensure scalability, security, and compliance across the enterprise.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborates with senior leaders, scientists, and technology partners to align business needs with data, AI, and Oracle platform opportunities.
• Data Strategy & Architecture: Ensures adherence to data governance frameworks, FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), and pharma regulatory standards (e.g., GxP).
• Change Management: Champions a culture of data and AI adoption across the business, ensuring teams are empowered to use new tools and insights effectively.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Manages relationships with technology vendors, including Oracle and AI partners, as well as academic collaborators.
• Compliance & Ethics: Ensures responsible and ethical use of AI, with attention to patient privacy, data security, and industry regulations.

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record in programme or project management within pharma, biotech, or life sciences.
• Strong expertise with Oracle databases, data warehouses, and cloud platforms , with experience in large-scale data integration and optimisation.
• Experience delivering AI/ML initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Solid understanding of data management, data platforms, and governance frameworks in a regulated industry.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in healthcare and pharma.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Programme Manager to lead a major global transformation programme for a leading international financial services group. This is a high-profile interim opportunity, with potential to convert into a permanent role.

The Opportunity

You will be responsible for delivering a multi-year, £multi-million programme to replace and consolidate core back-office systems across the UK and US operations. The programme is critical to aligning operating models across regions, driving efficiency, and enabling global growth.

This role goes beyond IT delivery – it requires someone with the vision, leadership, and influence to manage complex business change and bring together diverse stakeholders across geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a £M transformation programme over 3 years.
• Drive the replacement of multiple legacy back-office systems with a single global platform.
• Develop and implement a robust programme plan that captures both business and IT responsibilities.
• Engage, align, and influence senior stakeholders including divisional COOs, CFOs, and CIOs.
• Provide inspirational leadership to project teams, energising and aligning resources across regions.
• Ensure successful delivery of programme milestones (first US go-live targeted in 12 months).
• Balance IT implementation with business change, process alignment, and operating model improvements .
• Chair steering committees and provide clear, trusted updates to executive sponsors.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven track record of leading complex transformation programmes (c. £5 0M+).
• Strong experience in business change as well as IT delivery.
• Knowledge of the reinsurance or broader insurance sector (enough to hold informed conversations with senior stakeholders).
• Gravitas, credibility, and maturity to engage with C-level stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and people skills – able to articulate a compelling vision.
• Experience with data migration projects (desirable).
• Prior exposure to Open Twins implementation would be a bonus, but not essential.

Contract Details

• Duration: Interim assignment (potential for permanent conversion).
• Day Rate: £8 - ,000/day (flexible depending on experience).
• Location: London with some international travel required.
• Start Date: ASAP (within 4–6 weeks ideally).

** NB candidates must hold full UK Right to Work

Programme Manager

Up to £110k

Central London - 2-3x per week onsite

18-Month FTC

We are representing a global retailer who are on the lookout for a Programme Manager to lead on a large, business-critical project.

As the Programme Manager, you will lead and manage an end-to-end business-facing transformation project, overseeing the setup and integration of core business functions, and developing and delivering a detailed programme plan.

We are looking for:

• Proven Programme Manager/Senior Project Manager with significant market transition and new entity setup experience
• Track record of leading complex, international business transactions - across finance, legal, sales, marketing, and distribution
• Strong stakeholder management skills

It would be beneficial if you came from a business-facing background with experience in consumer or retail sectors.

If this sounds of interest, please apply today!

Position: Program Manager – Engineering Industry

Location: Chesterfield

Salary: Up to £55,000 + Benefits

Our client is now seeking a highly motivated Programme Manager to join their team and play a key role in delivering bespoke engineering solutions to their customers. The successful candidate will take customer requirements, organise and lead multidisciplinary teams, and oversee the design and manufacture of innovative, tailored solutions—delivered on time and within budget.

This is a dynamic role that involves close collaboration with clients, internal engineering and manufacturing teams, and subcontractors. You will have the opportunity to manage a wide variety of projects across our product portfolio, ensuring our reputation for high-quality, on-time delivery continues to set us apart.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, from capturing requirements through to design, manufacture, and delivery.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring their needs are understood and met.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, and resources to deliver projects on time, in full, and to cost.
• Apply project management methodologies, life cycle principles, risk and opportunity management, and change control.
• Monitor project performance against KPIs, maintaining a focus on quality, cost, and schedule.
• Support and mentor team members, fostering a collaborative and results-driven environment.

Essential Criteria

• Strong IT skills, including high competency in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and related tools.
• Proven track record of leading projects in a commercial environment and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering projects to deadline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing reports and presentations.
• Strong customer service ethos and proven ability to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Experience mentoring or coaching team members.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance short- and long-term needs.
• Ability to plan, prioritise, and organise resources effectively.
• Experience of project risk and opportunity management, change control, and configuration control.
• Understanding of KPIs, estimating, and costing techniques.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Adaptable, with the ability to apply skills in new contexts.
• Eligible to meet Security Check (SC) clearance requirements.

Desirable Criteria

• Working knowledge of one or more of the following areas:
• Electrical/electronic design
• Mechanical design
• Software development

Why Apply

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the delivery of innovative, high-quality engineered solutions for a wide range of customers. You’ll be part of a supportive team that values collaboration, technical excellence, and customer success.

If you’re a driven, organised, and customer-focused Programme Manager with a passion for engineering, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today with an up-to-date CV.