Programme Manager
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Are you a driven Programme Manager with a passion for delivering complex projects and leading high-performing teams?
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead the successful delivery of a portfolio of cutting-edge projects within our Component Manufacturing Technology (CMT) group. This is a high-impact role where you will oversee programme performance, optimise resource allocation, and deliver results across multiple technology themes and customers.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and deliver multiple large and complex programmes across varied technology areas
- Manage project managers and coordinators to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to quality standards
- Take ownership of programme and portfolio performance, including delivery KPIs and financial targets
- Ensure customer and stakeholder requirements are clearly defined and achieved
- Identify and mitigate risks while proactively solving problems
- Report on performance and progress to senior stakeholders
- Support revenue planning and resource allocation across the portfolio
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a confident and commercially astute leader who thrives in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Proven programme/project leadership in engineering or professional services environments
- Strong people leadership with the ability to influence and deliver through others
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage at all levels, including senior leadership
- Highly organised, results-driven mindset with a proactive, “can-do” attitude
- Strong financial and commercial awareness
- Experience using tools such as MS Project and Excel
Qualifications
- Degree in engineering, business, or a related discipline
What Success Looks Like
- Programmes delivered on time, on budget and to customer expectations
- Strong portfolio performance and clear financial visibility
- High levels of customer and stakeholder satisfaction
- Achievement of revenue and operational targets
Why Join MTC?
At MTC, you’ll work at the forefront of manufacturing innovation, collaborating with industry leaders and playing a key role in shaping the future of advanced engineering.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
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