Programme Manager - Asset & Property Services

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

• 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

• 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