Programme Manager

Project programme and commercial management

Location/s: London or Newcastle, UK

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant
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We are seeking an accomplished Programme Manager to lead the coordinated delivery of our strategic Procurement transformation and improvement portfolio.

This is a high-impact role at the centre of Procurement’s evolution into a more consistent, efficient, insight-led and strategically aligned function. Working closely with Procurement leadership, programme sponsors, workstream leads and stakeholders across the organisation, you will translate strategic priorities into a clear, integrated and achievable programme of change.

You will establish the governance, plans, controls, and reporting required to deliver complex, interdependent initiatives across areas such as procurement operating models, processes and controls, supplier and contract management, data and analytics, technology, capability development, and organisational change.

The role requires more than traditional project administration. You will provide visible delivery leadership, constructively challenge priorities, anticipate risks and dependencies, and create the clarity and momentum required to turn strategy into sustainable business outcomes.

You will work in a highly collaborative environment, coordinating internal teams, subject matter experts, technology partners, and third-party consultants. You will ensure that programme activity remains aligned with Procurement’s strategic objectives while allowing operational teams to continue delivering business-as-usual services.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Lead the end-to-end planning, coordination and delivery of Procurement's transformation portfolio, ensuring strategic objectives are translated into measurable outcomes.
• Establish and maintain an integrated programme roadmap, including milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and benefits realisation plans.
• Develop and implement programme governance, reporting, risk management, and escalation processes to ensure effective decision-making and delivery control.
• Coordinate multiple work streams across procurement governance, supplier management, technology, data, process improvement, and organisational change initiatives.
• Produce high-quality Steering Committee papers, executive updates, and programme performance reporting for senior leadership stakeholders.
• Lead programme-level risk, issue, assumption, and dependency management, ensuring appropriate mitigations and escalation pathways are in place.
• Work closely with programme sponsors, workstream leads, and business stakeholders to align priorities and maintain delivery momentum.
• Manage third-party delivery partners, consultants, and implementation providers, ensuring delivery…