Programme Manager

Job Introduction Programme Manager
- Project Falcon Lead One of Tarmac's Most Significant Digital Transformations

Location:

Hybrid
- Remote/Mountsorrel Salary:
Competitive + Excellent Benefits Are you an experienced Programme Manager with a track record of delivering large-scale business and technology transformation?

At Tarmac, we're embarking on Project Falcon, a business-critical transformation that will redefine how we manage Order and Dispatch operations across the organisation. This is a unique opportunity to lead a complex, enterprise-wide programme that brings together business process design, ERP systems, integrations, data, testing and deployment into a single, high-impact solution.

As Programme Manager, you will take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of Falcon, ensuring strategic ambition is successfully translated into a fully integrated, tested and operational solution. Working alongside senior leaders, strategic partners and specialist delivery teams, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our business.

What You'll Be Doing Drive End-to-End Programme Delivery You'll lead the successful implementation of Project Falcon from design through to deployment, ensuring every workstream remains aligned to a single integrated solution vision.

Key responsibilities include:

Owning the integrated programme baseline across business design, SAP ECC, Salesforce, interfaces, data, testing and deployment activities

Leading cross-functional teams through design, build, validation, pilot and rollout phases

Ensuring approved requirements are translated into high-quality, deployment-ready solutions

Driving alignment across customer, operations, logistics, finance and technology stakeholders

Resolving complex cross-workstream challenges and escalating critical decisions where required

Providing clear programme leadership, governance and reporting to the Programme Director and Steering Committee Assure Quality, Readiness and Adoption You'll be accountable for maintaining delivery integrity throughout the programme lifecycle, ensuring every release is fully tested, integrated and ready for operational use.

You'll:

Lead integrated testing across system, integration, end-to-end, regression and user acceptance testing

Oversee critical defect resolution across business and technology teams

Ensure robust traceability from requirements through to design, configuration, testing and acceptance

Govern deployment readiness, cutover planning and phased rollout execution

Protect customer service, operational continuity and business performance during implementation

Lead, Influence and Inspire This role requires a highly credible leader capable of bringing together senior stakeholders, specialist workstream leads and strategic suppliers around a common goal.

You'll:

Build and develop a high-performing programme team Drive accountability, collaboration and delivery excellence across multiple functions

Influence executive stakeholders and communicate complex decisions with clarity

Represent Project Falcon with Tarmac leadership, CRH and strategic partners

Act as a visible champion for one of the organisation's most important transformation programmes

What We're Looking For We're seeking an accomplished programme leader who thrives in complex environments and knows how to turn strategy into successful delivery.

Essential Experience Extensive experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation programmes

Proven success delivering complex system implementations across design, build, integration, testing and deployment

Experience managing multiple business and technical work streams, suppliers and rollout phases

Strong background in solution assurance, systems integration, data migration and deployment readiness

Demonstrated expertise in stakeholder management, governance and executive reporting

Experience leading systems integrators, software vendors and delivery partners to agreed outcomes and quality standards

Highly DesirableERP-enabled transformation experience

Enterprise integration, data conversion and testing expertise

Knowledge of supply chain, logistics, Order & Dispatch or operationally critical environments

Experience with SAP, Salesforce or large-scale enterprise platforms

Qualifications

Degree qualified in Business, Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experienceMSP, PgMP, PMP or similar programme management qualification

Additional qualifications in architecture, business analysis, testing, change management or IT service management would be advantageous

What Makes You Successful You're someone who:

Delivers results through complexity

Takes ownership and drives accountability

Thinks end-to-end and understands system-wide impacts

Challenges constructively to improve outcomes

Builds trust and influence at senior levels

Maintains focus under pressure

Creates clarity, alignment and momentum across large teams

This is more than a programme leadership role. It's an opportunity to shape a transformation that will…