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IT Programme Manager (Defence)NCC Innovating for IndustryBristol based withhybrid working (3 days office, 2 days home. Flexibility required to travel to customer site)Salary: £65,659 to £79,946 per annum DOI + Good pension + Private Medical Security Clearance: You should be willing and able to undergo security clearance and be able to work in a highly secure environment.Summary:Our IT function is growing to support our portfolio of defence work and were looking for an IT Programme Manager with experience supporting greenfield developments to join our senior management team. Joining a growing team of IT delivery roles already assigned to the programme youll be responsible for strategically identifying, planning, and coordinating a set of IT projects and activities in support of specific defence business strategies and objectives. This role is a high-level, strategic function focused on realising business benefits that are often not achievable by managing projects individually. Focused on the successful completion of a complex programme, managing exceptions, monitoring progress, ensuring alignment to business objectives. Youll have significant organisational influence, making high-level decisions and helping to shaping policies.Youll support the Director of IT and Programme Director in board meetings and will be running a small team of direct reports initially 3-5 people with scope to grow, and budgets around £3 5 million per year.The projects you would programme manage are all IT projects, commonly networking & infrastructure projects and the initial focus would be to setup a new site over the next couple of years. Specific Responsibilities:Programme Management - Plans, directs and co-ordinates activities to manage and implement a programme from initiation to final transition into operational, business-as-usual management utilising NCC IT programme methodology.Stakeholder Management -Leads the development of comprehensive stakeholder management strategies and plans with a programme.Project Management - Works with the Programme Board authorises and prioritises the delivery and management of projects in the programme. Change Management - Derived from an IT Portfolio, initiates, plans and leads IT programme change management initiatives. Provides guidance to change leaders, project managers and project sponsors emphasising the technical and procedural aspects of change.Financial Management - Leads programme financial governance and drives adherence to NCC financial policies and standards. Benefits Management - Leads activities required in the realisation of the benefits of each part of the change programme.Secure By Design - Works and leads on the Defence IT programme, operating in the Secure by Design delivery process within a defined area of business activity, project or programme.Line Management - Carries outpeople management tasks. Sets quality, performance and capability targets aligned with organisational goals. What well look for in your application:Willingness and ability to undergo a high level of Government Security clearance.Proven track record managing large, complex IT projects and programmes from start to finish.Minimum 5 years programme management level experience with a significant wider background in project management and/or change management. APM Managing Successful Programme qualifications (or equivalent) in programme management.Good all round IT knowledge with prior experience delivering Networking / Infrastructure Projects. Leadership experience contributing towards senior management strategy as well as good line management skills. Ability to think strategically by aligning IT programmes with overall business objectives, cost-benefit analysis, with defined outcomes.What we offer:12.5% employer pension contributionPrivate medical coverFlexible and hybrid working as standardClear routes to grow your skills and influenceA team that gets things done without the dramaNot sure if its a fit? Happy to have a quick chat first, please reach out to Jon.Barrattvia linked in or via the NCC careers page. Know someone who might be right? Tag or share them with us. Why NCC?What we doWe help manufacturers take on bigger challenges - whether thats building cleaner aircraft, scaling up offshore wind, or strengthening the UKs supply chains. Were here to deliver practical outcomes, not prototypes that sit on shelves.Who we work withWe work across 16 sectors, from defence and energy to infrastructure and space. Some projects are with global tier 1s, others with small UK firms solving one specific problem - the works always varied, and always real.What its like hereWere not a startup. Were not a corporate. Were a national centre with the kit, time and people to do the job properly. The teams are focused, the thinking is sharp, and youll be trusted to get on with it.Why this job mattersThis role isnt just internal support - its part of how we deliver nationally important work. If we do our job right, the UKs manufacturers can do theirs better.INDHPTPBN1_UKTJ