SC Cleared IT Programme Manager

Job Title: IT Programme Manager
Location: Remote with travel to Bristol Portsmouth and London on occasion
Duration: 6 months with possible extension
Rate: £530 - £650 per day via an approved umbrella company
Must be willing and eligible to go through the SC clearance process

If you enjoy bringing clarity to complex change, managing dependencies before they become delays, and giving senior stakeholders the insight they need to make confident decisions, this role is for you. Our Client is looking for a Programme Manager to act as a central control point for delivery dependencies across Group IT-helping protect performance, strengthen governance, and improve planning across portfolios.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the identification, management, and governance of programme-level dependencies across Group IT projects
• Capture and monitor upstream and downstream impacts, validating assumptions and keeping interdependencies current
• Spot emerging cross-portfolio impacts early, providing clear insight to support prioritisation and decision-making
• Drive mitigation planning with impacted teams to prevent schedule or cost deviation
• Track risks, constraints, and delivery pressures, ensuring early visibility and prompt escalation where needed
• Facilitate regular dependency and impact reviews throughout the lifecycle
• Support delivery assurance by ensuring dependency-related risks are reflected in plans, stage gates, and governance materials
• Partner closely with Engagement & Delivery Teams, Heads of Portfolio, Service Managers, Enterprise Architects, and PMs
• Prepare concise executive reporting on dependency risks, impacts, and required decisions
• Contribute to continuous improvement of dependency management, risk reporting, and planning processes

What you'll bring:

• A project or programme management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, PMP, Agile PM)
• Significant experience managing complex IT delivery portfolios or programmes
• Proven expertise in dependency management, cross-programme impact assessment, and risk governance
• Strong understanding of planning and dependency mapping, including critical path analysis and scenario-based forecasting
• Experience operating across multi-disciplinary IT delivery environments and working within a PMO or structured portfolio environment
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Clear, insightful communication skills-able to turn complexity into executive-ready reporting
• Strong analytical ability, with attention to detail and a collaborative, adaptable approach
• Familiarity with Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall delivery methods

If you're ready to shape stronger governance, earlier risk visibility, and more confident planning across Group IT, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now.

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