Programme Manager

Programme Manager - Business Demand & Portfolio Delivery

12-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate

Glasgow based - hybrid working - 3 days a week onsite

Utilities sector

Role Purpose

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end management of business demand, project initiation, and programme delivery across a complex portfolio of business and technology initiatives.

The successful candidate will act as a key interface between business stakeholders, portfolio governance, PMO, and delivery teams, ensuring that incoming business demands are effectively captured, assessed, prioritised, and translated into structured, executable projects and programmes aligned with organisational strategy and investment priorities.

The role will provide oversight across the full programme lifecycle, from initial business engagement and demand qualification through business case development, financial planning, resource allocation, delivery governance, risk management, and benefits realisation.

The Programme Manager will be accountable for maintaining a healthy, prioritised, and financially controlled project pipeline while ensuring programmes are delivered to agreed scope, timelines, budgets, quality standards, and business outcomes.