Programme Manager (FTC)

Programme Officer – FTC 24 months – REC000101570

Location: Hybrid working maximum 2 days based from our Gourock head office

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 24 months, full time 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Salary:  Circa £40k plus benefits

This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role at a time of significant change, investment and transformation across CalMac. As a Programme Officer you’ll be the engine behind effective programme delivery, bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to complex delivery support. You’ll work across multiple programmes, ensuring the right information, processes and people come together at the right time.

From enabling better decision-making to strengthening governance and driving consistency, your contribution will be visible, valued, and impactful.

What you’ll be doing

In this dynamic and collaborative role, you will:

• Keep programmes on track – supporting planning, tracking progress, and helping teams deliver against key milestones
• Bring data to life – managing programme reporting, RAID logs, and performance insights to inform decisions
• Enable great governance – coordinating programme boards, preparing packs, and ensuring decisions are tracked and actioned
• Connect people and information – acting as a central coordination point for stakeholders across programmes and projects
• Support smarter decisions – collating data and assurance outputs into clear, decision-ready insights
• Drive consistency and best practice – championing standards across programmes and identifying opportunities to improve how we work
• Own knowledge and systems – managing SharePoint sites and ensuring information is organised, accessible, and aligned with CPMO processes
• Support delivery teams – assisting Programme Managers and project teams across a wide range of activities

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who is organised, proactive, and thrives in a fast-paced environment:

• Experience in a project or programme environment
• Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation skills
• Familiarity with PRINCE2, MSP or similar frameworks
• Confidence using MS Project, Excel, Power BI, SharePoint and other MS tools
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• A natural collaborator with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to adapt, reprioritise and deliver under pressure
• A passion for high-quality delivery and continuous improvement

Professional qualifications such as Prince2, MSP, P3O, etc. are desirable.

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re someone who enjoys bringing order to complexity, building strong relationships, and enabling teams to succeed. we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us deliver the programmes that keep CalMac moving forward.

Why join CalMac?

This is an exciting time of positive change for CalMac! As one of Scotland’s biggest employers and being awarded a 10‑year CHFS3 contract , we have long‑term stability and investment to continue to deliver essential services to Scotland’s communities

With an excellent salary package, this is also an opportunity to join a business that is modernising, evolving and investing in its future and where you can make a visible, lasting impact in a role with real autonomy and authority. 

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then what are you waiting for? Apply today and one of the team will be in touch!

Package

• Competitive salary • Very generous pension• Hybrid Working • Excellent training, development, and career progression • 37 days annual leave (pro-rata) • Staff travel pass for yourself, spouse/partner, and dependents

Please note, we may close this vacancy early for external applicants if we receive the required quality or quantity of applications. No agencies please