Construction Governance and Performance Manager

Title -Construction Governance and Performance ManagerLocation - National (Flexible base location anywhere in Great Britain, with national travel as required) Our construction team is undergoing a significant transformation with a focus on insourcing and in-house development across our project portfolio. As part of the RM Engineering family, we have a mission to design, develop and deploy future ready, innovative solutions across our property, automation and maintenance teams. Our focus is on recruiting highly talented, motivated and driven individuals to support the success of our strategy and we have some exciting and high-profile roles available across our teams. As a Construction Governance and Performance Manager you will play a key role in planning, coordinating and assuring complex construction and estate improvement programmes across a national portfolio. This is a senior role with real influence, focused on strengthening programme control, improving forecasting accuracy and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with business priorities.Working closely with Construction Programme and Project Managers, you will provide strategic planning leadership across new build, refurbishment, building services engineering and estate improvement projects, from early feasibility through to handover and commissioning.What will you do?You will lead the development and management of fully integrated construction programmes across all RIBA stages, using internal project management systems and MS Project. This includes creating robust baseline schedules, managing change control, carrying out critical path and risk analysis, and ensuring programmes are realistic, resilient and aligned with cost, scope and operational requirements.The role has a strong governance focus, providing planning assurance, producing clear reporting for senior stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement in planning processes, tools and standards. You will also manage and develop a small team, supporting value-for-money strategies and contributing to make-versus-buy decisions.This is a nationally focused role requiring regular site presence, collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and close alignment with safety, compliance and CDM 2015 requirements.Please note, as a national role, you could be based from anywhere in Britain, however, nationwide travel is expected as part of the role. A full UK driving licence is essential.Skills & experienceStrong background in planning, scheduling and project controlsProven experience developing and assuring complex, integrated construction programmesConfident working across multi-disciplinary teams and influencing at all levelsExcellent analytical skills, including critical path, delay and risk analysisClear communicator, able to present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiencesExperience driving value-for-money and value engineering approachesWell organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing multiple prioritiesQualifications (desirable, not essential)Relevant Degree or equivilant experience in programme managementFormal training in planning and project controls softwareCSCS card (or equivalent H&S qualification)IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General CertificateWhat's in it for you? We offer a competitive salary, 4,800 car allowance, 18% bonus, leading pension scheme, 27.5 days annual leave and private family medical cover.Next StepsIf your profile is a good fit, you will be invited to book on to an inital screening call with the recruiter. If successful, you will progress to a single stage on-site interview with the hiring manager.  We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: #LI-Hybrid #LI-POST #LIMRT​Job SummaryJob number: 338797Date posted : 2026-08-13Profession: EngineeringEmployment type: Full time