Programme Manager

Programme Manager - ( 2300026D )

**Description**

**Role Title**:
Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always **design with community in mind.**

We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

**About the role**:
As part of several investment programmes & consultancy frameworks where we have been successful in securing with our Clients we require an experienced Programme Manager to lead, manage & delivery significant portfolios of projects and frameworks.

The diverse nature of these programmes include large water & wastewater treatment plant enhancements, network upgrades, asset optimisation, renewable and capital maintenance schemes, programme & project management & business planning.

**Role Purpose**:
To lead, develop and deliver advisory and programme management services as a senior leader within our business. Specifically provide advisory services business leadership for the Lower North Island region. Key skills and competencies include:

- Health and Safety Management
- Ability to work at senior leadership level in a Doer/Seller environment
- Business planning and advisory consultancy
- Programme and Project Management
- Technical compliance
- Client Liaison & relationship building
- Communications and change management
- Cost benefit analysis and costs control
- Manage the interfaces and information flow

**Principal Accountabilities**:

- Undertake various framework & programme lead roles
- Single point of contact for the client on programme/framework related issues, developing and maintaining an effective working relationship
- Provide leadership in advisory services practice within New Zealand and support initiatives to grow our advisory services portfolio
- Defining strategies to ensure effective business development
- Define and oversee plans to optimise and risk mitigate the delivery work
- Lead the client through programme implementation, capturing the hearts and minds of the asset management & operators and the wider group of key stakeholders
- Driving effective delivery to time and budget and support in the overall management of the programme including planning, staffing, and performance management
- Ensure the programme plan meets client requirements and constraints, such as regulatory requirements, value of work, cash flow objectives and available resource
- Analyse programme information and forecast trends, highlight issues to inform strategy
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting data for delivery areas
- Take a strategic view of the programme, looking for opportunities to maximise client benefit, cluster, accelerate and increase efficiency
- Maintain overview of impact of change on programme and assist change manager in assessing programme and cash flow impacts at scheme level

**Person Specification**
- Degree qualified
- Professionally qualified - Chartered status or similar with an appropriate body
- Significant experience in programme management, most of which must have been on programmes relevant to this role
- Track record of building, maintaining and managing strong relationships across client / contractor interfaces
- Experience and evidence of successfully delivering to time, cost and quality, complex technical programmes and projects
- Demonstrable leadership of a team delivering complex technical & regulatory projects
- Energetic, progressive and passionate around developing their career

**Experience and expertise**:

- Senior programme management experience (responsible for delivery of large projects and multiple project programmes)
- Hands on experience in management of design and / or construction at a major project and programme level
- Proven success in strategy formulation and implementation, business development and build strong client relationships
- Has been accountable for the development, administration and monitoring of project and programme level financial plans and resource plans and has demonstrated an ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Displays a full understanding of business, industry, and regulatory practices and trends, and actively works to identify emerging trends and advises clients and managers relative to their implications

**Skills and competencies**:

- Experience of successfully managing a technically & geographically diverse team on projects with varying size and complexity
- Proven people management skills
- Willingness to accept feedback constructively
- Proven ability to deliver through effective delegation through team, coaching and mentoring to deliver outcomes
- Takes accountability for overall client s