Programme Manager

Company: Turner & Townsend
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you shape the delivery of transformational real estate programmes across sectors such as health, education and government. You’ll lead small to medium initiatives or support large-scale transformations within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring client outcomes and benefits realisation. You apply industry best practice across the programme lifecycle, balancing strategic objectives with delivery realities. Expect a collaborative, commercially aware environment that values high performance and continuous learning, with a clear focus on realising Net Zero and other client outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

  • great place to work
  • healthy, productive and flexible working environment
  • diversity and inclusion
  • internal networks (LGBT+, Diversity & Inclusion, Race & Ethnicity)
  • opportunity to effect change

Responsibilities

  • Manage the execution of small to medium real estate programmes and support large-scale transformations with assigned functions to ensure measurable benefits
  • Contribute to programme direction, empowering teams to achieve success
  • Apply standard programme management methodologies, governance and controls within a real estate context, including logs, reporting and secretariat duties
  • Support stakeholder engagement through registers, communication plans and governance processes
  • Assist with programme-level financial management and transparent reporting
  • Understand and apply governance and risk management requirements, and manage health and safety measures
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture and support internal team growth and the One Business ethos

Key requirements

  • Experience in programme management with demonstrated benefits delivery for clients
  • Project delivery background with progression into programme management in real estate/construction
  • Accreditation or working knowledge of programme management methodologies in real estate
  • Understanding of construction delivery models, procurement routes and contracts (NEC, JCT)
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and governance capabilities
  • Analytical mindset with commercial acumen and data/reporting skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and programme management tools, dashboards and digital platforms; openness to AI-enabled tools
  • Degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field (desirable)
  • Professional membership (e.g. MSP) desirable
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Programme management tools
  • Dashboards and data reporting systems

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Posted: September 30th, 2026