Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£59,268 to £69,727 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, a flexible benefits fund of 20% is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, alongside a range of competitive benefits.

About the Role
As the Programme Performance Manager, you will report directly to the Head of Programme Performance (HoPP) to provide performance insights that enable Best for Programme Recommendations considering time, cost, and quality. You will be responsible for data specification and interpretation, identifying optimisation initiatives that mitigate risks and enhance outcomes.

Your key responsibilities will include:
- Assurance and integration of programme-wide performance insights
- Managing and coordinating ‘mission level’ risks and providing analysis to support decisions on ‘phase level’ contingency drawdown
- Developing intelligence to support performance management and integration
- Correlating performance against baselines and providing analysis to enable challenge, mitigation, and optimisation of programme delivery
- Leading assurance, prioritisation, and profiling in establishing the annual Performance Measurement Plan
- Identifying risks and opportunities to optimise Delivery into Service (DiS) dates
- Defining and managing inputs from delivery teams, PMO, and matrixed controls resources to understand programme performance
- Horizon scanning and right-to-left planning for early identification of strategic risks and opportunities
- Raising recommendations on active risk management
- Actively promoting and embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and supporting organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI

Experience
- Senior project management or controls roles within an infrastructure delivery environment
- Leading teams or initiatives with readiness to take on greater responsibility and exposure
- Working in or with project controls functions
- Supporting change events within a project environment
- Participating in governance meetings with senior stakeholders
- Proficient in Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) or equivalents

About you
- Ability to give clear direction by defining and prioritising objectives, analysing inputs, assessing and challenging data, and defining strategies
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships internally and externally
- Excellent communication and influencing skills to engage and work with cross-departmental teams
- Facilitation skills to manage workshops, solve critical problems, and provide clear direction on actions needed
- Technical understanding of controls disciplines with the ability to interpret performance data
- Problem-solving skills to identify multifaceted problems, evaluate options, and implement solutions
- Ability to implement processes, procedures, and guidance to improve programme outcomes
- Strong data analysis and presentation skills to produce accurate, timely, and informative reports tailored to the audience
- Commitment to behave consistently with HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect
- Active promotion and embedding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work

Qualifications
- Knowledge of core Project Controls disciplines including Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management, and Risk Management
- Understanding of baseline development and maintenance on major programmes
- Knowledge of Project and Commercial Management principles including cost delivery and schedule targets
- Understanding of NEC contracts, amendments, early warning notices, and contractor-client communication workflows