Programme Manager

Programme Manager - Utilities
 
Location: Flexible but would be expected in Winchester site once a week
 
We Offer 
 Up to £80k base salary  
 10% bonus
 6% pension contribution 
 Private Medical 
 25 days annual leave  
 Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness
and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental
insurance 
 Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture 
 
Ensures Arqiva’s most complex and significant projects are delivered, with minimal support, on time
and in budget, maintaining alignment with strategic objectives, managing risks, and fostering
collaboration across teams and stakeholders. This role manages the alignment with objectives and
provides regular communication to stakeholders.
 
The Role:
 
• Defines programme governance models and reporting structures for effective programme delivery,
and communicates (and updates) business stakeholders
• Oversees prioritisation and selection of programmes, managing overall portfolio and ensuring
alignment with strategic objectives
• Provides regular reports to other area leads and wider Arqiva
• Proactively identifies and mitigates critical stakeholder risks and concerns
• Responsible for supporting cross-functional teams in programme or product delivery
• Manages changes in scope, costs, resources, and timing within the framework of agreed
governance and change control processes
• Manages risk with close management of effective mitigations, escalating risks and issues where
necessary

• Assists with creation of detailed and accurate budgets and provide accurate forecasts monthly
• Takes accountability for quality and accuracy of performance and deliverables
• Supports the readiness delivery and smooth handover into the operations teams
• Builds effective relationships across the Arqiva business, customer, and supplier organisations to
drive trust and respect
The Person:
 
• Experience managing medium, large change 
• Experience working in cross-functional, agile teams, preferably  having previously supported the
transformation to a more agile environment
• Experience of delivering projects with budgets in excess of £500k
• Financial and project planning expertise
• Experienced in either Agile or Waterfall Methodologies is preferable 
• Experience with CDM, transmitters, Antenna’s and Power preferable
 
Skills/Qualifications:
• Communication
• Business change management 
• Stakeholder management skills
• Agile or Waterfall Methodologies
• Project risk management
• A recognised project management qualification such as Agile, APM or Prince 2
 
Why join Arqiva? We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast and the UK’s leading
Smart utilities platform. This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for
you to grow your career with us.    
 

Our journey is to transition global media distribution to cloud solutions, where we aim to double
our revenue and continue to grow by being an innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity
sectors. We have opportunities in new technology applications and products, you will have
opportunities to learn and develop with us.   
 
Your wellbeing…. Our wellbeing mission is to help our people to be the best version of themselves at
work and still have the time and energy to live a full life outside of work.  
  
Our focus for 2025 is to Win, Grow, Go Faster – find out more, contact us and apply!