At CGI, we work closely with a wide range of public and private sector clients on exciting projects with real-world purpose and impact. We’re currently recruiting for a Programme Manager in Belfast to take full ownership of a portfolio of inter-related projects and workstreams to deliver the agreed business outcomes for the client(s). If you’d like to stretch your skills, and make a real difference in our communities, this is the role for you.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the role - All applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (SC) level.

Essential Skills:

• Strong experience of managing teams of people with ability to communicate strategy clearly, to motivate and inspire teams to achieve together
• Experience of at least one lifecycle (e.g. waterfall, agile, consultancy)
• Experience of leading on the Programme Management aspects of competitive tenders
• Ability to produce proposal plans, text and narratives to support any proposed Program Delivery
• Experience in competitive dialogue tendering process

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of more than one lifecycle
• Professional ScrumMaster (PSM I) for Agile Projects
• Membership of a Professional Programme Management organisation
• Public Sector Procurement experienc

YOUR FUTURE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be part of a pre-sales team leading on Programme Management, who has experience of working as the Programme Lead on a complex bids and competitive dialogue procurement processes.

Key Tasks:

• Deliver the programme to time, budget and quality achieving the agreed outcomes.
• Establish and maintain an effective management and leadership structure.
• Manage and report to senior internal stakeholders.
• Manage the client relationship at senior IT and business levels.
• Secure additional business
• Own the successful delivery of the programme with full responsibility and accountability for a portfolio of internal and external deliverables.
• Own the entire programme lifecycle, within the context of the CGI Business area’s financial and operational drivers.
• Oversee the planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting against completion of significant and competing objectives, and all aspects of budgeting which may include external political and economic factors.
• Establish and implement appropriate processes to understand, control and report on budgets
• Pro-actively identify key changes and balance the needs of all stakeholders at the highest levels to gain their engagement and commitment to the business and commercial outcomes.
• Maintain an up-to-date overview of programme status.
• Evaluate competing issues and establish priorities.
• Root out and identify trends in order to take appropriate preventative action and address systemic causes.
• Work constructively with the management team to implement best practice.Financial Management
• Fully accountable for the programme budget (anticipated experience of managing budgets up to £50M)
• Secures opportunities to grow the account, including extensions to the existing engagement and new business.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

Essential Skills:

• Strong experience of managing teams of people with ability to communicate strategy clearly, to motivate and inspire teams to achieve together
• Experience of at least one lifecycle (e.g. waterfall, agile, consultancy)
• Experience of leading on the Programme Management aspects of competitive tenders
• Ability to produce proposal plans, text and narratives to support any proposed Program Delivery
• Experience in competitive dialogue tendering process.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of more than one lifecycle
• Professional ScrumMaster (PSM I) for Agile Projects
• Membership of a Professional Programme Management organisation
• Public Sector Procurement experience