Transformation Programme Manager, 6 month FTC

We are looking for a Transformation Programme Manager

Location: Telford Office Based

Contract Type: 6 month FTC

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday

Work pattern: Office Based, Telford

About the role

We’re seeking a hands-on Transformation Programme Manager to bring structure, visibility and delivery discipline to a portfolio of high-priority transformation projects. You’ll work across project teams to build credible plans, manage dependencies and resource pressures, strengthen governance, and surface risks early.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll operate at programme level while also getting into the detail to help projects plan and move forward. Telecoms experience is essential, alongside sound project-management judgement, initiative and the ability to ask the right questions.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated project and programme plans,

• Break deliverables into clear tasks, milestones, dependencies and owners.

• Coordinate resource planning across projects and identify capacity conflicts.

• Establish a practical governance rhythm, including progress reviews and clear escalation routes.

• Track milestones, risks, issues and decisions; make status and delivery confidence visible.

• Hold workstream leads and stakeholders to agreed actions and commitments.

• Work with operational teams to plan for delivery impacts and maintain business-as-usual services.

• Support project initiation and scope definition, including a programme-level PID if needed.

• Help teams turn broad or aspirational deadlines into realistic, actionable delivery plans.

• Identify where additional delivery capacity may be needed and make the case for it.

About you

You’re a proactive, hands-on programme manager who brings structure, clarity and momentum to complex work. You’re comfortable challenging assumptions, asking the right questions and working with people at all levels to turn plans into practical action. You can see the bigger picture while keeping a close eye on the detail that makes delivery happen.

Essential experience and capabilities

• Experience working in a telecoms environment, with an understanding of telecoms operations

• Strong project-management experience, with evidence of building and driving detailed delivery plans.

• Able to coordinate multiple concurrent projects and manage cross-project dependencies.

• Confident managing risks, issues, actions, milestones and stakeholder expectations.

• Organised, proactive and comfortable bringing structure to work that is already in flight.

• Able to communicate clearly with both senior stakeholders and delivery teams.

• Practical, resilient and willing to work at both strategic and task level.

• Able to work collaboratively with operational teams and understand the importance of business continuity.

Desirable

• Experience with operational change, network migration or service-management implementations.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Planner or similar project-management tools.

• Experience establishing programme governance or managing resource contention across a portfolio.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary

• Generous holiday allowance and flexible working arrangements.

• Supportive, inclusive culture with and cross-functional collaboration.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a brief covering note outlining your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role. We will review applications on a rolling basis and contact shortlisted candidates to arrange interviews.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.