Lead Programme Manager - Bids SC Cleared

Lead Programme Manager - Bids SC

Clearance Required:

SC and must be willing to go through DV

An opportunity is available for an experienced Lead Programme Manager to take ownership of a critical contract re‑award programme within a secure and regulated environment.

This is a delivery‑focused role requiring strong control, structure, and senior stakeholder engagement to drive re‑award activity through to contract signature and immediate mobilisation.

You will be responsible for the end‑to‑end coordination and delivery of re‑award activities, ensuring the programme progresses in a controlled and defensible manner despite tight timelines and evolving requirements.

• Own the integrated re‑award programme plan, milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
• Coordinate commercial, finance, delivery, technical, and assurance work streams.
• Maintain visibility of progress, risks, slippage, and contractual impacts.

• Develop and maintain detailed plans, trackers, and status reporting.
• Ensure disciplined RAID, assumptions, dependency, and decision management.
• Drive clarity on ownership and accountability across deliverables.

• Operate governance forums, reviews, and decision gates.
• Provide clear reporting to Programme Director, senior leadership, and customer stakeholders.
• Escalate risks early with defined mitigation options and trade‑offs.

• Act as the coordination point between delivery teams and senior leadership.
• Support preparation for customer reviews and assurance activities.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple teams.

• Support mobilisation and transition planning immediately post‑signature.
• Ensure continuity between re‑award outputs and live delivery execution.

• Must have Bids experience
• An expert in delivery of governance and RIGGOR
• Proven experience delivering large, complex programmes with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong planning, coordination, and governance capability.
• Experience operating in high‑pressure, time‑constrained environments.
• Confident communicator with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in contract re‑award or bid‑to‑delivery transition.
• Experience with in defence, government, or regulated sectors.

This role suits a disciplined Lead Programme Manager who thrives in structured governance environments and is comfortable operating at pace in secure programmes.

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