IT Programme Manager

Warwick, hybrid working, permanent 

£70,000 - £80,000 DOE 

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy.  We are responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, and more than half a million businesses and 24 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain. National Gas is also proud to lead the way in transforming the energy network for a clean energy future.

As an IT Programme Manager at National Gas, you will lead the successful delivery of high‑value, multi‑year programmes across Technology.  You will oversee complex interdependent projects spanning infrastructure, applications, data, security, and emerging technologies.

Accountable for programme governance, budget stewardship, benefits realisation, risk and issue management, and executive‑level stakeholder engagement, this role requires proven experience operating in large fast‑paced environments, coordinating cross‑functional teams, and ensuring alignment to organisational strategy.

Join us, and help be the energy behind the change.

Key accountabilities: 

Programme Leadership & Delivery:

• Own end‑to‑end delivery of complex IT programmes ensuring alignment with business and technology strategy.
• Establish and lead programme governance structures: Boards, Steering Groups, Working Groups.
• Define programme roadmap, scope, dependencies, deliverables, benefits profile, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure effective integration of multiple workstreams, managing cross‑programme dependencies.

Planning, Financials & Controls:

• Develop and maintain programme plans, RAID, status reporting, resource forecasts, cost models, and financial tracking.
• Control multi‑million‑pound budgets, ensuring compliance with financial governance.

Risk, Issue & Change Leadership:

• Identify and manage risks, issues, and changes at programme scale; escalate appropriately.
• Lead impact assessments across technology, business, and vendor landscapes.

Stakeholder & Supplier Management:

• Engage senior leadership, C‑suite, and cross‑functional stakeholders, ensuring clear and timely communication
• Manage strategic vendors, ensuring delivery outcomes, performance, and commercial alignment.

People Leadership:

• Provide coaching, direction, and support to Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Analysts, and cross‑functional delivery teams
• Support capability uplift across the PMO and Delivery teams

About you: 

• Degree qualified or substantial relevant experience
• Extensive experience delivering large‑scale IT programmes within complex organisations.
• Demonstrable leadership across diverse project portfolios and methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid).
• Strong financial management of multi‑million‑pound budgets.
• Proven track record influencing senior executives and Boards.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and conflicting priorities in fast‑paced environments.

Desirable:

• Experience in a regulated utilities sector.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and performance methodologies (e.g. CPM – Critical Path method; EVM – Earned Value Management).
• Experience with enterprise portfolio management tools (e.g. MS Project Online).
• Experience presenting at executive steering groups.
• Professional certifications: MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), Association for Project Management (APM PMQ/PPQ), PMP (Project Management Professional), SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library).

What we can offer you:

• Salary £70,000-£80,000 DOE
• Performance bonus of up to 15% pa
• 28 days’ holiday plus 8 statutory holidays – and option to buy 5 additional days
• Double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we add £2
• Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice car, private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness
• Excellent family friendly provisions
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7
• Financial support to cover the cost of relevant professional membership subscriptions
• Appreciate scheme and retail offers.

Other 'nice to knows':

• Hybrid working
• Career progression and ongoing professional training and development
• Free gym and free parking onsite at our Warwick office
• Canteen and coffee shop onsite

About us: 

Gas provides the energy security to support renewable electricity generation, and we are developing our infrastructure to transport hydrogen and carbon dioxide across the country. We are Britain’s national gas network, providing secure energy to power the country, achieve net zero and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

At National Gas, we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. To that end we want to support you during the interview process, please advise your recruitment partner if you require any reasonable adjustments.

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Security Clearance: 

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).