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Programme Delivery Manager - Stansted
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Programme Delivery Manager
Capital Delivery team
Monday to Friday, hybrid working
Based at London Stansted Airport
Permanent
Competitive package including bonus opportunity
About us
Every year, London Stansted Airport connects 30 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports 12,000 jobs on site and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.
Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities. Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support, and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.
At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:
- Bonus scheme
- 10% company contribution pension
- Car allowance
- Private medical scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Free parking
- Subsidised public transport
- Huge range of company discounts
- 2 volunteering days per year
- Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Care Concierge service
The role
As a Programme Delivery Manager, you will adopt an “Airport as the customer” approach to project delivery, ensuring successful delivery while minimising disruption to airport operations and driving programme efficiencies through effective resource utilisation and project bundling.
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You will aim to manage part of the overall delivery across the team an annual £50m+ capital programme.
Key accountabilities
- Lead the delivery of a capital programme across three airports, covering Terminals, Airfield, and Infrastructure.
- Deliver the annual capital programme within your functional area, managing a portfolio of projects totalling £5m+.
- Ensure projects are delivered with a clear focus on cost, schedule, and quality.
- Plan, prioritise, and manage multiple projects, ensuring delivery as promised and business case benefits are realised.
- Ensure appropriate resources are allocated across the programme portfolio to support continuous in-year delivery.
- Drive value and efficiency through identifying programme opportunities, including project bundling and group procurement.
- Ensure projects are delivered with minimal acceptable disruption to airport operations.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Senior Operational Leaders within your programme of works.
- Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of Project Managers, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to specification.
- Support the annual business planning cycle for your programme of works and provide support for emerging business needs as required.
What will make you successful in this role?
- A university degree and Chartered Engineer, Surveyor, or Project Professional status are preferred, with APMP PPQ or an equivalent project management qualification essential.
- Membership of a relevant professional body, such as RICS, CIOB, or ICE, and an MSP or equivalent programme management qualification are desirable.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and manage conflicting demands.
- Experience leading teams, delivering through others, and influencing without direct control, alongside experience managing third-party approvals such as Planning, Property, and Legal.
- Proven commercial acumen, including contributing to credible CAPEX business cases, with experience managing project development from explore through to handover and delivering greenfield and brownfield projects within mature assets.
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How to apply
Please submit a cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the role requirements.
Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments
We’re building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We’re on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there’s space for your unique strengths to shine.
Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you – even if you don’t think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best.
At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.
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