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Senior Programme Manager
Senior Programme Manager
Location: Aberdeen (Minimum 3 Days Per Week On-Site)
About the Role
Join CGI, a global leader in IT and business consulting, to lead transformative programmes that drive operational excellence for one of the UK’s leading energy organisations. In this pivotal Senior Programme Manager role, you’ll:
- Deliver high-value IT integration and business transformation solutions
- Guide scalable, innovative solutions while ensuring alignment with HSE-critical operations
- Collaborate with talented stakeholders to shape strategic outcomes
- Own major delivery outcomes and influence long-term business growth
- Thrive in a supportive, inclusive culture where career development is priority
Why CGI? Ranked among Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work (2025) and FT’s Top UK Employers, CGI offers: ✅ Competitive salary with private healthcare powered by one of the IMA’s best pension schemes ✅ Share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching), making you a CGI Partner, not just an employee ✅ A committed tech ecosystem fostering diversity, including a Gold Certified Armed Forces Covenant ✅ Tailored professional growth paths within a vibrant, collaborative community
⚠️ Important Note: Due to programme security requirements, you must possess UK Security Clearance (or be eligible to obtain it).
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Delivery
- Drive end-to-end execution of complex IT transformation programmes across multi-workstreams, embedding Agile where required.
- Maturity across governance frameworks (e.g., stage-gate approaches) to ensure timely, safe, and compliant delivery.
- Oversee budgets, risks, dependencies, and critical RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) management.
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Stakeholder & Collaborative Focus
- Build trusted relationships with client executives, technical teams, and external suppliers. -Champion cross-functional alignment, enabling Seamless operational transitions into HSE-controlled environments.
- Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, and executive engagement at all project stages.
Continuous Improvement & Service Excellence
- Embed CGI delivery standards and best practices via lessons-learned workshops and performance metrics.
- Ensure go-live readiness, hypercare support, and industry-quality outcomes.
Key Accountabilities
Lead all stages from concept to go-live maturation, ensuring scale-up execution while aligning with:
- Operational excellence in production environments
- Strategic client goals: Enhancing business performance through innovation and integration
- Market best practices: Maintaining Programme Manager Institute standards
Required Qualifications
To drive this critical role successfully, you must demonstrate: ✔ 10+ years of progressive programme management experience in large-scale IT transformation (especially within oil & gas, energy, or highly regulated industries) ✔ Proven governance expertise including PRINCE2 Practitioner/PMP (or equivalent recognition) ✔ Depth in multi-vendor programme orchestrations, budget oversight, and risk mitigation frameworks ✔ Hands-on stakeholder management skills balancing strategy with tactical delivery
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Essential & Desirable Skills
Essential
- Full compliance with UK Security Clearance requirements
- Fluency in programme governance matrices, stage-gate reviews, and police-based audits
- Track record in synchronised programme execution (e.g., Hybrid Agile-Waterfall)
Desirable
✦ Familiarity with core certifications:
- Agile/Scrum (e.g., SAFe, Scrum Master)
- ITIL (Private Cloud/Infrastructure Foundation/Service Transition) ✦ Working knowledge of SAP HANA Cloud Platform role assets ✦ Experience in ERP or asset-intensive transformation programmes ✦ Custom process-mapping/optimisation exposure (e.g., BPMN/SOAs)
Career Partnership at CGI
At CGI, you become a Partner in Growth: shaping ideas from the start, building long-term career success in a rewarding mutual environment. Together, we: 🔹 Enhance futuristic technological integrations that drive operational sustainability. 🔹 Foster diverse communities where innovation thrives (including veteran-focused initiatives). 🔹 Offer continuous learning & leadership pathways via avant-garde platforms.
Ready to lead critical energy industry transformation? Apply today—become part of CGI’s exclusive Partner community.
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