Senior Programme Manager - PMO

Title: Senior Programme Manager - PMOContract Type: Permanent, Full-Time, 35 hoursSalary: Starting from £76,100 to £80,000 per annum (London weighted salary) or £66,400 per annum to £75,000 (Regional salary), dependant on experienceGrade: 12Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working) Closing Date: 30th January 2026Interview Dates: 5th, 6th & 10th February 2026 Please click here for the role profile Senior Programme Manager - PMO Role Profile.docxBenefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Join our Transformation Team at L&Q:

L&Q is transforming the way the business operates. This exciting opportunity will move L&Q to a new operating model that delivers reliable, repeatable, and consistent services to our residents and customers.

We are redesigning the entire resident, customer, and colleague journey, equipping everyone with the skills, tools, and capabilities they need to succeed. This transformation includes simpler, more efficient processes with clear roles and responsibilities, new technology, and improved data.

We have a strong delivery team in place and are now looking to grow it. To successfully deliver this change, we are seeking experienced project and programme managers to join our delivery team and help make this transformation a reality.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

• You will have previously worked in, or run, a Programme Management Office (PMO) and will demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills, alongside the tenacity to keep projects well governed, on track, and supported by clear, transparent decision-making.
• You will provide oversight and support across the Transformation Programmes, producing reporting and working closely with Heads of Programmes, Senior Programme Managers, and Project / Programme Managers to ensure appropriate governance and effective management of risks, issues, escalations, and dependencies across projects and programmes.
• This role will not directly run projects or programmes; however, you will bring previous experience of managing large, complex projects or programmes and will be able to provide leadership while supporting the wider team, including undertaking direct line management responsibilities.
• This will include working across all levels of the organisation, up to and including Executive level.
• You will be able to develop and manage projects and/or programmes governance, reporting and associated ways of working.

What you'll bring:

• Experienced Programme Management Office Management, including reporting and dependency management across multiple Programmes.
• Experience project / programme manager, and experience in managing and developing other project managers. Skills and experience in running large and / or complex projects and / or Programmes including establishing project / programme structure, planning, reporting and closure.
• Setting up and assurance Programme governance.
• Skills and experience in business case management, budgets, benefits and performance and analysis.
• Skills and experience with stakeholder management, change management, and communication.

A Recruitment Advocate will join this recruitment process as a panel member. This is part of an internal scheme supporting our recruitment process to be fair, transparent and consistent.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!

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