Associate / Director Programme Lead - Real Estate

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a leading independent consultancy specialising in the delivery of complex real estate, workplace and capital programmes for corporate clients across the UK and internationally.

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director or Director to support the successful delivery of large-scale programmes, providing strategic oversight across multiple workstreams and acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.

This is a programme leadership role, ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving problems and can bring clarity, structure and governance to large, multi-disciplinary programmes.

Working closely with Programme Directors and senior client stakeholders, you will provide programme-wide oversight, ensuring projects remain aligned, risks are proactively managed and delivery teams are working towards common objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

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• Providing leadership across multiple programme workstreams.
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• Managing programme governance and reporting.
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• Identifying and managing interdependencies between workstreams.
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• Maintaining and driving RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) management.
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• Producing executive-level reporting and programme status updates.
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• Monitoring programme milestones and critical delivery deadlines.
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• Facilitating governance meetings and driving actions through to completion.
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• Escalating key programme risks and supporting timely decision making.
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• Removing delivery blockers and ensuring programmes continue to progress.
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• Building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and internal delivery teams.
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We're looking for an experienced programme professional who can confidently operate at senior stakeholder level and has a proven track record of delivering complex corporate real estate or capital programmes.

You'll ideally have:

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• Experience leading large-scale Programme Management or PMO functions.
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• A background within consultancy, client-side corporate real estate or capital project delivery.
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• Strong programme governance and reporting experience.
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• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
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• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or workstreams.
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• The ability to influence, challenge and drive programme performance.
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• A collaborative and solutions-focused approach.
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• Experience working within complex, fast-paced environments.
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Experience delivering programmes across one or more of the following sectors would be advantageous:

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• Corporate Workplace
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• Commercial Offices
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• Life Sciences
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• Technology
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• Manufacturing
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• Financial Services
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• Data Centres
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• Capital Projects
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This is an opportunity to join a highly respected consultancy delivering some of the most complex and high-profile real estate programmes in the market.

You'll work alongside experienced programme leaders, partner with globally recognised organisations and play a key role in shaping the successful delivery of major transformation and capital programmes.

If you're an experienced Associate Director or Director looking to take the next step in your programme management career, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

Salary on offer is dependant on experience but between £95,000 and £125,000 plus package.

Candidates will be required to travel 1 to 2 times per week to the clients office in Surrey.

If you are interested, please contact James Waissel via email - [email protected] or alternatively please call me on 07554884592

Due to the high number of applicants at this moment in time, only suitable candidates will be contacted.

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