Programme Manager (IT/OT)

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

About the Role:

As the Programme Manager, you'll play a key role in overseeing a portfolio of complex projects that support the delivery of a large-scale capital investment programme. This is a strategic and delivery-focused role where you will shape how technology projects are delivered, governed, and supported across multiple operational teams.

Working as part of Sword's consulting team, you will bring structure and clarity to fast-paced programmes, helping define delivery frameworks, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure the smooth execution of IT and OT workstreams. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape operating models, define how demand is managed, and ensure consistent programme delivery across digital and technology functions.

As the Programme Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Managing a portfolio of IT and OT projects varying in size and complexity.
• Creating and maintaining detailed programme schedules and work plans.
• Assembling and leading multidisciplinary teams to meet programme objectives.
• Designing and embedding an operating model to govern project documentation, actions, risks, and issues.
• Tracking progress, costs, and milestones while maintaining alignment with overall programme goals.
• Providing high-quality reporting and insights to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring deliverables meet quality and compliance standards.
• Identifying and mitigating delivery risks with structured risk management plans.
• Facilitating workshops with technical, business, and operational stakeholders.
• Supporting operational service models to ensure project outputs transition effectively into business-as-usual environments.

What You'll Bring

• Strong programme and project management experience across IT and/or OT environments.
• A clear understanding of digital and operational technology lifecycles.
• Experience in defining and implementing governance models in complex programmes.
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage and influence at all levels.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary teams with varied priorities.
• A proactive, delivery-focused mindset with a strong attention to detail.

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

• Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
• Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can't promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
• A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more....

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.