Programme Manager

Thames Water • Reading, England • Posted June 01, 2026

About the Role

Lead major digital transformation programmes, delivering data-driven change that improves resilience, efficiency, and customer impact across the UK’s largest water company.

This role offers end-to-end ownership of large-scale digital transformation, with exposure to senior stakeholders, budgets up to £10m, and responsibility for governance, delivery, and team leadership—combining strong commercial, delivery, and strategic influence.

What you’ll be doing as a Programme Manager
  • Define and baseline the programme’s scope, plan and budget that will successfully deliver the business outcomes/objectives
  • Identify, engage and manage direct and indirect stakeholders appropriately in the context of their role within the programme, up to and including Executive Director level.
  • Identify and manage RAID items within the programme and escalate where appropriate.
  • Attend project initiation workshops and creation of any a...