Job Description

Date:

14 May 2025

Location:

Liverpool, GB, L21 1LA

Company:

Peel Ports

Vacancy - Senior Programme Manager - Technology and Transformation

Are you seeking a role which offers the opportunity to lead, inspire and transform a newly created team of project management professionals to deliver a portfolio of projects from initiation, through delivery and benefits realisation? Are you ready to shape the future of technology and process excellence to drive lasting change across our business?

Your role

Reporting to our Technology Transformation Director, you will build, coach and develop a new team to oversee the delivery of high impact programmes across our Technology and Transformation portfolio. You will identify, assess and mitigate programme level risks, issues and dependencies, acting as a senior point of escalation across the portfolio and working closely with the PMO to track delivery performance.


You will drive the implementation of new technologies while standardising systems and processes across our Group. You will scope and lead strategic or complex programmes, engaging and working collaboratively with a diverse range of cross functional stakeholders to shape outcomes and embed a culture of continuous improvement.

What you'll bring

You will:


Be an experienced programme manager with extensive experience in programme and project delivery, ideally within technology, automation or transformation environments; Have the proven ability to lead and mentor project teams, with a strong track record of building delivery capability; Be skilled in managing large, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups; Be comfortable switching between strategic oversight and hands-on delivery as needed; Have strong commercial and business acumen, with experience managing budgets, vendors, and third-party relationships; Be a confident communicator and influencer at all levels, including executive and board level, to facilitate effective change; Have a deep understanding of delivery frameworks (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and governance processes; Relevant certifications such as MSP, PMP, or Agile/Scrum are desirable Have exposure to operational technology e.g. IoT, automation, Terminal Operating Systems.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK's leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK's leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:


27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays) A matched contribution pension scheme up to 10% Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers Commitment to learning and personal development We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we'd really like to hear from you!