Transition Mobilisation Director

Our client, a leading provider of facilities services in the UK, is seeking a strategic, process-driven Transition Mobilisation Director to lead the seamless mobilisation of large, complex FM contracts. This role requires a confident and experienced senior leader capable of engaging effectively with Commercial, Central, and Operations teams to turn bid activity, customer discussions, and contractual requirements into a clear, actionable mobilisation strategy. You will operate across a matrix environment, ensuring full mobilisation programme delivery to quality, time, and budget while providing senior oversight to teams and stakeholders. The position also carries a strong commercial focus, contributing to bid shaping, supporting work-winning activities, and showcasing organisational capability to clients and internal leaders., + Develop a comprehensive Mobilisation Plan aligned with contract requirements and organisational delivery methodology.

• Build and lead the Transition Team in partnership with senior transition leadership, ensuring effective coordination across central teams, SMEs, and operational leads.
• Lead Project Leads in delivering large new or retained contracts in line with the Transition Process Framework and governance standards.
• Provide regular progress updates to Operations, Key Account Portfolio Directors, senior leadership, and the Board.
• Ensure consistent application and correct use of the Transition Process Methodology (TPM), adjusting plans where required to meet customer and organisational needs.
• Allocate resources appropriately to ensure workstream commitments and daily project tasks are delivered on time.
• Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring the correct workstream owners contribute effectively.
• Maintain robust stakeholder management, with clear communication and escalation channels for each project.
• Monitor programme progress, adjusting actions as needed to achieve all milestones and deliverables.
• Produce accurate reports for sponsors and stakeholders, including RAID logs and other programme documentation.
• Coordinate evidence of delivery across all workstreams and ensure programme documentation remains current.
• Manage the transition handover to operations and client receiving teams, ensuring smooth project closure and lessons-learned capture.

• Significant programme or project management experience, ideally within the FM sector.
• Degree-level education or relevant qualification (e.g., PMP, Prince2 Practitioner), or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, MS Project Online, or Monday . com.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracts and commercial processes.
• Skilled in building strong stakeholder relationships and acting as a trusted advisor.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong analytical and presentation capability.
• Advanced skills in MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working in multicultural, matrix environments with multiple reporting lines, with a proactive and positive approach to continuous improvement.