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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Programme Governance Lead - **Company:** Assystem UK Ltd - **Location:** Glasgow, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JIRA, Document Management Systems, PRINCE2, Power BI, Office365 - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2842867108-programme-governance-lead ## About the Role Essential: * Minimum 3-5 years' experience in a governance role * Working knowledge of governance, risk, scheduling and process. * Have a sound knowledge of project governance activities * Able to objectively analyse data and information to form a big-picture view * Process detailed information to identify relevant key points to brief seniors * Organisational and leadership skills * Working experience of project control activities for infrastructure works * Hands on experience of ensuring stakeholder engagement in project management * Good IT skills including competent user of MS 365 appliances, Power BI and JIRA * Experience of working as part of a collaborative environment Desirable: * In-depth knowledge of the Government project delivery framework * Ability to communicate effectively at executive level * Ability to be agile to react and reprioritise to changes in the Defence environment * Experience of managing stakeholders and delivery in complex live operational environment, * Suitable for an individual with working experience in a programme governance role, * Ideally have experience in a government project delivery environment, though this is not essential. Qualifications and professional memberships that will be considered. * APM Chartered Project Professional * APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner * PRINCE 2 Practitioner * Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner * PMI Project Management Professional Membership of Relevant professional body ## Description * Manage programme governance, reporting, and performance tracking * Lead stakeholder engagement and coordinate communication across programme teams * Oversee change control, decision logs, and governance processes * Maintain key programme documentation, including RACI matrices, process maps, lessons learned, and SOPs * Ensure effective oversight of Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies, and Opportunities (RAIDO) * Work with Planning and Risk Leads to ensure schedules, reporting, and programme data remain accurate and up to date * Analyse and present governance data, producing high-quality reports, dashboards, and board packs * Support project controls, document management, and secretariat activities, ensuring compliance with programme processes, * Staff or Umbrella contractor role * SC Clearance required to start * This role is primarily based at the Client Site * There is a requirement to be onsite to facilitate workshops, routine meetings and site visits and to engage with the wider Client team, this currently is a minimum of 2 days per week and maximum 4 days per week but could require more or less at specific times of the programme and should be flexible to facilitate this business need in agreement with customer Line Manager. * There is likely to be occasional travel to Glasgow. 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