About this role
Our Business px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com px Group has been awarded a major Operations, Engineering and Maintenance (OE&M) contract by NZT Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) . This work will support two major regional projects: NZT Power’s carbon capture plant NEP’s onshore compression facilities Over the initial five-year term, px Group will deliver the OE&M requirements of the Operational Readiness phase, supporting commissioning and managing the handover from the Joint Venture project teams into full operations. The Opportunity We are now recruiting for a Programme Manager. In this role you will be accountable for the planning, coordination, and delivery of the Operational Delivery Plan and the Operational Readiness Plan across NZT and NEP, ensuring a safe, compliant, and effective transition from project execution through commissioning and start-up to steady-state operations. You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence. Own-and manage the Operational Readiness Plan (ORP), ensuring a single, integrated view of readiness across all functions, contractors, and stakeholders. Lead delivery of the Operational Delivery Plan (ODP), ensuring alignment with project milestones, stage gates, and start-up requirements. Define, track, and report progress against all readiness deliverables, ensuring clear visibility of status, risks, dependencies, and critical path activities. Establish and maintain programme governance, including stage gates, hold points, readiness reviews, and assurance processes. Integrate ORP and ODP activities with the overall project schedule, ensuring alignment with engineering, procurement, construction, systems completion, commissioning, and start-up. Coordinate and integrate all contributing disciplines, including Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, SHEQ, Commercial, HR, and support functions, ensuring aligned delivery of readiness objectives. More responsibilities can be found in the Role Profile.