Programme Manager

Cardiff University - Estates & Campus Facilities - Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSS

The Estates and Campus Facilities department have a rare opportunity for an experienced Programme Manager to join the Campus Development Team. The team has an extensive role in helping to achieve the University’s vision to “have a smaller, high quality, civic campus, that is green, creative, and open”. We are therefore seeking an experienced Programme Manager who can shape ideas into feasibility studies and business cases for the team to take forward, along with management of some projects through to completion. This will require the candidates to be skilled in:

• stakeholder consultation and management
• anticipating and assessing the impact of proposed changes on immediate stakeholders and the wider University community
• preparation of project budgets for business cases
• management of projects including budget and programme management
• preparation of tender documents, including understanding of the Procurement Act
• management of consultant and contractor teams,

Candidates will be required to be educated to HND level or equivalent in a relevant discipline plus substantial experience operating at a strategic management level and membership of relevant professional body (e.g. RICS, CIOB, APM). A sound knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act, the CDM Regulations and other relevant statutory requirements will be required.

Package includes 37 days holiday per year plus bank holidays as well as access to a range of staff discounts. The role will be based in the Estates office on Park Place in Cardiff.

This is a full-time, open-ended position, available immediately.

Salary: £61,759 per annum, with 3 annual increments up to £67,468 per annum (Grade 8).

Closing date: Thursday, 5 March 2026

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.