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James Cracroft

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Programme Manager at Jacobs who delivered £21M+ in productivity savings through global design automation.

United Kingdom
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At Jacobs, I delivered 750,000+ hours of productivity savings, valued at £21M+, through automation tools developed on Autodesk and Bentley platforms. I was programme and operations lead for a £5.5M-per-annum global digital deployment programme.

I owned financial management, benefits realisation, and KPI/OKR reporting for the programme. I also produced business cases that secured more than £1M in additional capital funding for future tool automation.

In Jacobs' national security work, I led sensitive digital transformation deployments introducing new IT systems. I managed a team of seven and reported programme progress, risks, and financial position to director-level stakeholders.

Earlier at Jacobs, I planned and resourced MOD contract growth from 250 to over 900 FTE. At Babcock International, I managed MOD projects, including work on £250m+ Category A programmes such as the Reactor Control and Instrumentation update.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Jacobs logoJA

Programme Manager & Lead

Oct 2023 - Jan 2026 (2 years 3 months)

Delivered 750,000+ hours of productivity savings (£21M+) through automation tools on Autodesk and Bentley platforms. Led a £5.5M per annum global digital deployment programme, managing financials, governance, and stakeholder reporting.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Bristol logoUB

University of Bristol

Prosci Change Management Practitioner, Change Management

2023 - 2024

Completed Prosci Change Management Practitioner certification.

QT

QA Training

Management of Risk (MoR) Practitioner, Risk Management

2020 - 2021

Completed Management of Risk (MoR) Practitioner certification.

QT

QA Training

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner, Programme Management

2018 - 2019

Completed Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner certification.

QT

QA Training

Agile Programme Manager Practitioner, Agile Programme Management

2017 - 2018

Completed Agile Programme Manager Practitioner certification.

APM logoAP

APM

APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), Project Management

2015 - 2016

Completed APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ, formerly APMP).

The City and Guilds of London Institute logoTI

The City and Guilds of London Institute

Level 3 Leadership and Management, Leadership and Management

2015 - 2016

Completed Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification.

Lancaster University logoLU

Lancaster University

Master of Engineering (MEng), Nuclear Engineering

2008 - 2011

Completed a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Nuclear Engineering with honours, completed in 3 years due to prior HND qualification.

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Plymouth College

HNC, Mechanical Engineering

2006 - 2007

Completed HNC in Mechanical Engineering via day release.

PC

Plymouth College

HND, Electronic Engineering

2004 - 2006

Completed HND in Electronic Engineering via day release.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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