Job Description:

The Opportunity:

We are currently supporting a confidential public sector organisation in the search for an experienced Senior Delivery Manager to join their technology and transformation function on an initial 6-month contract basis for a major central government project (Government Digital Services / GDS).

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the successful delivery of complex programmes and technology initiatives within a highly regulated, mission-critical environment supporting nationally important services.

The successful candidate will play a key role in driving delivery excellence across cross-functional teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and aligned to strategic objectives. You will operate within a fast-paced environment, managing stakeholders across both technical and non-technical functions while helping to embed strong delivery governance and operational best practice.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong commercial experience operating as a Senior Delivery Manager, Programme Manager or Technology Delivery Lead
• Proven track record delivering large-scale technology or transformation programmes
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments across technical and business functions
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Experience working within cloud, infrastructure, digital or enterprise technology environments
• Strong risk, issue and dependency management capability
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to operate effectively within fast-paced, complex and evolving delivery environments
• Experience driving governance, reporting and operational delivery best practices
• Experience within government, healthcare or highly regulated environments
• Exposure to cloud transformation, platform engineering or digital modernisation programmes
• Familiarity with DevOps and agile engineering environments
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and systems integrators

Relevant certifications such as:

• PRINCE2
• Agile
• Scrum
• MSP
• PMP

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex programmes, projects and technology initiatives
• Manage delivery across multiple cross-functional teams including engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture and operational functions
• Establish and maintain robust delivery governance, reporting and risk management processes
• Drive programme planning, prioritisation, resource coordination and dependency management
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment between business objectives and delivery outcomes
• Identify and manage delivery risks, issues and blockers, ensuring timely resolution and escalation where appropriate
• Support agile delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives across teams
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Manage programme reporting, milestones, KPIs and delivery performance metrics
• Support supplier, third-party and partner engagement where required
• Champion operational excellence, transparency and delivery accountability across programmes

NB: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic level of security clearance before undertaking the assignment (around two weeks’ lead-time).

Applications:

Please contact Edward Laing here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology?