SC Cleared - Delivery Manager

Description

The company has been trading for 30 years and delivers technology and transformation work for global brands.

It is the UK and Ireland's leading AWS, Microsoft and Oracle partner, with over 3300 staff and €350/£300m in revenue.

The company works closely with technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake.

You will run delivery on projects from start to finish, working with sponsors and reporting to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Confirm scope, goals, objectives and business case with the project owner, sponsor and scrum master, and restate the project mandate.
• Secure the people and budget the project needs.
• Build a detailed work plan and identify the resources it requires.
• Set up project governance and processes, and run RAID analysis covering risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
• Write and keep current the Project Initiation Document, plans and status reports.
• Lead and track progress so key stages are delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed quality.
• Report progress to the steering group, sponsor, programme manager and executives, escalate issues promptly and take corrective action to keep work on track.
• Keep risk and issue logs and contingency plans current by reviewing threats on an ongoing basis.
• Lead the design of the project's communication strategy, including consulting key stakeholders.
• Map dependencies between stakeholder groups so everyone stays aligned and risks are mitigated and shared.
• Spot process gaps and put in place the business process and compliance documents needed to close them.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of project management experience across delivery, business, compliance or process work.
• Strong working knowledge and hands-on practice of PRINCE2 or PMP.
• Experience putting strong process control or compliance in place.
• Full software development lifecycle (SDLC) experience.
• A track record of delivering fixed-price engagements.
• Experience with budget management, commercial work and customer-facing delivery.
• Skilled at managing stakeholders and communicating clearly, with excellent organisation skills.
• Able to motivate a team.
• Proficient in MS Project, Excel, Word and Visio.
• Excellent English, written and spoken.
• Interest in building project management capability, solutions and methods.
• Must hold active SC clearance.

Conditions

The company is an equal opportunities employer that welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, including people with disabilities and neurodiverse people, and will consider any reasonable adjustment request confidentially.

Benefits

• Quarterly profit share, paid from company profits to employees.
• Mentoring and career development through the Strength in Balance and Leadership schemes, plus a quarterly Pathways career development programme.
• Flexible and remote working, with understanding for personal circumstances.
• Pension, private healthcare, life assurance, financial advice and an employee discount scheme.
• Gym discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, fitness classes, mindfulness workshops and an employee assistance programme.
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, leave for marriage or civil partnership, and special leave.
• Support and incentives for education and certifications, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle and Red Hat.
• Annual Excellence Awards and a peer recognition platform called Call-Out.
• Opportunities to join local fundraising and community development through environment, social and community initiatives.