Summary: The Delivery Manager role involves leading a high-profile digital transformation programme aimed at enhancing public services. The position requires coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring the successful delivery of programme workstreams. The role is hybrid, allowing for both remote work and attendance in London as needed. Candidates should have significant experience in delivery management within complex environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the successful delivery of programme workstreams, ensuring delivery against agreed milestones and objectives.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders, delivery teams, and suppliers.
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery plans.
- Facilitate planning sessions, workshops, and governance meetings.
- Monitor delivery progress and provide regular reporting to programme stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement across delivery practices and processes.
- Support effective communication across technical and business teams.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience working as a Delivery Manager within complex transformation or digital programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience managing delivery in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid environments.
- Excellent planning, organisational, and risk management capabilities.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver against challenging timescales.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to delivery.
Salary (Rate): £420.56 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Delivery Manager - Contract
Location: London/Remote (Hybrid)
Rate: £420.56 per day
Contract: Initial contract from 1 September 2026 - 11 December 2026
Working Pattern: Hybrid with a combination of remote working and London-based attendance as required.
We are looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to join a high-profile digital transformation programme supporting the delivery of critical public services.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, ensuring successful delivery across a fast-paced programme while coordinating stakeholders, managing priorities, and driving continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the successful delivery of programme workstreams, ensuring delivery against agreed milestones and objectives.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders, delivery teams, and suppliers.
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery plans.
- Facilitate planning sessions, workshops, and governance meetings.
- Monitor delivery progress and provide regular reporting to programme stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement across delivery practices and processes.
- Support effective communication across technical and business teams.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience working as a Delivery Manager within complex transformation or digital programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience managing delivery in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid environments.
- Excellent planning, organisational, and risk management capabilities.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver against challenging timescales.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to delivery.
Candidate Requirements
Applicants must have:
- A minimum of 5 years' continuous UK residency.
- The right to work in the UK.
- NHS experience
What's on Offer
- £420.56 per day
- Hybrid working with a mix of remote and London-based attendance.
- Opportunity to contribute to a large-scale public sector digital transformation programme.
- Collaborative, delivery-focused environment with an experienced multidisciplinary team.
If you're an experienced Delivery Manager looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
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