Infrastructure Technical Delivery Lead Contract | UK | Hybrid | Manufacturing / FMCG A leading global organisation is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Technical Delivery Lead to join its technology function and lead the delivery of infrastructure projects across a large manufacturing estate.
This is not a traditional Project Manager role. The successful candidate will combine strong infrastructure knowledge with hands-on delivery leadership, working with technical teams, suppliers and manufacturing sites to make sure infrastructure projects are delivered effectively from planning through to implementation and handover.
Key responsibilities
- Lead infrastructure delivery across multiple technical workstreams.
- Manage delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
- Coordinate infrastructure teams, suppliers and manufacturing sites.
- Review technical designs, implementation plans and documentation.
- Support site surveys, infrastructure implementation, testing and cutover.
- Work around manufacturing operational requirements and change windows.
- Challenge technical assumptions and identify delivery gaps.
- Manage supplier deliverables and hold partners accountable for outcomes.
- Provide clear progress reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Ensure successful transition and operational handover.
Key skills and experience
- Proven experience in infrastructure delivery / technical delivery.
- Strong enterprise infrastructure knowledge.
- Experience across networks, LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, servers, cloud, hosting, connectivity and/or identity.
- Experience delivering infrastructure change across multiple sites.
- Manufacturing, FMCG, engineering or supply-chain experience is highly desirable.
- Strong supplier and stakeholder management experience.
- Experience with implementation, testing, cutover and transition.
- Excellent delivery planning, risk and dependency management skills.
- The ability to communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
This is an excellent opportunity for an infrastructure professional who wants to take ownership of major technical delivery within a complex, international manufacturing environment.