Delivery Manager

Contract: 6 Months Location: Reading. Hybrid Start: ASAP Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

We are seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of interim digital engineering capabilities within a highly regulated environment. You will be responsible for driving end-to-end delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams and suppliers, and ensuring solutions align with technical, security, and business objectives.

• Lead the delivery of interim digital capabilities from concept through to operational support.
• Develop delivery roadmaps, manage backlogs, and ensure successful delivery against agreed timelines.
• Work closely with engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders to define requirements and ways of working.
• Coordinate internal teams, suppliers, and third parties to manage risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with Security by Design principles, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement, incident resolution, and operational readiness.
• Support interoperability, secure data exchange, and integration across complex environments.

• 5+ years' experience in Delivery Management within Defence, Aerospace, or other complex engineering environments.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale digital or engineering programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing suppliers, third parties, budgets, risks, and delivery roadmaps.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Understanding of digital engineering, systems integration, interoperability, and data exchange.
• Familiarity with Security by Design, cybersecurity, and governance within regulated environments.
• Degree in Engineering, Technical, or related discipline.
• PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent project management certification.
• Active SC Clearance.

• Experience with Digital Thread, PLM/ALM, or Model-Based Engineering.
• SAFe, ITIL, or Change Management certifications.
• Experience working within defence, aerospace, or other safety-critical industries.
• Knowledge of secure cross-domain collaboration and modern digital engineering practices.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.