Senior Delivery Manager

Senior Delivery Manager – Digital Transformation

Manchester or London (Hybrid)

Salary: £65,000-£80,000 (depending on experience)

We’re working with a well-established digital transformation consultancy delivering complex, high-impact programmes across the UK public sector. Their work spans healthcare, defence, environment, and digital government, focused on building modern, scalable services that make a real difference.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of delivering complex digital projects, working closely with clients and internal teams to ensure high-quality outcomes.

This is a hands-on delivery role where you’ll be embedded in agile teams, while also managing stakeholders, risks, and overall delivery performance.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading agile delivery across software and digital projects
• Managing multidisciplinary teams
• Building strong client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor
• Owning delivery plans, RAID logs, reporting, and governance
• Ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, and to a high standard
• Driving continuous improvement across teams and delivery practices

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience delivering complex digital or software projects in an agile environment
• Background in a consultancy or client-facing setting
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience managing budgets, commercial aspects, and delivery governance
• Comfortable working with technical teams in modern engineering environments
• Ability to lead teams in fast-paced, evolving delivery environments
• Experience working with UK public sector clients
• Knowledge of GDS standards and service delivery frameworks
• Exposure to cloud, DevOps, and modern software practices
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps

Why this role?

• Work on meaningful projects across government and public services
• Strong mix of hands-on delivery and client ownership
• Clear progression, training, and certification support
• Collaborative, high-performing environment