Senior Project / Delivery Manager

Senior Project Manager / Delivery Manager - Bristol / London / Hybrid / Defence / Infrastructure / 2 stage Process / 5+ years experience/ up to £80k / Security Cleared

We are thrilled to be working with a fast growing Global Consultancy with operations covering the UK, EMEA and North America, We are currently seeking a Senior Project / Delivery Manager with experience in the defence sector preferably from a consultancy based background.

As a leading player in the field, our client offers exceptional career growth prospects and a flexible work environment that prioritizes people and culture.

You would have the chance to work with people within our organisation (and beyond, where applicable) to define and develop a market approach around our core digital project and programme management capabilities including:

* Agile and waterfall expertise
* Full lifecycle delivery management
* Independent delivery assurance and recovery
* Expert delivery input into procurement
* Assist with the integration of Digital Project Management into all other appropriate services, teams, and commissions.
* Potential to represent the company at external events
* Proactively engage with your line management team (and beyond) to share ideas, provide support, and where applicable mentor and develop others.
* Assist as appropriate in the recruitment and retention of a Digital Project Management team

Key Responsibilities

* Deliver project and programme management services across our commissions, including:
* Full or part lifecycle delivery management using waterfall and Agile methodologies (including any version or combination of the two).
* Performing specialist roles where needed within Agile teams, such as Scrum Master, Product Owner or Agile Coach
* Providing independent assurance of projects or programmes, applying robust thinking to show how well or otherwise they are performing from a delivery perspective.
* Recovery of poorly performing implementations
* Provide expert project and programme delivery advice where needed into complimentary services, such as procurement management.
* Ability to work alone or in high performance Teams
* Build client relationships and reinforce credibility as a subject matter expert (SME) to identify opportunities.
* Demonstrate knowledge of industry standard methodologies and how they affect our service lines, deliverables, and clients
* Maintain awareness of key industry trends; interpret and report to the wider team
* Input into and, if applicable, lead business generation activity (bid qualifications and proposals)

Team
* Work with people within our organisation (and beyond, where applicable) to define and develop a market approach around our core digital project and programme management capabilities including:
* Agile and waterfall expertise
* Full lifecycle delivery management
* Independent delivery assurance and recovery
* Expert delivery input into procurement
* Assist with the integration of Digital Project Management into all other appropriate services, teams, and commissions.
* Potential to represent the company at external events
* Proactively engage with your line management team (and beyond) to share ideas, provide support, and where applicable mentor and develop others.
* Assist as appropriate in the recruitment and retention of a Digital Project Management team

Key Requirements

Essential:
* Proven relevant experience of at least 5 years in a similar project, programme or delivery management role
* Strong understanding of major waterfall and good understanding of at least one Agile methodology
* Strong understanding of APM Body of Knowledge
* Good stakeholder management, self-motivated, with strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
* Experience in Defence and/or Central/Secure Government
* The ability to pass both a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check and formal vetting through UKSV - these will be conducted during the probation period
* The ability to travel to any location as agreed and appropriate.
* One or more of the below qualification/certifications:
* APM Project Management qualification
* Agile Project Management Practitioner qualification
* BCS Business Analytics
* Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner
* Certified/Advanced ScrumMaster, Certified/Advanced Scrum Product Owner

Desirable:
* Proven relevant experience of at least 10 years in a similar project, programme or delivery management role
* Membership to BCS, CMI, ILM or MAPM

Qualifications

DDaT: Business Analyst, Delivery Manager, Product Manager, Programme Delivery Manager
SFIA: Governance, Risk management, Programme management, Project management, Portfolio, programme and project support, Requirements definition and management, Systems development management, Technology service management, Stakeholder relationship management, Set up agile culture and capabilities, Support and guide agile practices, Adopt agile practices