Job Description:

Job Opportunity: Delivery Manager

📍 Location: Remote / Flexible

💼 Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

💰 Daily Rate: £700 - £850

🕒 Contract Length: 6 Months

🕰️ Working Pattern: Full Time

Our client is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Delivery Manager to lead the successful end-to-end delivery of technology and digital initiatives within the Digital and Information Technology function. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment! 🌟

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery Management:

• Oversee the planning, execution, and governance of technology delivery initiatives.
• Ensure that projects meet scope, time, cost, quality, security, and operational readiness expectations.

Portfolio Coordination:

• Coordinate delivery activities across multiple projects and maintain transparent visibility.
• Provide evidence-based updates on progress, risks, and financial status.

Stakeholder Relationship Management:

• Build trusted relationships with various stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable delivery plans.
• Facilitate effective decision-making and ensure all voices are heard. 🤝

Financial Management:

• Develop and manage delivery budgets, ensuring alignment with business objectives and investment cases.
• Monitor expenditure and provide accurate financial reporting.

Supplier and Partner Management:

• Align supplier performance with business outcomes and manage vendor relationships effectively.
• Ensure compliance with governance and quality standards.

Risk and Issue Management:

• Identify and manage delivery risks, ensuring timely resolutions and transparent reporting. ⚠️

Requirements:

• Significant experience in IT&D, technology, or digital environments at a management level.
• Proven track record in delivering projects and programmes with budgets up to £20 million.
• At least 10 years of experience in project and programme delivery, preferably in the energy and utilities industry.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, capable of navigating complex relationships and competing priorities.
• Familiarity with agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

Qualifications:

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Recognised project or programme management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile).
• Strong financial management and commercial experience.

Why Join Our Client?

• This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation and collaboration. With a focus on embedding sustainable solutions and creating measurable business value, the Delivery Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology delivery. 🌍✨
• If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and have the skills to make a real difference, please apply today! 🚀
• Our client is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.