Agile Project Manager

Vallum Associates Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates Limited is seeking an experienced Agile Project Manager to support a major energy market transformation programme in the UK. You will oversee multiple delivery teams, drive planning and coordination, remove blockers and ensure value is delivered to schedule.

In this hybrid London role, you will engage Product Owners, Business Analysts and Engineering to manage dependencies, risks and governance updates for senior stakeholders, guiding business change through to BAU transition.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex technology or business transformation programmes.
• Experience within the UK energy market, ideally across electricity markets, market reform, settlement, flexibility services or regulatory change.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban or SAFe) and collaboration with Product Owners and Agile delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to influence both business and technical teams.
• Experience managing delivery risks, dependencies, budgets and third-party suppliers.
• Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of Agile project workstreams within a complex transformation programme.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives where required.
• Develop and maintain delivery plans, RAID logs, milestones and reporting.
• Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues, dependencies and blockers.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Product, Business Analysis, Engineering, Testing and Business Change.
• Track delivery progress, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and delivery milestones.
• Work with stakeholders to prioritise work, manage scope and support successful releases.
• Produce regular governance updates and communicate delivery progress to senior stakeholders.
• Support implementation, business readiness and transition into BAU.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Jira/Azure DevOps

Scrum/Kanban/SAFe

Energy market knowledge

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Agile Project Manager - Energy Market Transformation (Inside IR35)

• London (Hybrid - 1 day per week onsite)
• Contract (Inside IR35)
• 6 months rolling

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Agile Project Manager to support a major energy market transformation programme within a leading organisation in the UK energy sector.

Working across multiple Agile delivery teams, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating and driving the successful delivery of technology and business change initiatives. You'll work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Delivery Managers and engineering teams to remove delivery blockers, manage dependencies and ensure value is delivered at pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of Agile project workstreams within a complex transformation programme
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives where required
• Develop and maintain delivery plans, RAID logs, milestones and reporting
• Identify, manage and escalating risks, issues, dependencies and blockers
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Product, Business Analysis, Engineering, Testing and Business Change
• Track delivery progress, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and delivery milestones
• Work with stakeholders to prioritise work, manage scope and support successful releases
• Produce regular governance updates and communicate delivery progress to senior stakeholders
• Support implementation, business readiness and transition into BAU

Experience Required

• Proven experience as an Agile Project Manager delivering complex technology or business transformation programmes
• Essential: Experience within the UK energy market, ideally across electricity markets, market reform, settlement, flexibility services or regulatory change
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban or SAFe) and experience working alongside Product Owners and Agile delivery teams
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both business and technical teams
• Experience managing delivery risks, dependencies, budgets and third-party suppliers
• Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps or similar