Agile Project Manager - Public Sector

IBM; Abbots Worthy; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Sabbatical programs

Paid paternity leave

Maternity leave and returners scheme

25 days holiday and private medical

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow offers a role focused on delivering digital solutions and cloud migrations for public sector clients. You will lead end-to-end delivery using Agile, Hybrid or Waterfall approaches, aligning with government phases and procurement rules.

You will manage stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring governance, risk tracking and value delivery while fostering a collaborative, learning-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Public sector digital delivery experience.
• Public sector standards & procurement guidelines familiarity.
• Proficiency in Agile and traditional PM frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Delivery & scope management of digital solutions or cloud migrations using appropriate methodologies.
• Stakeholder & client management in public sector contexts.
• Commercial & financial control including SOW compliance and burn rates.
• Governance, risk & compliance management in high-regulatory environments.
• Lead multi-disciplinary pods of design, development and data specialists.

Skills

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Commercial & financial control

Governance & risk

Team leadership & enablement

Tools

Public sector frameworks

PM methodologies (Agile/PRINCE2/PMP)

Vendor & subcontractor management

Government procurement guidelines

Job description

• Delivery & Scope Management: Drive end-to-end delivery of digital solutions, custom software development, or cloud migrations using Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall methodologies tailored to government delivery phases (Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live).
• Stakeholder & Client Management: Build strong, trusted relationships with public sector clients, senior civil servants, and departmental leads. Translate complex technical and service requirements into achievable delivery plans.
• Commercial & Financial Control: Manage project financials, resource allocation, statement of work (SOW) compliance, burn rates, and margin targets. Ensure alignment with public procurement frameworks.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance: Establish robust governance mechanisms. Identify, mitigate, and track project risks, issues, and dependencies (RAID) in environments with high regulatory and security scrutiny.
• Team Leadership & Enablement: Lead multi-disciplinary pods of user-centered design specialists, developers, and data specialists. Foster a transparent, psychological safe delivery culture focused on iterative value delivery.

• Public Sector Experience: Proven track record of managing digital delivery, IT infrastructure, or consulting projects within government departments, public bodies, or healthcare sectors.
• Framework Knowledge: Familiarity with public sector delivery standards (such as the UK Government Digital Service / GDS Service Standard or equivalent regional public standards) and government procurement guidelines.
• Project Management Methodologies: Demonstrated proficiency in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and traditional project management frameworks (PRINCE2, PMP, or APM).
• Vendor & Subcontractor Management: Experience coordinating third-party suppliers, delivery partners, and multidisciplinary consultancy teams under public framework contracts.

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors. You'll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth. We invest heavily in you--supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.