Delivery Manager

IntaPeople: STEM Recruitment; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension

Life insurance

24/7 GP access

Job summary

IntaPeople: STEM Recruitment is partnered with a Cardiff consultancy seeking a Senior Delivery Manager to own end-to-end client project delivery in a hybrid Cardiff office. This fixed-term role runs to March 2027 with a view to permanent employment in April 2027.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and risks, and build strong relationships with public sector clients while contributing to bids and improving delivery processes. 25 days holiday, pension and more are included.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering software development projects
• Public sector delivery experience
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and resource management
• Experience leading technical teams in Agile and waterfall environments
• Experience contributing to bids or SoWs

Responsibilities

• Owning delivery of client projects end to end, on time, on budget and to scope
• Leading multidisciplinary teams of developers, BAs, designers and testers
• Managing budgets, forecasts, risks and dependencies across several projects
• Building strong relationships with public sector clients and handling tricky conversations
• Contributing to bids, tenders, statements of work and client pitches
• Helping improve and shape how the business delivers

Skills

Delivery management

Public sector delivery

Budgeting & forecasting

Agile & Waterfall

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Delivery Manager (Fixed Term intially)

Cardiff (Hybrid - 3 days p/week onsite - this is not negotiable) | Fixed term to March 2027, with a view to a permanent role in April 2027 | £55-65,000+

We're working exclusively with a fast growing Cardiff consultancy.

They need a Senior Delivery Manager to take ownership of delivering client projects, lead the delivery teams and help win new work. It’s fast paced and varied, a senior role with real influence as the business grows.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning delivery of client projects end to end, on time, on budget and to scope
• Leading multidisciplinary teams of developers, BAs, designers and testers
• Managing budgets, forecasts, risks and dependencies across several projects
• Building strong relationships with public sector clients and handling the tricky conversations
• Contributing to bids, tenders, statements of work and client pitches
• Helping improve and shape how the business delivers

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years delivering software development projects as a Delivery, Programme or Project Manager
• Public sector delivery experience. Ideally with local government, education, the NHS or central government
• Strong financial control, including budgeting, forecasting and resource management
• Experience leading technical teams in Agile and waterfall environments
• Confidence managing senior stakeholders and juggling more than one project
• Experience contributing to bids or SoWs

Nice to have: PRINCE2, MSP, PMP, Scrum or similar, GDS knowledge, and some understanding of AI, as it’s coming up more and more with clients.

Why it’s worth a look

• A senior role with real influence in a growing consultancy
• Plenty of variety across different public sector clients and projects
• Fixed term until March 2027, with the clear aim of going permanent in April
• Hybrid working from a modern office in north Cardiff
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, pension, life insurance and 24/7 GP access