Delivery Manager

Avensys Consulting UK; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to manage complex cloud and digital initiatives in the public sector. The ideal candidate will drive agile delivery, ensuring that projects align IT strategies with key policy outcomes. Required skills include strong stakeholder engagement, budget management, and a deep understanding of cloud technologies. The role requires SC clearance and offers a contract of 6 months, remotely, at a competitive daily rate.

Qualifications

• Experience of service delivery in either a legacy or digital environment.
• Ability to read and understand a Client contract.
• Experience communicating and presenting to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cloud and digital initiatives supporting public sector transformation.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and align IT strategies with policy outcomes.
• Produce robust mitigations for failed SLAs where appropriate.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Governance

Agile delivery

Cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication and presentation

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving

ITIL knowledge

Job description

Role

Delivery Lead

Location

Remote

Type

06 Months Contract – Inside IR35

Max Rate

500-550 GBP Per day

SC clearance is MUST

An experienced delivery leader responsible for managing complex cloud and digital initiatives that support public sector transformation. Skilled in overseeing agile delivery across infrastructure, software, and service platforms with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement, budget management, and governance. Brings deep understanding of cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP) and modern delivery models to ensure secure, scalable, and citizen-focused solutions. Expert in driving cross-functional collaboration, aligning IT strategies with policy outcomes, and promoting continuous improvement across programmes.

The Operations Delivery Lead will be a well-rounded in service deliver, applications or infrastructure management and should possess the following experience & characteristics :

• Experience of service delivery in either a legacy or digital environment
• A detailed working knowledge of the Industrialised Delivery Model
• Ability to read and understand a Client contract
• Ability to produce robust mitigations for failed SLA’s where appropriate.
• Ability to review and update documentation for presentation to a client
• Experience of communicating and presenting clearly to senior management and Client
• A working knowledge of ITIL on practical level
• Ability to work across teams and present a single view of service
• Awareness and understanding of Digital strategy
• Business and technical acumen, strong interpersonal skills
• Good negotiation & communications skills
• Highly self-motivated, Self-Starter and results-oriented
• Clear and logical thought processes
• Able to think outside the box to drive tactical resolution’s
• Responds well to, and operates effectively under, pressure
• Deals well with complexity
• Collaborative team-player
• Embraces and champions change