Delivery Manager

Erin Associates; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Flexible working

25 days holiday

5% employer pension

Job summary

Erin Associates is seeking a Delivery Manager for Central Nottingham with hybrid working. You will oversee delivery across programmes, lead a small team, and act as the senior escalation point for delivery issues while driving a culture of delivery excellence.

The role focuses on execution and includes responsibilities across project and programme management, with involvement in multiple verticals and client solutions. A pragmatic, delivery-minded leader is ideal.

Qualifications

• Proven history of leading a portfolio of delivery projects.
• Experience managing teams of Project/Programme Managers.
• Background across business change and technology projects.
• Ability to understand senior stakeholder needs up to board level.
• Experience building and improving delivery resource.
• Consultancy/solution-focused background.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for everything programme-related and leading a small team.
• Senior delivery escalation point for delivery issues and oversight.
• Execute delivery-focused activity and adapt to varied client projects.

Skills

Delivery portfolio leadership

Team leadership

Business change & tech projects

Stakeholder management

Delivery resource planning

Consultancy background

Communication & problem solving

Job description

Delivery Manager – Central Nottingham / Hybrid

£72,000 - £80,000 + bonus, 35-hour work week and great benefits

My client is a profitable and growing professional services business, who are looking to improve their delivery capability by bringing in an experienced Delivery Manager. You will have accountability for everything programme-related, leading a small team and acting as the senior delivery escalation point.

This is an execution-focused Delivery Manager, where you will have oversight for Project and Programme Management within the business. You will have a background in managing and leading teams, helping to create a culture of delivery excellence, enhancing the team’s capability and owning delivery assurance.

This is not a role managing £100m budgets and teams of 50 people. You will be a strategic thinker but really have a passion for getting stuck into delivery. The work in this role will be varied and could initially include more verticals within their case management system, development of new client solutions, re-evaluation of operational models across the board etc.

The role will 1-2 days per week in the office, with the ideal location being their head office in Nottingham. Candidates who prefer Birmingham as a base can also be considered.

Package:

• Bonus opportunities
• 35-hour work week with flexible working
• 25 days holiday + 5 days buy/sell + bank holidays.
• Professional development opportunities
• 5% employer pension, rising with service + many more.

Key Requirements:

• Proven history of leading a portfolio of delivery projects
• Experience managing teams of Project / Programme Managers, helping develop people and their skills.
• Varied background working across business change and technology projects
• The ability to effectively understand senior stakeholder needs up to board level
• Experienced building and improving delivery resource
• Consultancy / solution-focused background
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem solving skills

The company have an excellent reputation within their sector and have invested heavily into their technical solutions to give them a competitive edge, with this Delivery Manager role being the next step. They promote a healthy work-life balance and will give you the opportunity to develop your technical knowledge.

Erin Associates welcomes applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and disabilities. Please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

If you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Your profile may be considered for other suitable vacancies that arise within the next 12 weeks.