Delivery Manager

Digi2al Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Digi2al Ltd in Portsmouth is seeking a Delivery Manager responsible for end-to-end product and service delivery, building high-performing teams, and fostering continuous improvement through agile and lean practices.

You will manage risk, coordinate with senior stakeholders, and ensure alignment with government standards; start 1 August 2026 on a 3‑month on-site contract in Portsmouth with day rate of £540.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering digital services through Discovery, Alpha and Beta.
• Experience applying GOV.UK Service Standard to large projects.
• Versatile agile practitioner adapting methods to delivery phases.
• Track record of retrospectives, 1:1s and honest feedback.
• Focus on wellbeing, navigate 'storming' to high delivery performance.
• Remove friction with facilitation and team administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery teams and remove blockers to ensure on-time outcomes.
• Apply agile and lean practices to optimise workflows.
• Liaise with senior stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and financial reporting.

Skills

Team Leadership

Agile Practice

Stakeholder Management

Risk & Finance

Lifecycle Delivery

Tools

Jira

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

As a Delivery Manager, you are accountable for team performance and the end-to-end delivery of products and services. You will build high-performing, motivated teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, applying agile and lean methodologies to optimise ways of working.

Skills.

Team Leadership:
A Delivery Manager will build and sustain collaborative teams by assessing capacity and strengths. Identify and remove blockers to ensure the team remains focused on delivery priorities.

Agile Practice:
You will apply the most effective agile and lean tools for the context. Encourage experimentation, reflective practice, and the visualisation of outcomes to improve ways of working.

Stakeholder and Supplier Management:
In this role you will act as the primary lead for third‑party suppliers and navigate internal government processes. Bridge the gap between technical and non‑technical stakeholders, managing expectations and facilitating difficult discussions.

Risk and Finance:
It is important that you proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies. Balance cost versus value using data‑driven planning and manage financial reporting and escalations.

Lifecycle Delivery:
You will manage products through all lifecycle phases, ensuring alignment with service standards and developing robust plans for complex situations.

Top 3 requirements:

• Demonstrate true servant leadership, actively enabling the team's delivery while maintaining the confidence and ability to engage with senior‑level stakeholders.
• Proven experience operating within an agile environment.
• Possess the ability to leverage cognitive diversity effectively, employing strong visual, written, and verbal communication skills to cultivate a unified understanding.

Start date: 1 August 2026
Initial contract length: 3 Months
Role location: Portsmouth
Nationality specification: Sole British National – no dual nationality
Number of days per week expected on site: 3+ per week (depending on need)
Minimum security level: SC or above
Day rate: £540

Experience.

Must haves:

• Proven experience delivering digital services through Discovery, Alpha, and Beta phases, with a specific emphasis on leading Discovery.
• Expertise in applying the GOV.UK Service Standard to large‑scale projects, including services designed for internal users.
• A versatile agile practitioner capable of tailoring methodologies to specific delivery phases and co‑creating practices with the team.
• Extensive experience fostering a culture of continuous learning through retrospectives, 1:1s, and honest feedback loops.
• A dedicated focus on team wellbeing, with a track record of successfully navigating the "storming" phase to drive high‑performance delivery.
• A proactive approach to removing friction, encompassing everything from high‑level facilitation to essential team administration (documentation, scheduling, and review).
• Highly skilled in facilitating diverse sessions to ensure team alignment and progress.
• Comfortable leading through complexity and uncertainty, using structured tools and techniques to maintain momentum when requirements are evolving.
• Highly self‑directed and able to build effective mental models of work to execute tasks independently or as part of a collective.
• An honest and clear communicator, capable of maintaining transparency with stakeholders at all levels.

Nice to haves:

• Familiarity with the GDS Service Standard or similar public/private sector design frameworks.
• Experience working in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) or similar secure environments.
• Awareness of data processing platform technology (DevOps CI/CD pipeline, K8s (ideally OpenShift)).
• Experience using Jira for workflow management software.

Digi2al Ltd,
Palmeira Avenue Mansions,
19 Church Road,
Hove,
East Sussex,
BN3 2FA
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