Delivery Manager - Transformation - FTC

Matchtech; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus holidays

Contributory pension

Bonus scheme

Life assurance

Hybrid working

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Transformation Delivery Manager for a major defence and security client based in Glenrothes. The role offers hybrid working with three days on site under a 12-month fixed-term contract.

You will lead end-to-end transformation initiatives from mobilisation through to implementation and handover, coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring measurable benefits within PMO frameworks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex end-to-end transformation projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in matrixed environments.
• Strong planning, governance and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to drive delivery with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Take full accountability for transformation initiatives from mobilisation to handover.
• Develop and maintain project plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, benefits and resources.
• Lead cross-functional project teams with clear ownership and accountability.
• Manage project governance, reporting and assurance in line with standards.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, escalating where appropriate.
• Drive stakeholder engagement across operational, functional and leadership teams.
• Support process standardisation, system implementation and operating model redesign.
• Prepare and present updates for senior stakeholders, steering committees and boards.

Skills

Transformation management

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Governance

Risk management

Executive communication

Tools

MS Project

PMO tools

Job description

Our client, a leading organisation in the defence and security sector, is seeking a Transformation Delivery Manager to lead complex business transformation initiatives from mobilisation through to implementation and handover. Based in Glenrothes, this 12-month fixed-term contract offers hybrid working with three days per week on site.
Working within the PMO and reporting to the IBP Lead, you will manage cross-functional projects involving process redesign, systems implementation, operating model change and governance improvement. You will support UK readiness for a future enterprise resource planning transformation, ensuring projects deliver measurable benefits and align with established project management frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full accountability for assigned transformation initiatives from mobilisation to implementation and handover
• Develop and maintain project plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, benefits and resources
• Lead cross-functional project teams, ensuring clear ownership and accountability
• Manage project governance, reporting and assurance in line with organisational standards
• Identify, assess and mitigate delivery risks, escalating issues where appropriate
• Drive stakeholder engagement across operational, functional and leadership teams
• Support process standardisation, system implementation, operating model redesign and capability improvement
• Prepare and present clear updates for senior stakeholders, steering committees and programme boards

Job Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Transformation Delivery Manager or Project Manager delivering complex projects end to end
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders within complex, matrixed environments
• Strong experience delivering process, systems or operating model change
• Excellent planning, organisation and execution skills with a focus on measurable outcomes
• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership and drive delivery with limited supervision
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including confidence engaging with senior leaders
• Experience producing high-quality project documentation, reporting and governance materials
• Formal project management training or certification, with eligibility for relevant project management tier certification

Desirable Experience:

• Experience delivering transformation within large, regulated or complex organisations
• Exposure to enterprise resource planning, planning tools or data platform implementations
• Experience working within a formal enterprise PMO or governance framework
• Understanding of change management and supporting the adoption of new processes and systems
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, defence or technology environments
• Ability to bring structure to under-defined initiatives and work effectively with senior transformation leaders

Benefits:

• 25 days' holiday plus statutory public holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• Life assurance and enhanced sick pay
• Flexible benefits, including health cash plan, dental cover and cycle-to-work schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave policies
• 37-hour working week with an early Friday finish
• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities, plus paid volunteering days

This role is full-time at 37 hours per week and requires eligibility for Security Check clearance.