I am currently recruiting for an ADMS Software Delivery Manager to work for a global manufacturing company based out of their Edinburgh office.
My client is a world leader in Grid Software solutions, enabling companies worldwide to optimize their control of the Grid and support the transformation towards sustainable energy sources.
Responsibilities
- The Services Delivery Manager owns the project’s Delivery Model and is the Technical Leader on the project, working with highly skilled teams to manage and execute software deployment, configuration, integration, and testing.
- Share responsibility with the Project Manager (PM), through close coordination, for scope management (change requests assessment), risk management, and problem management.
- Project execution control: building effective Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity tracking to update the Project Manager on progress, and implementing delivery with Agile methodology when applicable.
- Accountable for end-to-end project delivery to meet schedule, cost, and quality commitments.
- Contribute to customer management activities for technical coordination, establishing trust, and meeting delivery commitments, together with the Project Manager who owns the customer relationship.
- Drive excellence in execution through continuous improvement, change management, and Agile/DevOps delivery methodologies.
- Trigger and validate engineering Gate Reviews (Solution, Factory Testing Readiness, Site Acceptance Readiness).
- Assist in tendering with validation of the delivery model and estimations in coordination with the Regional Operations team and the Global Workforce Manager.
- Work with the Project Manager to report or resolve any process non-conformances in a timely manner.
- Validate project scope review in coordination with the Solution Design team, identifying, documenting, and estimating any change requests (CR) or project risks with mitigation plans. Communicate with the customer as needed.
Essential Criteria
- Experience with Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) Electrical Networks or Energy Management Systems (EMS)
- Experience working with Linux, Oracle, Scripting, Database Knowledge - Python experience (desired)
- Proven years of experience in services directing the delivery of complex software solutions.
- Proven experience in a senior technical role within a system integrator or software consultancy practice.
- Proven experience in defining and managing delivery teams.
- Proven experience in defining and assigning work packages.
- Experience with DevOps and Agile methodologies.
- Industry knowledge in the operation and management of multi-site projects.
- Process and methodology-oriented approach.