Engagement Manager

Capgemini; Telford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology transformation partner is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead strategically important projects, especially for public sector clients. This role requires proven experience in project management and stakeholder engagement, and offers a hybrid working model. You will manage complex dependencies, drive operational efficiency, and foster team collaboration, all while ensuring effective project delivery.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Learning and development opportunities

Peer Recognition Portal

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery practices and project lifecycle management.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution and delivery of projects using agile methodologies.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and manage risks.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication.

Skills

Project and engagement management

Agile delivery practices

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Resource planning

Budget management

Job description

About The Job You're Considering

In this crucial role as an Engagement Manager, you’ll work with our Capgemini team supporting our public sector client and other customers. This is an exciting time as we support large-scale client transformation across a wide range of technologies. You will lead high-visibility, strategically important projects managing complex dependencies across multiple teams, delivering value through effective project execution, and supporting continuous improvements.

Hybrid working

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).

Your role

A Project Manager is required to join Capgemini’s team. There is a wide range of project types, mostly for our public sector client, but support is also provided to other clients.

• Lead the execution and delivery of projects using agile methodologies, driving continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, establish delivery rhythms, manage risks and dependencies, and remove blockers.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards appropriate to their stage and are completed on time.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication and engagement.
• Lead and motivate multi-discipline teams, providing guidance and support to ensure high performance.
• Foster a productive and collaborative working environment.
• Forecast and manage resource requirements to support project delivery.
• Provide clear reporting and data to support communication with senior stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, value delivery, and change control.

Your Skills And Experience

• Proven experience in project and engagement management, ideally across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery practices and project lifecycle management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead and support diverse teams in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in resource planning and budget management.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to be eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does "Get the Future You Want" mean for you

We realize a Total Reward package should be more than just compensation. At Capgemini, we offer a range of core and flexible benefits and have a Peer Recognition Portal called Applaud.

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, with countless training and development opportunities, including thinktanks, hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications, and more.

Why you should Consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, inclusive future is a tough challenge. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts. We seek out opportunities to transform the world’s leading businesses through technology. You’ll gain valuable experiences and connections, learn from each other, share knowledge, and push yourself to do better. Use your skills to help our clients leverage technology for growth and innovation. Making the world a better place is rarely easy, but it’s worth it.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations accelerate their transition to a digital and sustainable world. With over 55 years of heritage, 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries, and 2024 revenues of €22.1 billion, Capgemini delivers end-to-end services leveraging strategy, design, engineering, AI, cloud, data, industry expertise, and partner ecosystems.