Interim Senior Project Delivery Manager £600-800pd

1st Executive Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading executive recruitment agency in the UK seeks an Interim Senior Project Delivery Manager. This role involves leading complex change programmes, mentoring teams, and managing risks within a hybrid working structure. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulated environments, strong stakeholder management abilities, and relevant project management certifications. If you meet the requirements, apply quickly as this is an urgent position.

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing complex change in large, regulated organisations.
• Ability to influence and facilitate decision-making at senior levels.
• Familiarity with government-aligned delivery standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex change initiatives within a wider portfolio.
• Shape governance and reporting to support oversight.
• Manage risks and drive mitigations.
• Mentor delivery teams to enhance delivery practices.

Skills

Strong track record leading delivery of complex change programmes/projects

Excellent senior stakeholder management

Deep understanding of delivery controls

Confident leading multi-disciplinary teams

Project and Programme Management Certification

Job description

Interim Senior Project Delivery Manager £600-800pd

Interim Senior Project Delivery Manager £600-800pd

Role: Senior Project Delivery Manager (Change Portfolio)

Location: Hybrid working and UK-wide sites

Contract: Deliverable, Milestone, and outcome-based model

We're supporting a major Public Sector organisation to strengthen its central Change Portfolio function.

This Senior Project Delivery Manager will take accountability for delivering complex change outcomes, improving delivery discipline, and helping teams adopt consistent ways of working.

This is a senior, hands-on role suited to someone who can operate comfortably with senior stakeholders, move between strategy and delivery detail, and drive momentum across multiple workstreams.

What you'll do

• Lead delivery of one or more complex change initiatives within a wider portfolio, delivering defined outcomes, milestones and benefits
• Shape delivery approach, governance, controls and reporting to support portfolio-level oversight
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and decision - drive mitigations and escalation as needed
• Bring structure and clarity to ambiguous problems and fast-moving priorities
• Mentor delivery teams and support continuous improvement in delivery practice across the portfolio

Requirements

• Strong track record leading delivery of complex change programmes/projects in large, regulated organisations
• Excellent senior stakeholder management, governance and decision-making facilitation
• Deep understanding of delivery controls, including planning, RAID, benefits, reporting, and delivery assurance
• Confident leading multi-disciplinary teams and influencing
• Project and Programme Management Certification
• Ideally, familiarity with government-aligned delivery standards and assurance environments
• Advantageous would be exposure to tech-enabled transformation, service redesign, or operational change at scale

Security & Compliance:
You must hold or be eligible for UK Government Security Vetting, and able to work with sensitive delivery information.

This is an urgent requirement - if interested, please apply asap and any questions, email [e-mail]