Manager, Infrastructure Delivery - until 2nd July 2027

Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard); Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical & dental insurance

Hybrid work (up to 2 days from home)

25 days leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Carnival UK is seeking a Manager, Technology Delivery to drive the implementation of our technology strategy and enable our business objectives to deliver unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests. You will lead multiple initiatives across the portfolio and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure value delivery.

This hybrid role with up to two days from home offers the chance to lead technical teams, manage budgets and governance, and report on progress while maintaining resilience and

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering infrastructure or technology projects.
• Strong stakeholder relationships.
• Experience leading technical teams and communicating with senior stakeholders.
• Delivery governance including budgeting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Define scope and delivery plans; run project working/status meetings; manage risks, issues and dependencies; and provide clear progress reporting.
• Ensuring the project has the appropriate level of funding and track to demonstrate adherence to forecast and total spend.
• Delivery of change projects across infrastructure services including network and server projects.
• Working alongside stakeholders to deliver prioritised value, ensuring solutions meet required standards for resilience, security and operational excellence.

Job description

Job Description

Carnival UK is in search of a Manager, Technology Delivery, who will be fundamental in supporting the delivery of our technology strategy and enabling our business objectives to deliver unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests. You will lead the implementation of a number of technology projects and initiatives across the portfolio.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Senior Manager, Technology Delivery, in mobilisation of initiatives through our intake process.
• Define scope, schedule and delivery plans; run project working/status meetings; manage risks, issues and dependencies; and provide clear progress reporting.
• Ensuring the project has the appropriate level of funding and track to demonstrate adherence to forecast and total spend.
• Delivery of change projects across a number of infrastructure service including network and server projects – examples may include Network Access Control (NAC) and out-of-band management.
• Working alongside a number of technical and non technical stakeholders to deliver prioritised value, ensuring solutions meet required standards for resilience, security and operational excellence.

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK07, offered as a full-time position, on a fixed-term basis until 2nd July 2027. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

Requirements: Your Expertise and Leadership

• Proven experience delivering infrastructure projects
• Ability to demonstrate generation of strong stakeholder relationships
• Experience of managing technical teams with the ability to translate for business colleges and senior stakeholders
• Strong delivery governance capability, including budget management, stakeholder management and communication.

About You: A Catalyst for Change

We believe that diversity enriches our team. We’re interested in candidates who:

• Speak up and encourage open communication and idea sharing.
• Drive continuous improvement and collaboration.
• Empower others and foster high-performing teams.
• Take ownership and consider commercial impact in decisions.

Why Join Us?

Working with us is about more than a job. It's about creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests and a fulfilling career for you. Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Annual bonus
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme

About Us

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.