Project Delivery Manager

Midland Heart; Park Central; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Midland Heart Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a Project Delivery Manager to own end-to-end delivery of complex projects. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage plans, budgets, risks and dependencies, and ensure successful transition into business operations.

The role is based at Bath Row in Central Birmingham with a minimum of three days in the office and the option to work the remaining days from home, offering a flexible hybrid arrangement.

Qualifications

• Recognised project management qualification (APM PMQ/PRINCE2 or equivalent) or substantial delivery experience.
• Sound professional judgement and ownership of delivery decisions.
• Practical understanding of different delivery methodologies and when to adapt your approach.
• Strong financial awareness with forecasting and variances.
• Effective influencing skills to secure decisions and maintain momentum.
• Proactive approach to risk, problem-solving and recovery when delivery moves off track.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects and initiatives throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Coordinate development of integrated plans, milestones, budgets and resources.
• Tailor predictive, agile, iterative or hybrid delivery approaches as needed.
• Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams and hold workstream leads, partners and suppliers accountable.
• Manage scope, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and change.
• Coordinate implementation, transition and handover into operational use.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Education

APM PMQ or PRINCE2 Practitioner

Job description

Do you enjoy taking ownership of complex projects and turning plans into successful delivery? We're looking for experienced Project Delivery Managers to lead projects and change initiatives from mobilisation through to implementation and transition.

About the role

You'll have end-to-end accountability for your assigned projects, ensuring agreed outputs are delivered within scope, time, cost and quality expectations.

This is a hands-on delivery role. You'll lead multidisciplinary teams, actively manage plans, budgets, resources, risks and dependencies and make sure issues are addressed before they become barriers to successful delivery. You'll also ensure projects transition effectively into the business and create the capability needed to realise their intended benefits.

What will you be doing?

As Project Delivery Manager, you will:

• Lead assigned projects and initiatives throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Coordinate the development of business cases, bringing together the inputs needed to support investment decisions.
• Develop and actively manage integrated plans, milestones, critical paths, budgets and resources.
• Select and tailor predictive, agile, iterative or hybrid delivery approaches according to the initiative.
• Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams and hold workstream leads, partners and suppliers accountable for commitments.
• Actively manage scope, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and change.
• Monitor and forecast delivery and financial performance, intervening early where performance moves outside agreed tolerances.
• Maintain appropriate governance, assurance and project controls.
• Coordinate implementation, transition and handover into operational use.

What will help you succeed?

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• A recognised project management qualification such as APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent, or comparable professional competence developed through substantial delivery experience.
• Sound professional judgement and the confidence to take ownership of delivery decisions.
• A practical understanding of different delivery methodologies and when to adapt your approach.
• Strong financial awareness and confidence managing forecasts, commitments and variances.
• Effective influencing skills and the confidence to constructively challenge stakeholders, secure decisions and maintain delivery momentum across multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive approach to risk, problem-solving and recovery when delivery moves off track.

Our ideal candidate?

Your CV should clearly demonstrate:

• A track record of successfully leading projects or change initiatives through the full delivery lifecycle.
• Experience of managing integrated project plans covering scope, schedules, milestones, resources and delivery controls.
• Evidence of direct accountability for project budgets and financial performance, including forecasting and managing variances.
• Experience of leading multidisciplinary delivery teams and managing complex risks, issues, dependencies and stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully delivering projects across multiple areas of business change and transformation, including organisational, operational, process or service improvement, rather than experience predominantly limited to digital or IT projects.

This role is based at our Bath Row office in Central Birmingham, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option to work the remaining days from home.

Why Midland Heart?

We're one team working together for our tenants.
We're a large, ambitious housing organisation providing people with an affordable place to call home.

You'll be joining our Programmes & Project Delivery team, leading projects and change initiatives that improve how Midland Heart operates and ultimately support better outcomes for our colleagues and tenants.

We expect a lot from our people, but in return you'll find a supportive and rewarding workplace where great people can thrive.

• Applications Close: 8th November 2026

Please note that we may close the vacancy before the advertised closing date depending on the volume of applications we receive, so we'd encourage you to apply early.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you may need to support you through our recruitment process.