Project Manager/Scrum Master - Public Sector

IBM; Abbots Worthy; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Sabbatical program

Paid paternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

25 days holiday

Private medical

Dental cover

Optical cover

Employee assistance program

Group pension

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow in the United Kingdom is seeking a delivery leader to drive Agile/hybrid project lifecycles from inception to live deployment. You will manage RAID logs, scope, and delivery timelines under public sector governance, while maintaining budgets, SOW compliance, and stakeholder relationships.

You will lead cross-functional teams, including service designers and engineers, to deliver transformative public sector tech/digital initiatives, with exposure to hybrid cloud and

Qualifications

• Hands-on Agile/Scrum or Waterfall delivery experience.
• PRINCE2, PMP, APM, or CSM preferred.
• Active UK Security Clearance (SC/DV) or immediate eligibility.
• Consultancy & Public Sector Experience: Proven track record in client-facing consulting and delivering public sector tech/digital transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile/hybrid project lifecycles from inception to live deployment, managing RAID logs, scope, and delivery timelines under public sector governance.
• Track budgets, SOW compliance, resource utilization, and project margins.
• Act as the main delivery point of contact for senior civil servants and client leadership.
• Foster high-performing, cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Public sector consulting

Hybrid cloud AI

Tools

PRINCE2

PMP

APM

CSM

Job description

• Delivery & Governance: Lead Agile/hybrid project lifecycles from inception to live deployment. Manage RAID logs, scope, and delivery timelines under public sector governance.
• Commercial & Financial Control: Track budgets, SOW compliance, resource utilization, and project margins.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the main delivery point of contact for senior civil servants and client leadership.
• Team Leadership: Foster high-performing, cross-functional pods (service designers, user researchers, engineers) in a collaborative environment.
  Consultancy & Public Sector Experience: Proven track record in client-facing consulting and delivering public sector tech/digital transformations (GDS/CDDO frameworks).
• Certifications & Methods: Hands-on Agile/Scrum or Waterfall delivery experience. PRINCE2, PMP, APM, or CSM preferred.
• Clearance: Active UK Security Clearance (SC/DV) or immediate eligibility.
• Core Skills: Commercial acumen, executive stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary team leadership.
  At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You'll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth. We invest heavily in you--supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave & an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.