Technical Delivery Manager

Sanderson Government & Defence; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A government solutions provider seeks a Technical Delivery Manager to oversee complex technology projects in a secure environment. This role involves leading technical teams, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring timely delivery while maintaining high security standards. Applicants must have strong cloud and API knowledge, proven project delivery experience, and active SC clearance. This is a hybrid position based in London with an initial contract of 3 months.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex technology projects.
• Strong understanding of cloud, APIs, integration, or enterprise platforms.
• Confident stakeholder management across business and engineering.
• A calm, structured delivery approach in high-pressure settings.
• Active SC clearance – essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery across technical squads, ensuring milestones are hit.
• Coordinate engineers, architects, and product teams.
• Translate technical detail into plans, roadmaps, and updates.
• Unblock teams and manage dependencies.
• Own delivery governance in a security-focused environment.

Skills

Cloud understanding

API integration

Stakeholder management

Structured delivery approach

Job description

Technical Delivery Manager – SC Cleared (Contract)

Location: Hybrid / London

Contract: 3 Months initially

Clearance: Active SC clearance required

What you'll do:

• Lead end-to-end delivery across technical squads, ensuring milestones are hit and risks stay low.
• Coordinate engineers, architects, and product teams to keep delivery smooth and predictable.
• Translate technical detail into clear plans, roadmaps, and stakeholder updates.
• Unblock teams, manage dependencies, and ensure technical decisions support long-term strategy.
• Own delivery governance in a high‑trust, security‑focused environment.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience delivering complex technology projects.
• Strong understanding of cloud, APIs, integration, or enterprise platforms.
• Confident stakeholder management across business and engineering.
• A calm, structured delivery approach in high‑pressure settings.
• Active SC clearance – essential.

If you're a hands‑on delivery leader who thrives in secure government or defence environments, we'd love to hear from you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.