Delivery Manager - Southern

Softsource Ltd; Nelson; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexible work arrangements

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Softsource Ltd. is seeking a Delivery Manager to lead the consulting delivery function across an assigned region in New Zealand.

You will ensure professional services engagements are delivered on time, within budget and to a consistently high standard, while providing day-to-day leadership to our consulting team. You will oversee regional resource planning, balance capacity and demand, maintain delivery pipelines and manage risks and dependencies.

Qualifications

• Experience leading consulting, technical or project delivery teams within a professional services environment.
• Strong delivery management capabilities including resource planning, utilisation and project execution.
• Commercial awareness and ability to balance delivery quality, utilisation and client outcomes.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing technical consultants.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and complex delivery pipelines with risks and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to build trust with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional services delivery across the assigned region, ensuring engagements meet scope, time, budget and quality.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and performance support to consultants with clear expectations for delivery and client engagement.
• Own regional resource planning and allocation, matching capability to work and managing capacity and bottlenecks.
• Maintain oversight of delivery pipelines, project health, risks and dependencies and act as escalation point for delivery or client concerns.
• Drive utilisation while balancing billable delivery with capability development and team sustainability.
• Ensure consistent use of delivery methodologies, tools, documentation and governance standards.
• Build strong client relationships and support consultants to manage expectations and issue resolution.
• Partner with PMO, Presales and Account Managers to align sold and delivered outcomes and forecast demand.

Skills

Delivery management

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

Risk & issue management

Communication

Job description

About us

At Softsource, we do our utmost to make life easier and more productive for Kiwi businesses. Founded in 2004, we are an ICT systems integrator providing specialist technology solutions, professional services, technical expertise and data centre services to the SMB, government and enterprise markets. New Zealand-owned and operated, we believe in working towards the greater good, fostering cooperation and tapping into the collective strengths of our team to offer our clients an extensive range of technology-based services.

About the role

We're looking for a Delivery Manager to lead the consulting delivery function across an assigned region. You'll ensure professional services engagements are delivered on time, within budget and to a consistently high standard, while providing day-to-day leadership to our consulting team.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience leading consulting, technical or project delivery teams within a professional services environment.
• Strong delivery management capability, including resource planning, utilisation and project execution.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to balance delivery quality, utilisation and client outcomes.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing technical consultants.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, complex delivery pipelines, risks and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trust with clients and internal teams.
• Solid understanding of project delivery methodologies, governance practices and quality standards.
• Pragmatic and solutions-focused, with sound problem-solving and decision‑making capability.
• Clear and confident communication across technical and non‑technical audiences.
• High accountability and ownership, with a strong focus on delivery outcomes.

What you'll be doing

• Lead professional services delivery across the assigned region, ensuring engagements meet agreed scope, time, budget and quality expectations.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and performance support to consultants, setting clear expectations for delivery, utilisation and customer engagement.
• Own regional resource planning and allocation, matching the right capability to the right work and managing capacity, gaps and bottlenecks.
• Maintain oversight of delivery pipelines, project health, risks and dependencies, acting as the escalation point for delivery or client concerns.
• Drive utilisation performance while balancing billable delivery with capability development and team sustainability.
• Ensure consistent use of delivery methodologies, tools, documentation, time tracking, reporting and governance standards.
• Build strong client relationships and support consultants to manage expectations, communication, issue resolution and continuous improvement.
• Partner with PMO, Presales and Account Managers to align sold and delivered outcomes, forecast demand and ensure a smooth transition into delivery

At Softsource, we are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment that empowers our employees to thrive. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
• Flexible work arrangements to support work‑life balance
• Employee recognition and reward programs