Location: Hybrid (with fortnightly travel to Sheffield - expensed)
Rate: £500/day (Inside IR35)
Contract: 6 months (strong extension potential)
Start: ASAP (mid-April target, subject to clearance/onboarding)
Clearance: Active SC required

We are seeking a Security Cleared Delivery Manager (SFIA Level 4) to support a large scale digital transformation programme within a central government environment, focused on improving engineering capability, service delivery, and operational outcomes across a complex organisation.

This role sits within a multi-disciplinary delivery function and requires a hands-on delivery professional who can drive delivery end to end from inception through to formal sign-off with direct ownership of governance, acceptance criteria, and definition of done.

You will operate in a fast-paced Agile environment, coordinating across technical and operational teams to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery aligned to programme priorities.

Delivery & Agile Management

• Drive end-to-end delivery of backlog items from inception through to formal sign-off
• Operate and optimise 2-3 week sprint cadences (planning, tracking, reviews, retrospectives)
• Maintain delivery artefacts including Jira boards, backlogs, and sprint outputs
• Ensure delivery is measurable, visible, and aligned to programme priorities
• Own and enforce definition of done and acceptance criteria

Planning, Governance & Reporting

• Create and maintain delivery plans to drive programme outcomes
• Own and manage RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies)
• Lead governance processes, ensuring delivery meets required standards and controls
• Deliver clear and consistent reporting across dashboards and governance forums

Stakeholder & Team Coordination

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, UCD, service management, and business design
• Engage with stakeholders to align delivery priorities and outcomes
• Manage cross-team dependencies to deliver integrated solutions

Service Transition & Delivery Oversight

• Provide delivery leadership across service transition activities, including planning and governance
• Ensure smooth transfer of documentation, processes, and artefacts into live environments
• Track transition progress and escalate delivery risks where required

Product & Backlog Support

• Support backlog prioritisation and refinement with product and business stakeholders
• Ensure delivery aligns with strategic objectives and evolving requirements

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience operating at SFIA Level 4 (Enable) within Delivery or Project Management
• Strong track record of hands-on, end-to-end delivery ownership
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum / Kanban)
• Demonstrable experience managing:
  • governance
  • acceptance criteria
  • definition of done
• Experience delivering within complex digital / technology transformation programmes
• Strong stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience managing RAID logs, delivery plans, and dependencies
• Familiarity with Jira or similar delivery tools
• Experience in public sector / digital government environments highly desirable
• Experience supporting service transition or platform delivery is advantageous