Senior Delivery Manager
Codiance is a growing UK software consultancy delivering bespoke digital solutions across a wide range of sectors and clients. We partner with public and private sector organisations to design, build and deliver high-quality solutions from complex, regulated environments to fast-moving, commercially driven products.
We’re looking for a dynamic Senior Delivery Manager to lead our delivery team in providing high-quality digital solutions to our clients. Reporting to the Operations Director, you’ll work closely with both Operations and Technical leadership to manage software engineering delivery teams, support bid activity, and evolve our delivery processes in line with best practice. This role is client-facing and delivery-led, offering exposure to multiple projects, organisations and domains
This is a key senior role in a growing organisation with big ambitions. You'll bring your strategic leadership, delivery execution, financial control, and team development experience to ensure we consistently exceed client expectations while supporting Codiance’s broader growth strategy.
Requirements:
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Strong commercial experience as a Delivery Manager, Programme Manager or Project Manager
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Take full ownership for the end-to-end delivery of client projects to agreed time, cost, quality and scope, proactively managing risk, dependencies and delivery outcomes
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Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams
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Solid experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting
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Strong risk and issue management, with appropriate controls and mitigation strategies
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Experience setting goals, tracking milestones and ensuring delivery outcomes
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Ability to plan across multiple teams and programmes, identifying dependencies
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Excellent communication skills, able to manage senior stakeholders and facilitate difficult conversations both internally and externally with clients and suppliers
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Experience contributing to bids, statements of work and client account commercials
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Comfortable working in Agile environments and championing continuous improvement.
Duties and responsibilities
Essential
- Strategic Planning & Delivery Leadership
- End-to-End Software Delivery Management Excellence
- Client Management
- Business Development & Client Growth
- Agile and Lean Practice
- Stakeholder, Communication & Governance
- Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
- Financial, Commercial & Resource Management
- Developing, managing and tracking delivery budgets, forecasts and cost controls
- Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement
- People Leadership & Capability Building
Technical competencies
Essential
- Agile, hybrid, or predictive delivery approaches
- Lead the full delivery lifecycle from discovery and initiation through to live and closure
- End-to-end delivery planning, including timelines, dependencies, resourcing and budget forecasting
Experience and qualifications
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills and a friendly, approachable manner that fosters positive team dynamics and client relationships
- At least 5 years’ experience of project delivery in a technical environment, specifically software development
- Experience in both agile and waterfall methodologies
- Excellent attention to detail
- Budget & resource management
- Financially literate
- Identifying and managing risk
- Proven experience managing technical delivery teams
- MSP, Prince2, PMP, Agile, ScrumMaster or similar qualifications
- Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project or JIRA
Desirable
- Public sector delivery experience
- Track record of implementing project management frameworks
- Business development experience, specifically client pitches
- Working knowledge of GDS
What we offer
- Codiance is an ambitious company and we offer a commitment to employee development and growth.
- Hybrid Working
- 25 days leave plus bank holidays
- Closed to clients over Christmas
- Pension
- YuLife
- New equipment
- A friendly experienced team
- Life Insurance
We’re always keen to speak to people about their exciting ideas.