Delivery Manager

Delivery Manager - Digital & Data Infrastructure

Industry: Energy / National Infrastructure
Pay: Negotiable
Contract: Initial contract until July, with strong intent to convert to permanent position.
Location: Wokingham (2 days per week - Tuesday & Thursday)
Additional travel: Approx. 1 day per week to London or Warwick

The Opportunity:

We are working with a nationally significant organisation within the UK energy sector, responsible for delivering and governing critical digital and data infrastructure that underpins how the energy system operates.

They are seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of a high-profile digital and data programme with regulatory oversight, cross-industry dependencies and senior stakeholder visibility. This role sits at the centre of multiple strategic initiatives and offers exceptional professional exposure and long-term career progression.

The organisation is investing heavily in modern digital delivery, creating an opportunity to shape ways of working while delivering outcomes that have a tangible, system-wide impact.

The Role:

You will own the end-to-end delivery of a complex digital and data infrastructure programme, ensuring delivery is robust, transparent and aligned to regulatory and industry expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

Owning and managing the integrated delivery plan, including milestones, dependencies, risks and budgets
Leading delivery using Agile / DevSecOps principles, from design through to live operation
Establishing and enforcing delivery governance (RAID, change control, reporting, stage gates)
Coordinating delivery across internal technology teams, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers
Managing supplier performance and supporting commercial governance
Chairing delivery forums and producing clear, senior-level delivery and regulatory reporting
Driving a collaborative, high-performance delivery culture

About You:

You are a confident delivery leader with experience operating in complex, regulated or enterprise-scale environments, ideally within energy, utilities, infrastructure or public sector.

Key skills and experience:

Proven experience delivering large-scale digital or data programmes
Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence at senior levels
Solid understanding of modern digital delivery (Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud platforms, APIs)
Experience managing multiple suppliers and delivery dependencies
Outcome-focused, resilient and comfortable working in high-visibility environments

Why apply?

Clear temp-to-perm pathway
Delivery ownership of nationally important, high-profile programmes
Strong career growth and professional exposure
Opportunity to influence delivery practices in a modernising digital environment
Predictable hybrid working pattern with meaningful on-site collaboration.

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