Cap DWP Delivery Manager

Location: Remote, with occasional/ad hoc travel to client sites
Rate: Up to -468 per day
Contract: 6-month rolling contract
Clearance: BPSS required

We are looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to join a Data Migration team supporting a major Government/Public Sector transformation programme.

You will take ownership of delivery across key migration workstreams, coordinating technical and business teams, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring successful delivery against programme milestones.

• Lead delivery across data migration activities, ensuring scope, milestones and outcomes are achieved.
• Manage delivery plans, RAID logs, dependencies and reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineers, Architects, Business Analysts and Test teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and provide effective delivery governance.
• Identify and resolve delivery risks, issues and blockers.
• Manage stakeholder communications across internal teams, the client and third-party suppliers.
• Track progress and provide regular updates to programme leadership.
• Support planning, release management and transition activities.

• Proven Delivery Manager experience within large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong experience delivering data migration projects.
• Experience managing technical teams in Agile environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong experience managing risks, dependencies and delivery reporting.

• Previous UK Government or wider Public Sector experience.
• Experience working within a major systems integrator or large consultancy.
• Knowledge of cloud migration, data integration or legacy modernisation.
• Familiarity with GDS ways of working.