Delivery Manager (12 Month FTC)
Engineering & technology
Job Ref: WT2010
Location: Coventry
Salary: £48,337 to £57,666
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Fixed-Term
Publish Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Closing Date: Friday, 6 November 2026
Delivery Manager – University Infrastructure Project (12 Month FTC)
- 30 Days Holidays + 4 Days Christmas Break + Bank Holidays
- Excellent Pension Scheme
- Monday to Friday (36.5 hrs. Per Week)
- Flexible & Hybrid Working
- On-Site Parking / Excellent Public Transport Links
- Superb on Campus Facilities – Sports, Leisure, Food
We are seeking an experienced Delivery Manager on a Fixed Term Contract to lead a series of critical infrastructure projects aimed at replacing end-of-life (EOL) equipment and modernising key network services across a large university campus and associated sites.
The role will use both agile and waterfall methodologies to ensure successful execution, meet defined objectives, and enhance operational efficiency. Play a crucial role in stakeholder engagement, liaising with senior officer teams and academics across the University to ensure timely and effective delivery of the programme. Manage relationships with third-party suppliers, ensuring alignment with the University’s processes and monitoring SLAs, escalation procedures, and configuration management issues.
Duties and responsibilities
Project Delivery & Product Release Management
- Lead the planning, scheduling, implementation and tracking of project/product activities (either multiple low-complexity product/projects or a single high complexity project/product) to ensure timely delivery of project and product milestones. This includes managing/leading Scrum activities and holding agile ceremonies.
- Monitor and manage release/project delivery success, facilitating retrospectives, and interpreting outcomes to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
- Evaluate projects, and releases to ensure relevancy, benefits realisation, and compliance.
- Identifying and actively managing risks, issues, and blockers across the project/product.
- Management of project/product budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting & financial compliance.
- Identify resource requirements and manage resources effectively.
- Drive project/product governance processes, including project selection, prioritisation, and resource allocation, while balancing risk and benefit.
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for projects and products, providing regular updates and reports to senior delivery managers and stakeholders, as appropriate.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks and issues that may impact project and/or product delivery, implementing mitigation and contingency plans as needed.
- Oversee and guide Junior Delivery Managers in the execution of their projects and product delivery, ensuring consistent adherence to project management methodologies, timelines, and deliverables.
- Matrix manage/lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality project and product outcomes on time and within scope.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between project stakeholders to manage interdependencies and mitigate risks across designated projects and products.
Person Specification
- Strong working experience of delivering multiple or large sized infrastructure projects within complex medium to large organisations. (Essential)
- A good customer and business focused approach to delivering against key goals with a good track record in meeting challenging deadlines with accuracy and enthusiasm.
- Experience in managing budgets, financial forecasts, and resource allocation at the portfolio level.
- Proven record of operating at a senior level within a complex and demanding environment. The ability to build relationships and credibility with senior colleagues.
- Excellent leadership, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Degree or equivalent experience
This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on how a modern university meets the needs of students and staff as we deliver the University’s digital and growth strategies.
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