Delivery Manager

Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply our skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration from across the Methods Group, to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe, and designed for the future.

Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - with people, technology, and data at the heart of who we are, we believe in creating value and sustainability through everything we do for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet.

We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them.

Predominantly focused on the public-sector, Methods is now building a significant private sector client portfolio.

Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. Alten is a global engineering firm with approximately 57,000 employees specializing in engineering and IT services.

Requirements

• Support and drive delivery across Titan, ViCTOR and ARES, maintaining clear priorities, milestones and ownership.
• Titan / ViCTOR: Support Titan delivery and the transition from ViCTOR, coordinating development, testing, assurance, release and dependencies.
• ARES: Manage the automation delivery pipeline, ensuring priorities, dependencies, blockers and readiness are actively managed.
• Delivery control: Maintain accurate Jira plans, RAID, dependencies and delivery status.
• Team leadership: Run effective delivery ceremonies including stand-ups, planning, refinement, reviews and retrospectives.
• Risk & escalation: Proactively resolve blockers and escalate risks to Senior Delivery Manager, dependencies or decisions requiring senior intervention.

Expected outcomes

• Delivery across Titan, ViCTOR and ARES is controlled and transparent.
• Priorities, ownership and next steps are clear.
• Risks and dependencies are identified and addressed early.
• Delivery ceremonies drive decisions and action rather than administration.
• Senior intervention is focused on exceptions, escalations and decisions, rather than routine delivery management.
• Senior Delivery Manager capacity is released to focus on Application Platforms portfolio leadership, strategic priorities and senior stakeholder engagement.

This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Benefits

By joining us you can expect:

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment.

As well as this, we offer:

• Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
• Time off 25 days a year
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)