Technical Delivery Manager SC cleared & NPPV3 in Croydon - Sanderson

Location: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the Croydon office, with occasional travel to Solihull based on business needs
Security Clearance: SC and NPPV3 Vetting Clearance required

We are looking for an experienced Technical Delivery Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex digital and technology projects within a large-scale public sector environment.

In this role, you'll create the conditions for high-performing, multidisciplinary teams to thrive - enabling self-organisation while promoting a strong culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning. You'll play a key role in delivering high-profile digital transformation programmes while ensuring the stability and reliability of critical national infrastructure.

Acting as the bridge between technical teams and stakeholders, you'll oversee delivery from concept through to live service, combining strong delivery management, technical leadership, and service transition expertise.

• Plan, execute, and deliver software and infrastructure projects on time and within budget

• Lead cross-functional teams including developers, architects, engineers, service desk, and operations teams

• Manage end-to-end delivery of complex technical initiatives involving multiple workstreams

• Coordinate dependencies, timelines, and technical delivery across teams

• Communicate delivery progress, risks, and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders

• Identify delivery risks and implement effective mitigation strategies

• Champion agile delivery practices and continuous improvement

• Oversee smooth handover from project delivery into live service operations

• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting of delivery progress and outcomes

• 10+ years' hands-on delivery experience on digital or technology projects within consultancy, government, or large-scale enterprise environments

• 5+ years' experience working with cloud technologies, preferably AWS (e.g. EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS)

• Strong experience managing incident, problem, and change management processes

• Proficiency with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow

• Proven ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders and end users, building trust and credibility quickly

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with excellent attention to detail

• Highly organised, self-motivated, and comfortable working in collaborative, team-based environments

• A genuine passion for digital and technology, with a commitment to continuous learning and development

• Strong relationship management skills with internal teams, stakeholders, and third-party suppliers

• Ability to drive outcomes and business value through effective coordination and governance

• Experience and enthusiasm for working within Central Government and similar regulated sectors

• Strategic mindset with a focus on customer satisfaction and operational excellence

• Work as part of a collaborative, high-performing delivery team

• Contribute to innovative and impactful public sector programmes

• Gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies, tools, and delivery methodologies

If you're a driven and experienced Technical Delivery Manager looking to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to be part of exciting and meaningful digital transformation projects.

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Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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