Defence Business Services (DBS) - DIT AG Senior Delivery Manager
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,590 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | A pension contribution of 28.97% based on the listed salary |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | FY5 3WP, BS34 8QW, G2 3EX |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 406696 |
Summary
As a Senior Delivery Manager you will support to DBS DIT AG Service Owner, Programme Managers and wider AG team in the delivery of their AGs workstreams.
Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with the Programme Delivery Manager, wider AG Team, and its customers to ensure needs and concerns of users and the business are technically addressed as part of AG’s outputs.
Ensure the Automation Garage is funded and business cases are issued for approval in a timely manner.
Support Programme Managers by having an in-depth understanding of current workstreams and their purpose and status liaising with AG stakeholders as required.
Build and maintain close working relationships with senior stakeholders both internal and external to DBS, ensuring they are regularly updated on progress.
Proactively manage dependencies, overcome obstacles and get the best value against constraints.
Overall ownership of the risk registers, action logs, delivery plans, benefits plans, quality logs and other project outputs, ensuring they are maintained throughout the Delivery Life Cycle.
Ensure Finance and Resource recording and cost tracking through:
Ownership and regular review of AG AP Finance spend during the Financial Year
Ownership and regular review of External Support resource utilisation
Protect the team, ensuring they collaborate, communicate and focus on what is most important, making sure there is an iterative plan to work towards.
Be an advocate and enthusiast for all service offerings of the Automation Garage in order to expand the Garage’s customer base.
Coach team members and others, facilitate continuous improvement and apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniques for their environment
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.
Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with the Programme Delivery Manager, wider AG Team, and its customers to ensure needs and concerns of users and the business are technically addressed as part of AG’s outputs.
Ensure the Automation Garage is funded and business cases are issued for approval in a timely manner.
Support Programme Managers by having an in-depth understanding of current workstreams and their purpose and status liaising with AG stakeholders as required.
Build and maintain close working relationships with senior stakeholders both internal and external to DBS, ensuring they are regularly updated on progress.
Proactively manage dependencies, overcome obstacles and get the best value against constraints.
Overall ownership of the risk registers, action logs, delivery plans, benefits plans, quality logs and other project outputs, ensuring they are maintained throughout the Delivery Life Cycle.
Ensure Finance and Resource recording and cost tracking through:
Ownership and regular review of AG AP Finance spend during the Financial Year
Ownership and regular review of External Support resource utilisation
Protect the team, ensuring they collaborate, communicate and focus on what is most important, making sure there is an iterative plan to work towards.
Be an advocate and enthusiast for all service offerings of the Automation Garage in order to expand the Garage’s customer base.
Coach team members and others, facilitate continuous improvement and apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniques for their environment
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.