Senior Delivery Manager- Disaster Recovery

• Locations

  London

• Salary

  Up to £600 per day

• Sector

  Project Management & Business Analysis, Technology

• Type

  Contract / Interim

Job Opportunity: Senior Delivery Manager – Disaster Recovery

We are currently seeking a talented and experienced Senior Delivery Manager to lead the transition from legacy platforms to cloud services, with a focus on strengthening our Disaster Recovery capabilities. This role is pivotal as we move from the discovery phase into the delivery phase, and it requires someone with a robust background in IT and Disaster Recovery projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and Manage: Oversee project and sprint meetings, ensuring projects remain on track, and provide regular status updates to the Programme Manager and Delivery Board.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and subject matter experts, securing their commitment and navigating differing opinions to achieve project goals.
• Facilitate Communication: Ensure effective collaboration among project teams, establishing a shared understanding of project roles, responsibilities, risks, and dependencies.
• Documentation and Sign-Offs: Ensure that all project specification artifacts are reviewed and approved by the management team.
• Multi-Project Management: Handle multiple priorities, manage ambiguity, and ensure all projects align with organizational goals.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• Project Initiation Document: Develop and maintain comprehensive project initiation documentation.
• Realistic Project Plans: Create, manage, and maintain clear and achievable project plans.
• Documentation Management: Oversee all project documentation, including plans, reporting, RAID logs, and more, ensuring alignment with the Delivery Framework Governance structure.
• Resource Management: Keep the resource allocation system updated, including resource requests.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate both external and internal engagements with relevant teams.
• Project Updates: Present regular updates to the Delivery Board, managing and escalating risks and issues as necessary to ensure timely project delivery.

Key Stakeholder Relationships

Internal

• Programme managers, SRO, PMO, and delivery teams
• Technical specialists and related functions
• Business unit users

External

• Software and Platform Providers
• Specialist consulting providers

Essential & Desirable Criteria

Essential

• Proven experience in delivering 3-5 Disaster Recovery projects across multiple organisations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently (2-3).
• Experience leading projects using various methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Formal qualifications in project management (e.g., Prince2, PMP, MSP) and Lean, Agile/Scrum Master.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Experience in matrix-managing multidisciplinary teams.

Details

• 3 months
• Inside of IR35
• £600- £750 per day
• Excellent Chance of Extension
• 1 day per week in the office – London

If you have the expertise and are ready to take on this challenging role, we would love to hear from you.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.