IT Project Delivery Manager

Overview

As an IT Project Delivery Manager for a key public sector client, you will lead a substantial technology change portfolio and a multidisciplinary delivery team to achieve measurable client outcomes. You will build strategic client relationships and steer delivery, governance, and financial performance to enable sustainable growth for CGI. The role offers autonomy to shape delivery approaches and influence technology solutions within a collaborative expert community. This hybrid position is based near Glasgow, with regular client site or office days.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• excellent pension
• private healthcare
• share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)
• hybrid working
• focus on inclusivity and wellbeing

Responsibilities

• Lead & Deliver: own a complex technology change portfolio and ensure delivery against objectives, timelines, budgets and client expectations
• Inspire & Collaborate: lead project managers and multidisciplinary teams to high performance
• Build & Strengthen Relationships: develop trusted senior client relationships and align delivery with priorities
• Own Financial Performance: manage portfolio revenue, budgets, forecasting, costs, margins and profitability
• Govern & Optimise: establish governance, risk management, dependency management and change control
• Plan & Resource: coordinate resources and delivery priorities across CGI units and partners
• Drive Strategic Growth: assist in account planning, pipeline development, bids and proposals
• Manage & Influence Partners: oversee supplier and partner performance to meet contractual standards
• Innovate & Improve: collaborate with technology practices to identify new solutions and improve delivery models
• Report & Advise: provide financial and programme reporting to senior stakeholders

Key requirements

• Experienced technology programme or portfolio delivery leader with a track record of managing complex engagements
• Portfolio value management experience (over 5 million) with revenue, budgeting, forecasting, costs, margins, profitability
• Strong commercial acumen: contracts, risk, scope management and profitability
• Public sector sector experience and understanding of its technology needs
• Senior stakeholder management and ability to influence decisions
• Delivery leadership of Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams
• Supplier and partner management with governance and contractual compliance
• Programme governance including risk, dependency, change control, benefits realisation, portfolio reporting
• Financial reporting and forecasting to senior leadership
• Business development involvement including bids, proposals and strategic planning
• Technology practice exposure across development, data, platforms or infrastructure
• Leadership, communication, negotiation and decision-making at strategic levels
• Professional qualifications in programme or project management (MSP, PRINCE2, AgilePM or equivalent)

• Leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Portfolio management
• Programme governance and risk management
• Financial management and forecasting

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