Delivery Manager - manufacturing

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  • Up to £65000 per annum + + benefits
  • Glenrothes, Scotland
  • Permanent


Our client, a leading company in the defence and security sector, is seeking a Delivery Manager to join their manufacturing team in Glenrothes, Fife on a fixed-term basis. This role is part of a hybrid position within the company, providing an excellent opportunity for a skilled professional to make a significant impact in critical transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading the full lifecycle of organisational transformation initiatives
  • Managing projects on time, within scope, and aligned to expected benefits
  • Collaborating across functions to drive change and manage risks
  • Ensuring effective execution of initiatives such as process redesign, system implementation, and operating model changes
  • Adhering to the Raytheon Enterprise Project Management (REPM) framework
  • Developing detailed project plans and leading cross‑functional teams
  • Ensuring strong governance, clear reporting, and adherence to organisational standards
  • Providing clear, insightful updates to senior stakeholders and governance boards

Job Requirements:


Essential Skills:

  • Proven experience as a Transformation Delivery Manager or Project Manager
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders
  • Experience delivering process, systems, or operating model changes
  • Availability to work in a contract/interim capacity with a delivery‑focused mindset
  • Eligible for SC clearance
  • Certified, or eligible to be certified, at Level 3 or Level 4 in the Raytheon PM tiering process


Desirable Experience:

  • Formal project management certification or training
  • Experience in transformation within large, regulated, or complex organisations
  • Exposure to system implementations (e.g., ERP, planning tools, data platforms)
  • Experience in manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, defence, or technology environments

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
  • 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension
  • 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays
  • Opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days
  • Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
  • Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture:

  • 37-hour working week with flexible hours
  • Early 1.30pm finish on Fridays
  • Remote, hybrid, and site-based working opportunities
  • Up to 5 paid days of volunteering each year
  • Flexible working culture focused on output with formal flexible working arrangements on request


If you are a skilled Delivery Manager with a background in manufacturing and a passion for driving critical transformation projects in the defence and security sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team in Glenrothes, Fife.

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