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.