At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead IT delivery, ensuring technology supports operational performance and innovation.
- Company: Join a key player in UK defence infrastructure with a focus on modernisation.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days annual leave, pension plan, and access to private medical and dental care.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for mentorship and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on IT services that support thousands of personnel.
- Qualifications: Strong technical expertise, project delivery experience, and excellent communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Your new company operates at the heart of UK defence infrastructure, delivering large-scale facilities management, construction and transformation programmes across key military sites in the South of England. They are responsible for the delivery and ongoing management of one of the Ministry of Defence's largest long-term infrastructure programmes, supporting thousands of personnel through the provision of modern, purpose-built living and working environments.
With a long-term contract running into the next decade, the organisation is focused on continuous improvement, sustainability and modernisation, driving enhancements across both traditional infrastructure and digital capability. Operating within a highly collaborative, multi-partner environment, they play a critical role in evolving how essential services are delivered at scale within a secure and operationally demanding setting.
This role sits at the centre of IT, ensuring that technology is effectively designed, delivered and embedded across the business to support both operational performance and future innovation. It combines technical leadership, shaping secure, scalable solutions while maintaining a strong focus on service quality and reliability. Working closely with both business stakeholders and the wider IT function, there is a strong emphasis on influencing technical direction, challenging vendors and driving the right decisions from both an architecture and delivery standpoint.
Alongside project delivery, the role is responsible for maintaining a resilient and high-performing IT environment. This includes oversight of connectivity and cloud services, ensuring high availability, strong security and effective incident and change management processes. The role also plays a key part in managing third-party suppliers, ensuring services are delivered in line with contractual obligations and best practice. More broadly, this is a leadership position within the team, supporting the Head of IT in shaping strategy, improving processes, and driving continuous improvement. It also provides mentorship and technical guidance across the team, helping to build capability and reduce dependency risks.
To be successful in this role, you’ll bring a strong blend of technical expertise, delivery experience and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to operate across both strategic and hands-on environments. You’ll have a solid technical background across infrastructure, platforms and security, with the confidence to design solutions, challenge approaches and support delivery at a detailed level where required. This is complemented by proven experience delivering IT projects and driving the adoption of new technologies, with clear examples of positive outcomes for the business.
A key part of the role is working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, so you’ll need to demonstrate strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust, shape requirements, and guide decision-making. Experience managing third-party suppliers is also essential, ensuring services are delivered in line with expectations, contracts and best practice. You’ll be comfortable operating in a dynamic environment, able to plan effectively, solve problems and anticipate risks before they impact services or user experience. Alongside this, there is an expectation to support and mentor others, contributing to the overall capability and resilience of the IT team.
From a qualifications and framework perspective, knowledge of ITIL and formal Microsoft or technical certifications would be advantageous, alongside project management experience or qualifications. Exposure to security, audit, and IT service management environments would also be beneficial, as would experience working within a structured or shared services model.
Ultimately, this role suits someone who takes pride in delivering high-quality, secure and reliable IT services, with a strong customer focus and a genuine drive to improve how technology supports the wider business.
What you’ll get in return:
- Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell holiday
- Pension Plan: Contributory Company Pension Plan matched up to 6%
- Insurance: Individual life assurance and personal accident cover
- Employee Benefits Portal: Access to private medical, private dental, discounted gym membership, and discounted shopping at over 100 brands and outlets
- Reward and Recognition: Celebrate outstanding achievements
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Technical Delivery Manager in Tidworth employer: Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
This organisation is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises collaboration and innovation within the UK defence sector. Employees benefit from a comprehensive package including generous annual leave, a contributory pension plan, and access to various health and wellness programmes, all while contributing to meaningful projects that support military personnel. With a strong focus on employee growth and continuous improvement, this role provides ample opportunities for professional development in a secure and operationally demanding environment.
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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Recruitment Team