Transformation Delivery Manager (12 months' fixed term contact) in Harlow

Date Posted: 2026-04-24

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Harlow, Essex

Position Role Type: Hybrid

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, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture:

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role).

About us:

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

Our Business:

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

S/4HANA:

The OneRTX Process & Systems Transformation (PST) program is driving UK readiness activity for the S/4HANA deployment in 2029. This role will deliver critical projects within the UK transformation portfolio to ensure that UK business can integrate with, and fully benefit from, the Raytheon S/4HANA single instance and standardised processes.

About the role:

The Transformation Delivery Manager leads the full lifecycle of organisational transformation initiatives, working independently to deliver projects on time, within scope, and aligned to expected benefits. Reporting to the IBP Lead, the role collaborates across functions to drive change, manage risks, and ensure effective execution of initiatives such as process redesign, system implementation, operating model changes, and governance improvements. All projects are delivered following the Raytheon Enterprise Project Management (REPM) framework, from initial concept through to entry into service.

Summary of Responsibilities:

The role is accountable for delivering transformation initiatives end‑to‑end, developing detailed project plans and leading cross‑functional teams to achieve agreed outcomes. It ensures strong governance, clear reporting, and adherence to organisational project management standards. The role proactively manages risks and issues, drives stakeholder alignment, and supports initiatives such as process standardisation, system and operating model changes, and capability uplift. It also ensures effective change management to enable adoption and long‑term sustainability, while providing clear, insightful updates to senior stakeholders and governance boards.

Required experience:

Essential Skills:

• Proven experience as a Transformation Delivery Manager or Project Manager, delivering complex projects end‑to‑end.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders in complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong experience delivering process, systems, or operating model change.
• 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 delivering transformation in large, regulated, or complex organisations.
• Exposure to system implementations (e.g. ERP, planning tools, data platforms).
• Experience working within formal enterprise PMO or governance frameworks.
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, defence, or technology environments.

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