Delivery Lead (Project Manager), Technology Consulting

At EY, we develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. We work together across our full spectrum of services and skills powered by technology and AI, so that business, people and the planet can thrive together.  We’re all in, are you? Join EY and shape your future with confidence.   The Opportunity  We are seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to join our Technology Consulting practice. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex technology transformation and custom application development engagements, with a particular focus on the public sector. You will work closely with clients, business stakeholders, architects, developers and multidisciplinary delivery teams to translate business requirements into successful technology outcomes. You will be accountable for overall project and programme delivery, ensuring engagements are delivered to the required quality, timeline, scope and budget. The role requires strong project and programme management capabilities combined with sufficient technical depth to effectively lead technology delivery.    Your Key Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex technology projects and programmes, from initiation and planning through implementation and closure. Take overall accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risks, issues and dependencies. Lead custom application development engagements involving high-code and/or low-code platforms. Manage multidisciplinary delivery teams comprising architects, developers, business analysts, product owners, UX/UI professionals and other technology specialists. Establish and maintain effective project and programme governance, including project plans, RAID management, status reporting, steering committees and executive-level reporting. Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and serve as a key point of contact for programme and delivery matters. Manage complex stakeholder environments involving business, technology, government agencies, vendors and other delivery partners. Work closely with solution architects and engineering teams to understand solution designs, technical dependencies, integrations and potential delivery risks. Lead and oversee technology delivery within Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) environments, where applicable. Drive effective risk and issue management, proactively identifying potential delivery challenges and establishing appropriate mitigation and escalation plans. Manage project commercials, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, utilisation, change requests and overall engagement financial performance. Ensure appropriate delivery methodologies and controls are applied across Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments. Support business development activities including proposals, client presentations, solutioning and scoping of new engagements. Contribute to the development of delivery capabilities, methodologies and best practices within the Technology Consulting practice. Provide oversight across multiple projects or workstreams, coach and develop Managers and project teams, manage senior executive relationships, and contribute to account and practice growth.

To qualify for the role you must have

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline Strong experience in project management, programme management and technology delivery, ideally within consulting, systems integration or complex enterprise technology environments. A proven track record of successfully leading large-scale public sector or government technology projects. Demonstrated experience delivering custom application development engagements using high-code and/or low-code platforms. Experience working with or delivering