National Highways
Associate Delivery Manager
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As part of the development of our Digital Services function, we are recruiting to strengthen internal digital capability within the Digital Technical Competence team. These roles are central to building sustainable in-house expertise that supports the design, development, and delivery of digital solutions across the transport network.
A key focus of this campaign is creating new opportunities. As a result, we are recruiting an Associate Delivery Manager. This is a pivotal role that will support the delivery of products and services by helping teams maintain momentum and focus. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will assist in removing blockers, facilitating agile practices, and promoting collaboration and continuous improvement. You’ll develop your delivery management skills through hands-on experience, supported by guidance and mentorship, while contributing to the successful delivery of outcomes that matter.
This is a hybrid role, requiring two days per week in the office, based at any National Highways office location.
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- Support planning and coordinating delivery activities, maintaining visibility and momentum across the team.
- Support Agile ceremonies and keep delivery boards, documentation, and artefacts up to date.
- Identify and help resolve blockers, escalating risks and issues to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Prepare accurate reporting on delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and key metrics.
- Support compliance, service assessments, and stakeholder communication in line with relevant GDS/DDaT and National Highways standards.
About you
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience planning and organising work across the delivery lifecycle.
- Proactive approach to identifying and raising risks, issues, and blockers.
- Some experience working within an Agile team and using Agile methodologies and frameworks.
- Familiarity with delivery tools such as MS Project, Jira, Miro, Azure DevOps, Power BI, and Office 365.
About us
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers, and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork, and ownership.
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The Digital Services Directorate is helping to reshape the way National Highways operates by delivering digital, data, and technology services across all areas, from frontline to back office, in a modern and efficient manner. Our vision is to develop integrated information and technology that empowers our colleagues and provides real-time information to our customers, as well as integrating with intelligent vehicle and transport systems as they evolve, to enhance journey safety and reliability.
External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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