Agile Delivery Manager - Consultant (Contract)

Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, London
Product delivery – Agile Delivery Management /
Contract - Contingent Day Rate /
Hybrid
Want to lead and deliver change that matters?

Are you looking to turn big ideas into big results? Do you want to be a part of a supportive Agile community to help you grow in your career?

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government, healthcare and purpose-driven businesses. As an Agile Delivery Manager, you’ll tackle challenges and guide teams, adding structure, assurance and energy to complex projects that make a difference to millions of people in the UK.

The role   

You’ll collaborate with the product manager and team to plan the delivery of services and products that deliver our client's strategic outcomes. You'll work in multidisciplinary agile teams alongside people in design, development, and research.  
  
You’ll play a key role in determining the milestones to efficiently deliver for our clients. You’ll create a safe working environment so our agile teams deliver with autonomy within our clients’ governance structures. 

You'll ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards and procedures while working on client.  

Applicants must be based within a 40-mile radius of Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds, as the role requires close collaboration with our teams and regular travel.

Applicants must either currently hold active Security Clearance (SC) or meet the eligibility criteria to obtain it.
Eligibility requires UK citizenship, continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, and no single absence from the UK exceeding 28 consecutive days.



Essential experience  

You need to comfortably deliver work against a fairly well-defined outcome, where you understand the context you're delivering in.  
  
In your CV and the interview, please show how you have:  
 
• Organised a scrum team, facilitated ceremonies and workshops  to reach delivery milestones 
• Used a range of collaboration tools  
• Knowledge of Agile, plus Scrum or Kanban 
• Worked in an ambiguous environment and methodically broken down complex problems  
• Supported the team to tackle problems make progress in challenging situations  
• Created and iterated a team charter and ways of working 
• Encouraged teams to refer their work back to the project's vision and commitments  
• Identified risks and dependencies within and outside the influence of your team, and had strategies to work towards their mitigation  
• Identified milestones and created plans towards delivery, and presented these to stakeholders  
• The Service Standard (UK Government) 
• Remote collaboration and visualisation tools  
• Calculating metrics and using the outcomes to effectively manage the team  
• Knowledge of team coaching and other techniques to support team development  
• Demonstrated experience or knowledge in business analysis and/or product management
  
In addition to these Agile delivery skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to work effectively as a consultant.   
  
In your interview, please show how you:  
• Have good presentation skills and confident verbal communication 
• Build strong relationships and resolve conflict  
• Provide feedback and challenge appropriately   
• Are proactive and can work autonomously  
 
Salary 

£500 per day, Inside IR35

Where you’ll work 

Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel across the UK is part of life at Opencast. This varies in frequency, and takes into account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.
 
We include you 

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.   
 
Interview 

Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.  
  
Want to know more?  

Visit our website or email [email protected]



We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.
 
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.