Domain Delivery Manager

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given. Role:
Domain Delivery Manager

Location:

RG7 4PR
, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package:
Salary starting from 50,060 p.aWorking pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight.

We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role:
The Domain Delivery Manager is responsible for coordinating the planning and delivery of digital and data initiatives within a defined domain. Reporting to the Domain Lead, the role supports the translation of prioritised demand into structured delivery plans and ensures initiatives are governed, tracked, and delivered in line with agreed scope, timescales, budget, and quality standards.

The role acts as a key coordination point across business, technical, and supplier teams, supporting consistent and assured delivery in line with enterprise frameworks and governance. 

Key Accountabilities:

Initiative Delivery:
Accountable for ensuring domain initiatives are delivered on time, to budget and to agreed scope and quality, aligning with enterprise delivery standards and governance.  Delivery Planning and Cross-Functional Coordination:
Accountable for converting prioritised demand into executable delivery plans, coordinating inputs from architecture, business analysis, and technical teams.  Delivery Performance and

Risk Management:

Maintain accountability for delivery performance reporting, milestone tracking, risk and issue management across all domain-led initiatives.  Cross-Team Coordination for Integrated Delivery:
Accountable for ensuring coordination across business, architecture, and supplier teams to support integrated planning and execution  Delivery Governance and Lifecycle Compliance:
Accountable for acting as the central point of delivery governance within the domain, ensuring all change initiatives follow agreed lifecycle controls.  Assurance and Continuous Improvement:
Accountable for embedding delivery assurance and continuous improvement practices, informed by feedback and performance insights.  Health and Safety:
Accountable for maintaining high standards of environment, safety, health, security and quality, and contributing positively to an effective team culture.  Configuration Management and Control:
Accountable for ensuring domain-led change is delivered in line with configuration management requirements, maintaining integrity of baselines, dependencies, and controlled artefacts.  Ensures change is ready to be integrated safely into operational service without compromising configuration, security, or business continuity.

  Essential Criteria :
Degree or equivalent experience in Project Management, IT, or Business  Proven track record of delivering projects or work streams in a digital or IT-enabled environment  Experience working with both internal and supplier delivery teams  Experience managing risk, dependencies, and change control across multiple initiatives  Strong project planning, coordination, and delivery management skills  Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across matrixed environments  Excellent stakeholder communication and problem-solving skills

Ability to provide clear, evidence-based reporting and recommendations to governance boards

Must hold, or be able to hold, Accountable Configuration Manager (ACM) responsibilities for relevant domain change activity

Willing to undertake overseas travel.  All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the appropriate…