Delivery Manager

About us:

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

Job Description

We are seeking experienced Delivery Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of value streams across complex programs. You will be accountable for ensuring that delivery plans are executed effectively—on time, within scope, budget, and to the highest quality standards—while fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and enabling teams to thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead delivery across high-profile initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and help shape continuous improvement in ways of working.

As a Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for preparing and maintaining delivery plans, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality standards. You will manage risks, issues, dependencies, and resources across value streams, while working closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and other delivery teams. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, leading Program Increment (PI) planning, driving DevOps hygiene, and continuously improving ways of working. You will also be accountable for communicating progress, resolving delivery impediments, and ensuring successful milestones across the delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Delivery Manager (or similar role) in complex, large-scale programs.
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects within a Federal Government environment
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and Program Increment (PI) planning.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior executives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage risks, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Experience working across multi-disciplinary teams and fostering collaborative, outcome-driven environments.
• Strong organisational skills with a focus on delivery outcomes and continuous improvement.

Additional Information

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Why join us:

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Agencies:

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Work rights and background checks:

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks