Delivery Manager

As Delivery Manager for the Sunderland Smart City project, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of innovative mobile and digital infrastructure across the city, transforming Sunderland into a connected, future-ready city.

Requirements

• Serve as the primary liaison between MNOs, Sunderland City Council, and site management teams.
• Coordinate site access, design and build schedules, logistics, approvals, and efficient decommissioning of smart city deployments.
• Create and maintain detailed RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs for all deployments, escalating critical issues promptly.
• Oversee rigorous QA processes, including checks on equipment functionality, power reliability, fibre/backhaul integration, and system readiness.
• Proactively manage communications with MNOs, council stakeholders, technology partners, internal teams, and contractors.
• Manage contractors and delivery partners across all phases.

Benefits

• 17,000 LinkedIn Learning courses
• Flexible working opportunities
• Parental leave with up to 20 weeks paid at full salary
• Holiday allowance starting at 25 days rising with length of service
• 4 days off each year to volunteer