Endava

IT

RecoveryManager

£65–95k ~AI est. London, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Recovery Manager at Endava. Skills: Project recovery, Delivery assurance, Stakeholder alignment. Support recovery activities for challenged IT programmes and. Conduct project health checks using EWI framework”

What You'll Achieve.

Return projects to agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business outcome expectations; Accelerate diagnosis; Improve recovery decision quality; Identify emerging delivery risks; Enhance recovery execution effectiveness; Strengthen delivery confidence

Industry & Context.

IT
Problems you'll solve

Analytical approach; Structured approach; Identifying delivery issues; Resolving delivery issues; Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Degree in Information Technology, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent experience, PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent project management certification

Nice to Have

Agile certification, ITIL Foundation certification, Change management exposure or certification, Knowledge and adoption of AI driven recovery process and procedures

What You'll Do.

Support recovery activities for challenged IT programmes and

Conduct project health checks using EWI framework

Identify root causes of failure or underperformance

Assist with AI-assisted analysis techniques

Identify delivery patterns

Develop and implement recovery plans

Monitor recovery activities and track progress

Re-establish delivery discipline

and reporting mechanisms

Support SME pool establishment and use

Coordinate project recovery workstreams

Support prioritisation and decision-making

Ensure delivery plans are realistic and aligned

Support management of complex dependencies

Apply EWI framework to assess delivery health

Identify control weaknesses and support intervention

Establish and maintain recovery governance

Ensure recovery plans are governed

Support steering committees with reporting and analysis

Support compliance with delivery standards and regulatory requirements

Capture governance and control lessons

Build effective working relationships with stakeholders

Communicate recovery progress

Support stakeholder alignment and facilitate resolution

Escalate material risks

Identify financial risks and recovery trade-offs

Support budget tracking and cost control

Support financial recovery activity

Support supplier performance management and remediation

Contribute to resource planning and delivery forecasting

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Delivery teams; Business stakeholders; Technology stakeholders; Supplier teams; Operational teams

Communication Scope

Clear communication; Professional communication; Evidence-based recommendations

Process & Methodology

Project delivery, Programme delivery, Recovery practices, Governance, Controls, Risk management, Issue management, Dependency management, Action tracking, Escalation management, Reporting, Decision making, Budget tracking, Cost control, Resource planning, Delivery forecasting

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