Endava

Information Technology And Services

RecoveryManager

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

“Recovery Manager at Endava. Skills: Project recovery, Delivery assurance, AI-enabled tooling. 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; Enhance recovery execution effectiveness; Strengthen delivery confidence

Industry & Context.

Information Technology And Services
Problems you'll solve

Identifying delivery risks; Identifying issues; Identifying root causes; Supporting corrective actions; Accelerating diagnosis; Improving recovery decision quality; Identifying emerging delivery risks; Analytical approach; Structured approach; Resolving delivery issues

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 (Scrum, AgilePM, SAFe), 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

Assist with development and utilisation of AI-assisted analysis

Develop and implement recovery plans

Monitor recovery activities and track progress

Help re-establish delivery discipline

and reporting mechanisms

Support establishment and use of company-wide SME pool

Coordinate project recovery workstreams across business

Support prioritisation and decision-making across stakeholders

Ensure delivery plans are realistic and aligned with

Support management of complex dependencies across workstreams and

Apply EWI framework to assess delivery health

Establish and maintain recovery governance

Ensure recovery plans are governed through clear entry

Support steering committees and governance forums with reporting

Support compliance with Strategic Deal delivery standards

Capture governance and control lessons from recovery engagements

Build effective working relationships with project sponsors

Communicate recovery progress

Support stakeholder alignment and facilitate resolution of delivery

Escalate material risks

Strategic Assurance Senior Recovery Manager

Support budget tracking

financial recovery activity

Contribute to resource planning

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Project/programme teams; Delivery Leads; Subject Matter Experts; Business stakeholders; Technology stakeholders; Supplier teams; Operational teams

Communication Scope

Clear communication; Accurate communication; Professional communication; Reporting; Analysis; Recommendations

Process & Methodology

Project delivery, Programme delivery, Governance, Controls, Recovery playbooks, Risk management, Issue management, Dependency management, Escalation management, Reporting mechanisms, Decision-making, Budget tracking, Cost control, Supplier performance management

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