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John Godber

Senior Technical Project / Delivery Manager | Independent Consultant | Digital Transformation | Programme Recovery | Available for Contract & Consulting Engagements

Verified email Founding Contractor · 2026

Contractor snapshot

Primary specialism Project & Programme Management
Location / working location Sheffield
Current availability Available now Confirmed 26 Aug 2026
Profile status Active contractor profile

Professional profile

Senior Technology Delivery & Project Leader with 20+ years’ experience delivering complex digital, infrastructure and transformation programmes across public sector, commercial and non-profit environments. I help organisations mobilise complex change, recover delivery that has lost momentum, strengthen governance and lead high-stakes technology programmes through to successful outcomes. My background includes Agile digital delivery, Microsoft Azure/cloud migration, infrastructure transformation, supplier and stakeholder management, programme governance, risk management and cross-functional team leadership. I work through JPD Digital Ltd and am available for: • Senior contract / interim delivery assignments • Programme and project recovery • Transformation mobilisation • Fractional delivery leadership • Direct consulting engagements Available for remote, hybrid and on-site work across the UK.

Core skills

Technical Delivery & Project Leadership Digital Transformation & Infrastructure Programmes Programme Mobilisation & Recovery Microsoft Azure / Cloud Migration Agile (Scrum/Kanban) Jira & Confluence Stakeholder/Supplier & Governance Management Hybrid and Remote Delivery Leadership

What I’m looking for next

Target roles: Technical Delivery Manager
Available for remote, hybrid and on-site work across the UK.

Contract preferences

Working preferenceHybrid
Will workAcross UK
IR35 preferenceOutside IR35 · Inside IR35
SenioritySenior
Contract lengthAny contract length
IT experience24 years

Relevant work experience

20+ years delivering complex digital and infrastructure programmes across government and commercial sectors Delivered large-scale digital services supporting UK national initiatives including COVID economic support schemes. Managed six- and seven-figure programme budgets and cross-functional delivery teams Extensive experience navigating UK Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and governance Delivered award-winning digital platforms for high-profile organisations including the British Army

Experience & credentials

Certifications, sector experience and security clearance are self-declared unless specifically marked as independently verified by IT Contractors UK.

Sector experience

Public (Central Government) and Private sector experience

Certifications

PRINCE2 Practitioner – AXELOS · Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – Scrum Alliance · AgilePM Practitioner – APMG · Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) – AXELOS

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