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Kevin Hughes

Senior Service Manager, Project Manager, Service Transition and Design

Verified email Contractor PRO Founding Contractor · 2026

Contractor snapshot

Primary specialism Service Management & IT Support
Location / working location Braintree
Current availability Available now Confirmed 23 Aug 2026
Profile status Active contractor profile

Professional profile

Senior Service Delivery leader with almost 20 years managing complex, multi-supplier service operations across Government, Defence, Space, Transport and Financial Services. Proven track record leading large-scale service transitions and SIAM-based delivery models on contracts worth up to £35m, consistently driving measurable improvements in cost, risk and customer satisfaction. Seeking a senior service leadership role where deep expertise in service design, transition and continuous improvement can drive strategic transformation.

Core skills

Service Delivery Management Service Design & Transition Service Integration & Management (SIAM) Continuous Service Improvement SLA & KPI Management & Reporting Incident Problem & Major Incident Management Change Management Budget & Contract Management Stakeholder Management Vendor & Supplier Management Project Management Process Design & Improvement

What I’m looking for next

Target roles: Senior Service Delivery · Service Consultancy and Transition roles

Contract preferences

Working preferenceHybrid
Will workLondon, Southeast, Midlands
IR35 preferenceOutside IR35 · Inside IR35
Expected rate £500–£1,200/day
SenioritySenior
Contract lengthAny contract length
IT experience30 years
Contracting experience6 years
Available from1 Jun 2026

Relevant work experience

Service Delivery Counsultant - TraversSmith ITL Process Writer - MGroup Applications Service Transition Manager (Contract) – National Highways Senior Service Delivery Manager (Contract) – National Highways Senior Service Delivery Manager & CoP Lead (Contract) Service Delivery Consultant (Contract) – HIACM Senior Service Delivery Manager, Wintel & Print (Contract) Micromobility Service Delivery Manager, MyTechnology – Serco Group European Service Delivery Manager, MyTechnology – Serco Group Service Delivery Manager & Service Delivery CoE Lead, MyTechnology – Serco Group Lead Service Delivery Manager, London Cycle Hire, MyTechnology – Serco Group EMEA Service Delivery Manager – SunGard Financial Systems Service Delivery Manager, PRS for Music Account (Contract) – Advanced365 Service Delivery Manager – Kelway Ltd EMEA Service Delivery Manager, BP Account – IBM Global Services Earlier Career – IBM Global Services & MAFF/DEFRA, UK Government 1996 – 2011 Progressed from Systems Administrator to Line of Business Service Delivery Manager, building nearly 15 years' foundational experience in IT service delivery, incident management and project delivery within UK Government.

Experience & credentials

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

Sector experience

Government · Defence · Space · Transport · Legal and Financial Services.

Certifications

ITil v4 Foundation · SIAM Foundation · Prince2 Project · Six-Sigma Yellow Belt · ITIL Practitioner · ITIL Service Design

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