Digital Infrastructure Strategy Lead

Manchester City Council; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

A buzzing pension

Enhanced parental and carers leave

Brilliant perks

Learn and grow

A Good Employment Charter member

Up to 3 days volunteering leave

Job summary

Manchester City Council’s Senior Digital Strategy Officer – Digital Infrastructure Lead will coordinate Manchester’s Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity Action Plan, guiding where and how infrastructure works join up with housing, planning and regeneration.

You will work with council services and external partners to improve governance, engage operators consistently and translate complex issues into practical delivery plans that support inclusive growth and public value.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or coordinating complex projects involving digital infrastructure, connectivity, technology, planning, regeneration, housing, transport, highways, assets or place-based delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of Manchester’s Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity Action Plan.
• Support development of a clear Digital Infrastructure Coordination Function within the Digital Strategy Team.
• Help establish a more consistent “single front door” for infrastructure operators and providers.
• Strengthen coordination across Housing, Planning, Highways, Estates, Legal, Regeneration, Records and other relevant Council services.
• Support improved governance, decision-making, escalation routes and visibility of digital infrastructure activity.
• Help develop and maintain a clearer picture of digital infrastructure opportunities, risks, constraints and dependencies across the city.
• Support proactive infrastructure management, particularly where connectivity links to regeneration, redevelopment, housing, mobile capacity, fibre deployment and future place-based growth.
• Work with operators, industry partners and internal services to improve the quality, consistency and transparency of infrastructure engagement.
• Champion ethical, inclusive and future-focused approaches to digital infrastructure deployment.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Digital infrastructure

Governance

Policy understanding

Job description

Manchester City Council’s Senior Digital Strategy Officer – Digital Infrastructure Lead will coordinate Manchester’s Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity Action Plan, guiding where and how infrastructure works join up with housing, planning and regeneration.

You will work with council services and external partners to improve governance, engage operators consistently and translate complex issues into practical delivery plans that support inclusive growth and public value.