Digital Project Manager

DWP Digital; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in government digital services is seeking a Digital Project Manager to lead significant digital transformations. This role involves managing complex projects and stakeholder relationships while supporting a collaborative team environment. Benefits include competitive pay, pension contributions, and a comprehensive work-life balance package.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contributions

Generous leave package starting at 26 days

Flexible working hours

Sports and social activities

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience leading infrastructure and workplace technology projects.
• Proven ability to manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Strong communication skills to engage with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-functional delivery teams to deliver change.
• Ensure governance is followed and report to Senior Project Managers.
• Support and mentor Associates in their learning and development.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

User-Centered Design

Agile Methodologies

Job description

DWP Digital Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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This range is provided by DWP Digital. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Pay up to £45, 081, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are hiring skilled Digital Project Managers to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. Our Digital Project Managers use a range of skills and methodologies, managing multi-functional delivery teams to deliver change, maintain our core applications and deliver new services that support the lives of millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

You are your role

With your experience leading infrastructure, workplace technology projects, user-centred design or agile digital transformation, you'll support some of the largest digital transformations in Europe.

You will join a thriving, supportive community, delivering large scale programmes on time and within budget. You'll take ownership of end-to-end delivery, ensuring governance is followed and reporting to Senior Project Managers.

You'll manage internal and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring consistent and clear communication across a varied audience.

You'll handle conflicts as they arise and help create a positive team environment fostering collaboration and shared responsibility.

You will take charge of your own learning and development, staying up to date with the latest principles, methods, and tools, supporting and mentoring Associates, helping to refine ways of working where needed.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed?

Our application process includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following:

Technical Statement:

• Can demonstrate they have taken full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation, and satisfactory completion of a number of different digital projects (typically with direct business impact and firm deadlines).

Personal Statement:

• Can demonstrate effective project controls to demonstrate the health of the projects they are responsible for and react accordingly to the information gathered.
• Experience of building and managing effective stakeholder relationships to shape the outcomes of a project, considering different individual needs, views, and ideas.
• Experience of building team dynamics and identifying ways to improve the way the team is working.
• Communicate in a straightforward, honest, and engaging manner, choosing appropriate styles and tools to maximise and check understanding and impact.

The sift panel will use the information you provide to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the above.

Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £45,081.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £X per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
  
  
  

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLYfor more information and to start your application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Government Administration

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