Digital Project Manager

Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental organization in the UK seeks an experienced Digital Project Manager to oversee key initiatives within their transformation portfolio. The ideal candidate will manage projects from planning to implementation, utilizing agile methodologies and ensuring budget management. This role offers a chance to work on impactful digital solutions aimed at sustainability and resilience.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Competitive pay scales

Qualifications

• Experience managing digital projects within a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methods, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital projects from planning to implementation.
• Maintain robust financial records and documentation.
• Coordinate delivery activity across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Team coordination

Budget management

Communication

Education

Professional/technical qualification in project management

Tools

Azure DevOps

Miro

Confluence

Job description

Overview

The role

Are you an experienced project manager with a passion for digital innovation and making a real impact?

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is looking for a confident, organised, and proactive Digital Project Manager to help lead the delivery of key initiatives within our NRW2030 Transformation Portfolio. This is a pivotal role where you'll take ownership of assigned projects—overseeing delivery from planning through to implementation, with a strong focus on budget management, agile methodology, and strategic alignment.

Working at the heart of our digital transformation, you'll collaborate closely with internal teams and external delivery partners to ensure all aspects of each project are well-coordinated, efficiently delivered, and clearly aligned with our long-term organisational goals.

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading digital projects using agile project management principles.
• Evaluating and selecting delivery approaches—including internal resourcing, contractor support, or full procurement.
• Maintaining robust financial records and up-to-date project documentation.
• Identifying risks early and driving effective mitigation with cross-functional teams.
• Ensuring timely, clear reporting through NRW's established governance frameworks.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a purpose-driven organisation, using your project leadership skills to help build a more sustainable and resilient Wales through smarter, more connected digital solutions.

If you're ready to lead meaningful change and thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment—this role is for you.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Andrew R Jones at [e-mail]

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams

Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

About us

This is a flexible and dynamic role, offering the opportunity to contribute across a range of initiatives within the wider NRW2030 Portfolio. As Project Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that all sub-projects are delivered in full compliance with NRW's procurement policies and reporting requirements. You may be assigned to different projects over time, giving you the chance to work across multiple areas of the portfolio and gain exposure to a broad spectrum of digital transformation work.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain a detailed implementation plan to support the operational delivery of projects approved under individual Programmes within the NRW2030 Portfolio, aligning activities with agile delivery methods and sprint cycles where appropriate.
• Support agile governance and assurance processes, including the preparation of documentation and evidence for internal reviews and service assessments.
• Coordinate delivery activity across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps, backlogs, and iterative delivery goals.
• Work closely with product, delivery, and user research teams to ensure project outputs are shaped by user needs and are informed by research, evidence, and feedback.
• You will be involved with third party negotiations and contract management.
• Be the principal point of contact for each sub-project and where required work with other partners to share information and work together to deliver climate, nature and pollution targeted outcomes.
• You will have delegated budgetary responsibilities and will be responsible for financial tracking and reporting project progression.
• Contribute to the delivery of the team's business plan, the directorate delivery plan and NRW's corporate plan.
• Ensure that continuous improvement methods are applied to work areas.

• Develop, review and improve technical documentation, to enable consistent and appropriate understanding and application by staff in the business that enables effective service provision.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
• Be committed to your own development and through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

A recognised professional/technical qualification or equivalent relevant experience in project management. Project management experience must include budget management, management of staff, work programming and successful delivery of Agile projects. Strong understanding of Agile delivery methods (Scrum, Kanban, or scaled agile frameworks) and experience applying them in a digital, user-centred environment. Proven experience managing digital projects or programmes, ideally within the public sector or a similarly regulated and multi-stakeholder environment. Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, including developers, designers, user researchers, product managers, and delivery managers. Working knowledge of GDS service design and Digital Service Standards for Wales, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta, and Live phases. Working knowledge of agile tooling and collaboration platforms, such as Azure DevOps, Miro, Confluence, or equivalent. Demonstrative experience of innovation and drive to achieve targets. Good team working and communication skills.

Welsh Language Level requirements:

• Essential: Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh)

Please note: if you do not meet the level 1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.

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We\'re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.

We are a bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills.

You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally. Applications are welcome from individuals who work part time, as part of a job share or who work full time.