Digital Projects Manager

Historic England; Newcastle upon Tyne, Birmingham, Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous holidays

Site access & discounts

Free entry to English Heritage sites

Development opportunities

Job summary

Historic England in the United Kingdom is seeking a Digital Projects Manager (Digital) to lead the delivery of digital initiatives within the Digital Services Portfolio. You will work with IMT and business stakeholders to translate strategy into delivery.

The role requires strong agile or hybrid delivery, stakeholder management, and the ability to present progress to decision makers. You will ensure systems are documented, tested and ready to operate.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering digital or technology projects.
• Experience with agile or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Strong stakeholder management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to present project progress to stakeholders and inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of digital projects within the Digital Services Portfolio.
• Collaborate with IMT and business stakeholders to translate strategy into delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement and ensure documentation and readiness of systems.

Skills

Digital project management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Progress reporting

Job description

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Digital Projects Manager (Digital).

This is a Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until the 30th September 2028.

The salary for the role is:

National £40,778 - £43,000 pro-rata

Greater London+ £43,903 - £45,411 pro-rata

The location of this role is either Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) or Cambridge, inclusive with hybrid working.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.

What you will be doing

Portfolio Development & Delivery (Portfolio) sits within Corporate Services, providing high-quality, cost-effective support services that enable Historic England to care for England’s historic environment effectively. At the heart of the organisation, Corporate Services brings together planning, people, resources and estates to translate strategy into delivery, helping to bring new life to heritage for every place and everyone.

The Digital Team plays a key role in delivering Historic England’s Digital Services Portfolio, the strategic framework for governing, prioritising and delivering investment in digital systems, data and services. The portfolio encompasses a wide range of digital initiatives, including programmes, projects, business-as-usual activities and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, ensuring digital investment aligns with organisational priorities and delivers public value.

As a key member of the Portfolio Development & Delivery team, you will lead the successful delivery of digital projects that support the Digital Services Portfolio vision and objectives. Working closely with Information Management and Technology (IMT) colleagues and business stakeholders, you will drive continuous improvement, deliver user-focused digital solutions, and ensure systems and processes are fully documented, operationally ready and capable of delivering lasting organisational benefits.

Who we are looking for

• Experience of managing digital or technology projects
• Experience of agile or hybrid delivery approaches
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Able to present project progress to stakeholders - including making recommendations to support decision making.

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page, or contact us at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England wants all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.

Provisional interview dates: Mid September