ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager)

Rotherham-Metropolitan-Borough-Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager) to lead and deliver complex ICT projects from the Programme & Projects team within Digital Services, based in Riverside House, Rotherham.

The role requires coordinating with stakeholders, managing change requests, and ensuring documentation and handover to Service Support. It is a permanent, full-time position (37 hours per week) in the ICT family.

Qualifications

• Applicants should have experience managing ICT projects or possess strong skills and relevant experience in planning and executing complex ICT initiatives and organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with stakeholders to organise and oversee the rollout of assigned change requests and projects.
• Working closely with external third-party suppliers to clarify Statements of Works and determine the specific tasks required from Digital Services.
• Coordinating with ICT technical staff to develop work packages essential for successful implementation.
• Providing progress updates to ICT Management and Project Boards, including preparing Highlight Reports and maintaining Risk and Issue logs.
• Informing both ICT colleagues and the broader Council about changes or new developments being introduced.
• Ensuring all documentation is completed so that each project or change can be formally handed over to Service Support.

Job description

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Job profile for ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager)

ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager)

Riverside House 13/10/2026 ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary £44,253 - £47,665

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Region Rotherham

Job category/type ICT

Date posted 29/09/2026

Job reference REQ23989

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Job description

Directorate: Corporate Services

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

We are seeking to recruit a permanent ICT Principal Officer (Project Manager) for the Programme & Projects team within Digital Services. In this role, your main responsibilities would include:

• Collaborating with stakeholders to organise and oversee the rollout of assigned change requests and projects.
• Working closely with external third-party suppliers to clarify Statements of Works and determine the specific tasks required from Digital Services.
• Coordinating with ICT technical staff to develop work packages essential for successful implementation.
• Providing progress updates to ICT Management and Project Boards, including preparing Highlight Reports and maintaining Risk and Issue logs.
• Informing both ICT colleagues and the broader Council about changes or new developments being introduced.
• Ensuring all documentation is completed so that each project or change can be formally handed over to Service Support.

Applicants should have experience managing ICT projects or possess strong skills and relevant experience in planning and executing complex ICT initiatives and organisational change.

For additional information regarding this position or to request an informal discussion, please contact: [e-mail]

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

Head Office
Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE