IT Project Manager

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking an IT Project Manager to oversee delivery of complex IT projects. The ideal candidate will have robust experience in project management, with strong skills in stakeholder engagement and governance. This role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Generous employer contributory pension schemes

Generous annual leave allowance

Personal and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience on IT or digital projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Solid skills in project governance, risk and budget management.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with partners at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of projects from requirements gathering to delivery.
• Work closely with the Portfolio Management Office to promote project lifecycle management.
• Provide project reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Budget management

Project governance

Tools

Agile methodologies

PRINCE2

Job description

IT Project Manager

Department: Digital, Data & Technology Group

Salary: Starting from £46,735, rising to £55,755

Grade: Grade 8

Contract Type: Full Time, Open Ended

Closing date: Sunday 10 August 2025

Reference: ML12911

Make an impact driving digital transformation at a leading UK university!

The University of Bath’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) department is at the heart of delivering innovative IT infrastructure, products, and services that enable our students, staff, and researchers to achieve their goals.

Do you thrive on leading complex IT projects and turning ambitious ideas into real-world solutions?

This IT Project Manager role is a key part of the University’s DDaT Team, working with the Lead Project Manager and the Head of IT Portfolio Management.

As IT Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of projects from requirements gathering and drafting the business case, to defining the solution that meets our users’ needs, budget management, and delivery schedule, ensuring outstanding delivery through to the in-life management process.

You will work closely with the Portfolio Management Office to embed and promote project lifecycle management and assurance, and provide effective project reporting as required and requested, both within DDaT and with external stakeholders.

The IT Project Manager will have responsibility for managing projects, including the management of associated project teams, working together, and reporting progress to a Project Board.

About you

We’re looking for someone who can bring a balance of technical expertise, leadership, and strong stakeholder engagement skills. To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Demonstrable experience on IT or digital projects through the full project lifecycle
- Solid skills in project governance, risk and budget management
- Ability to influence and communicate effectively with partners at all levels
- A track record of delivering successful outcomes in complex environments
- Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, PRINCE2)

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us, and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days, so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities, including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out more about our benefits on our website and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work on our YouTube channel, as well as following us on X and LinkedIn.

Right to Work in the UK:

We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship, and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our Application Support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.