Lead IT Project Manager

UK Atomic Energy Authority; South Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £64,820 (incl. Cross-Discipline

7% corporate performance bonus

Final salary defined benefits pension

25 days annual leave + 2.5 privilege &

8 Bank Holidays

Site closure over Christmas

Flexible working options

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority seeks a Lead IT Project Manager to oversee strategic IT programmes spanning infrastructure, digital services, cyber security and advanced computing. Shape delivery strategy, influence investment decisions and drive organisational capability across the Computing Division.

You'll coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and mentor project professionals, supporting succession planning while enabling benefits realisation and continuous improvement in project

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, Computing or related discipline.
• Practitioner-level project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2 or MSP).
• Extensive experience delivering complex IT, digital and infrastructure projects.
• Strong governance, risk, financial and benefits management knowledge.
• Experience building project governance frameworks and improving capability.
• Experience managing significant project budgets in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex IT projects and programmes from initiation to completion.
• Provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Contribute to portfolio planning and resource allocation.
• Develop and improve project, programme and portfolio governance.
• Advise senior stakeholders on delivery strategy, risks and benefits.
• Coordinate delivery across technical and business functions.
• Lead benefits realisation and continuous process improvement.
• Coach and mentor project professionals; support capability development.
• Support succession planning for future leaders.

Skills

IT project management

Governance & risk management

Stakeholder management

Budget & financial management

Leadership & mentorship

Portfolio planning

Education

Degree in IT/Computing or related discipline

PM qualification (APM/PRINCE2/MSP)

Tools

PRINCE2

MSP

Job description

Job Description

About us

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our worldbadly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industryand research organisations to achieveground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the gridby developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

About the job

As a Lead IT Project Manager, you will oversee the delivery of strategically important technology projects and programmes that support UKAEA's mission to develop fusion energy as a future source of sustainable power. Working across IT infrastructure, digital services, cyber security and advanced computing, you will shape delivery strategy, influence investment decisions and drive organisational capability. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on both project outcomes and the future direction of project delivery across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the delivery of complex and strategically significant IT projects and programmes from initiation through to completion.
• Provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and stakeholders to achieve successful business outcomes.
• Contribute to portfolio planning, prioritisation and resource allocation across the Computing Division.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve project, programme and portfolio governance frameworks.
• Advise senior stakeholders on delivery strategies, investment decisions, risks, dependencies and expected benefits.
• Coordinate delivery across technical and business functions, resolving competing priorities and maintaining programme alignment.
• Lead benefits realisation activities to ensure projects deliver measurable value.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management methodologies, standards, tools and delivery practices.
• Coach and mentor project professionals, supporting capability development and knowledge sharing across the organisation.
• Support succession planning and the development of future project and programme leaders.

What You'll Bring

• Degree in IT, Computing, a research-related discipline, or equivalent experience gained in a project delivery environment.
• Practitioner-level project management qualification (e.g. APM, PRINCE2 or MSP).
• Extensive experience delivering complex IT, digital, infrastructure, research or business change projects and programmes.
• Strong expertise in project, programme and portfolio management, including governance, risk, financial and benefits management.
• Experience developing and implementing project governance frameworks, delivery standards and organisational capability.
• Experience managing significant project budgets and commercial activities within complex environments.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

Benefits

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full listhere) and highlights include:

• A salary of £64,820(inclusive ofaCross-Discipline specialist allowance)
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, 2.5 privilege days and 8 Bank Holidays
• 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity,inclusionand accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce.

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made onmeritand further information can be foundhere.