Senior Digital Project Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A government organization is seeking an experienced Senior Digital Project Manager to lead complex digital change projects across various locations in the UK. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing teams on automation and data engineering projects, contributing to significant business impacts and stakeholder engagement. This role involves coaching teams and delivering strategic improvements in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership skills for cross-functional teams.
• Experience with AI technologies and robotics.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale digital projects.
• Manage project controls, risks, and dependencies effectively.
• Communicate with stakeholders and manage governance.

Skills

Experience managing digital projects

Leading development teams

Experience with automation projects

Data Engineering knowledge

Understanding of Microsoft 365 Products

Job description

Are you an experienced Digital Project Manager of large-scale projects?

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment continually looking to evolve?

If this sounds like you, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

We’re looking for driven and passionate Senior Digital Project Managers who can lead the delivery of multiple digital projects which have significant business impact.

Our Digital Project Managers use a range of skills and methodologies, managing multi-functional delivery teams to deliver change, maintain our core applications and deliver new services that support the lives of millions of people.

We have many exciting opportunities for you to join us at DWP Digital, you will join a flourishing, supportive delivery community delivering some of the largest digital transformations in Europe.

You’ll be an experienced Senior Digital Project Manager, who will lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale complex digital change.

For our vacancy in Newcastle, you will be working on building robotics and automations to improve existing DWP processes. Ideally, you’ll have experience working on automation projects, leading development teams in activities that involve implementing robotics and AI technologies.

For the vacancy in Birmingham, you will lead strategic projects to enhance DWP’s Data Engineering capability. You’ll drive improvements in recruitment, standards, community development, and data curation across Digital and Analytics.

Experience managing digital projects and working with Data Engineering teams is strongly preferred.

For the vacancies in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle, you will be working on Projects related to Microsoft 365 Products and Services. For all posts:

• You’ll lead the team to ensure project controls are in place, managing plans, risks, issues and dependencies to effective resolution.
• You’ll lead the team in ensuring you manage appropriate governance and reporting to Digital Directors, communicating and taking ownership of resolving complex issues while influencing decisions that require board level approval.
• You’ll manage a varied stakeholder environment, setting the pace for delivery and working with internal teams and/or external suppliers to deliver successfully.
• You’ll manage team dynamics, coaching teams to improve flow, quality and ownership throughout the team. Dealing with conflict and help establish a positive team culture.
• You’ll take responsibility for your own learning and development, especially in project management practice, digital frameworks and technologies in an increasingly agile environment, alongside coaching and mentoring your team and the wider delivery community to establish standards for processes and tools.