Senior Digital Project Manager

Public Health Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A national public health agency in Wales is seeking a Technical IT Project Manager to oversee IT projects and improve service delivery. The ideal candidate will manage physical infrastructure and software replacement projects, ensuring effective resource management and stakeholder communication. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to public health initiatives and work in a diverse, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex IT projects with competing priorities.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the progress of IT projects and resource allocation.
• Ensure clarity of scope and objectives for IT programmes.
• Attend meetings and communicate service changes to stakeholders.

Skills

IT project management

Technical communication

Resource management

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud services knowledge

Job description

Are you technically IT experienced, highly organised, and passionate about a healthier Wales for everyone?

We deliver and improve IT services for Public Health Wales - the national public health organisation for the whole of Wales.

In this exciting new role as a Technical IT Project Manager, you’ll support our experienced Digital Technical Services Team and the wider operational IT Teams by project managing physical infrastructure hardware and software replacement projects. You will liaise with business users, technical leads, and engineers to deliver improvements to IT services and security on time.

Our IT teams support firewalls, wireless and wired networks, clinical and admin server applications, and host services for third-party providers. We also support end-user devices, analysers, and medical IoT devices around Wales. We are involved in major national and local replacement projects and are expanding our use of cloud and AI services.

Main duties of the job

1. Be responsible for the overall progress of sometimes competing, complex IT projects and resource management, initiating corrective actions where appropriate.
2. Ensure the scope and objectives of the programmes are clear, and manage interdependencies.
3. Attend stakeholder meetings to communicate upcoming service changes that may require IT resources and project management. Collaborate with senior managers and teams to identify opportunities for continual service improvement using programme and project management methodologies.

About Public Health Wales

We are the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales’. We aim to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, and happier lives. We work with partners to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities now and for future generations.

Our teams focus on disease prevention, health protection, and providing leadership, specialist services, and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research, and innovation in Wales. In facing complex health challenges, our work is more important than ever.

We are guided by our values: ‘Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference’. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications from diverse communities and support flexible working arrangements, including part-time roles and job sharing.

To learn more about working with us and the benefits we offer, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/.

For application guidance, visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Simon Thomas
Job title: IT Operations Lead
Email: [e-mail]