Senior IT & Digital Projects Lead — Hybrid NHS

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wapley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Project Manager in its Digital Services Department. You will lead complex IT and infrastructure projects from inception to closure, managing risks, dependencies, suppliers and governance reporting.

The role is hybrid with at least two days on site, focusing on network upgrades, data centre migration and cloud moves. Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent is essential, together with a recent technical PM role.

Qualifications

• Degree in a computing or business management discipline with post-graduate modules or equivalent experience
• Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent
• Currently or recently in a technical project management role

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and organisational change from inception to closure, delivering against objectives, quality standards, timescales and benefits
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and interrelated projects throughout the lifecycle
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria with IT Services, senior managers and stakeholders
• Produce project, technical and governance reports for Executive Teams and Boards
• Coordinate staff, contractors, suppliers and workstreams, including resource planning and workload oversight
• Manage project budgets and advise on financial adjustments
• Lead transition to Business as Usual and benefits realisation
• Present complex information to boards and governance groups
• Negotiate stakeholder commitment and balance competing priorities
• Translate technical concepts into business requirements and delivery plans
• Maintain project documentation, records and KPIs
• Develop contingency plans and lead project closure

Skills

IT infra

risk management

stakeholder influence

governance reporting

problem solving

Education

Degree in computing or business management

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Project Manager in its Digital Services Department. You will lead complex IT and infrastructure projects from inception to closure, managing risks, dependencies, suppliers and governance reporting.

The role is hybrid with at least two days on site, focusing on network upgrades, data centre migration and cloud moves. Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent is essential, together with a recent technical PM role.