Senior Project Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Hastings; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Hastings is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high‑profile digital projects for the Department for Transport, delivering change at scale from the Create Service Line.

You will provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams, manage risks and dependencies, ensure delivery on time, cost and quality, and strengthen project management capability through coaching and best practice.

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £59,816 to £59,816 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Hastings Job type: Permanent Posting date: 26 Oct 2026 Closing date: 8 Nov 2026

Do you excel at delivering complex projects in fast-paced environments?

Have you successfully led project teams through change and transformation?

Would you thrive in a role driving digital transformation and delivering meaningful change at scale?

If so,we’dlove to hear from you!

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable, skilled and in-house capability.

Join us as a Senior Project Manager and oversee the delivery of high-profile digital projects, bringing together people, technology and innovation to deliver meaningful change across the Department for Transport.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensionshere
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays aprivilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about whatit'slike working atProject Delivery - Department for Transport Careers

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As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex, high-risk digital projects that support business, policy and operational priorities across the Department for Transport. Working within the Create Service Line, you will oversee projects through their full lifecycle, ensuring they are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality objectives while maintaining strong governance and stakeholder engagement.

You will provide leadership to multidisciplinary project teams, creating a clear project vision and enabling teams to perform at their best. Working closely with senior stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners, you will manage risks, dependencies and resources, ensuring informed decision-making and successful outcomes.

Using data and insight to monitor progress and forecast performance, you will identify opportunities, address emerging challenges and drive continuous improvement throughout the delivery lifecycle. You will also play a key role in strengthening project management capability through coaching, mentoring and sharing best practice.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead business-critical digital initiatives, influence strategic delivery decisions and help shape the future of digital services across DfT.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Providing daily management andeffectiveleadership of the projectsandprojectteams.
• Designing the project structure suitable for each stage,establishproject controls, selectingappropriate deliverymethodologies, and managing transitions between project phases.
• Identifyingand managing stakeholder relationships, ensuring necessary senior-level support. Manage relationshipswith DfT and the agencies stakeholdersappropriately.
• Identifying and monitoring project risks and issues, develop mitigating actions and escalation routes.
• Identifying and outlining project benefits throughout the project into operational use.
• Collaboratingwith relatedstakeholdersto manage interdependencies.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile.Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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