Senior Project Manager

Harvey Nash Group; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster University seeks a dynamic Senior Project Manager to oversee its Curriculum Transformation Programme. The role involves leading IT projects that reshape undergraduate and postgraduate education, ensuring innovative digital solutions in a collaborative team environment, along with flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing complex IT projects.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative working style in academic and professional settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the IT workstream of the Curriculum Transformation Programme.
• Deliver digital and systems change.
• Ensure high-impact IT solutions that are user-focused.

Skills

Managing large-scale IT projects

Adapting quickly

Managing competing priorities

Collaborating across teams

Job description

Senior Project Manager

SS - Customer, Strategy & Governance
Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK
Salary: £48,149 to £55,755 (Full time, Fixed-Term)
Closing Date: Monday 7^th July 2025
Interview Date: Friday 11^th July 2025
Reference: 0498-25

Lancaster University is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Project Manager to lead the IT workstream of its ambitious, institution-wide Curriculum Transformation Programme (CTP). This is a fixed term role until 31^st October 2026.

This multi-year strategic initiative is reshaping the design, delivery, and management of undergraduate and postgraduate education to ensure a distinctive, inclusive, and future-ready offering. The successful candidate will play a critical role in delivering complex, high-impact digital and systems change in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

You will bring a proven track record of managing large-scale IT projects, with the ability to adapt quickly, manage competing priorities, and work collaboratively across academic and professional services teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of education at Lancaster University through the delivery of innovative, user-focused IT solutions.

The role is primarily based on the Lancaster University Bailrigg campus, with flexible hybrid working options to support a positive work-life balance. We would expect a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.

For Internal University staff a secondment opportunity maybe considered for this role, please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager before you apply for the opportunity.

If interested, apply now and submit one attachment with your CV alongside a coversheet (Coversheet no more than x2 pages).

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