Senior Project Manager - Band 7

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

This Senior Project Manager post sits in the Digital Services Department of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The role leads complex IT, digital and infrastructure projects from inception to closure, managing risks, dependencies, suppliers and governance reporting. It is hybrid, with at least two days a week on site, and centres on technical programmes such as network upgrades, data centre migration and cloud platform moves. Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent and a recent technical project management role are essential.

What the job involves

• 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, Project Boards and governance groups
• Coordinate staff, contractors, consultants, suppliers and workstreams, including resource planning and workload oversight
• Manage project budgets and advise on financial adjustments and investment decisions
• Lead transition to Business as Usual, including process redesign, benefits realisation and operational handover
• Present complex and sensitive information to boards, governance groups and large audiences
• Negotiate stakeholder commitment, balance competing priorities and resolve complex issues
• Translate technical concepts into business language and business requirements into technical delivery plans
• Maintain project documentation, SharePoint records, reporting frameworks and KPIs
• Develop contingency plans, manage scope changes and lead project closure, including decommissioning and lessons learned

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Currently or recently (last 3 years) held a technical (infrastructure) project management role
• Track record of delivering digital workstreams within IT operations programmes on time and within budget
• Evidence of delivering complex digital projects and programmes, interpreting digital technologies and terms
• Evidence of risk and issue management
• Track record of delivering technical infrastructure programmes of work on time and within budget

Skills & knowledge

• Detailed technical knowledge of IT infrastructure, its core components, dependencies and terminology
• Robust knowledge of IT and digital standards
• Good analytical, influencing and negotiating skills
• Pragmatic, reactive problem-solving
• Managing difficult situations, challenging mindsets and conflict
• Researching technical specifications and tailoring solutions to Digital Services standards and Estates-focused outcomes

Other

• Excellent working knowledge of SharePoint and Microsoft Visio

Nice to have

• Experience of working within the NHS
• Evidence of effective supplier and contract management
• Awareness of NHS Information Governance principles
• Effective change agent, able to be part of a team through significant programmes of change
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical supporting services for IT and digital systems
• Awareness of the latest technologies within a healthcare setting