Technical Project Manager - Operational Support Unit

Metropolitan Police; Sydenham; On-site; GBP 63,409 - 65,886; Full time

Job summary

The Metropolitan Police is looking for a Technical Project Manager in Sydenham, United Kingdom. In this role, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team and manage end-to-end delivery of technology projects that support frontline policing. You will oversee the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions are operationally effective and delivered to high standards. The position comes with a starting salary of £63,409, including allowances, which can increase to £65,886 over time. Applications must be submitted by 8 June 2026.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team of technical specialists.
• Oversee the full project lifecycle for small to medium-scale technology projects.
• Collaborate with the Head of Infrastructure and other Technical Leads to deliver secure solutions.
• Ensure projects are delivered to high professional standards.
• Define project concepts and capture requirements.
• Guide design, delivery, testing, deployment, and post-implementation review phases.
• Manage risks and maintain confidence of operational stakeholders.

Job description

Salary: The starting salary is £63,409, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £ 60,400 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £65,886. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Job Reference: 21268

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 8 June 2026.

London is one of the most exciting and diverse cities in the world and policing it is no easy task. It takes a huge number of people with a wide range of skills and experience to keep over nine million people safe. Some of those skills include seeing opportunities in technology – and that’s where the OSU come in.

As Technical Project Manager, you’ll play a crucial part in protecting London by managing a team of multi-disciplinary technical specialists. You will be responsible for the successful end-to-end delivery of small to medium scale technology projects that directly support frontline policing and corporate operational outcomes. Working with the Head of Infrastructure and other Technical Leads, you will be responsible to ensuring that solutions are operationally effective, secure, ethical, and delivered to a high professional standard, in line with the New Met for London operating model.

You will need to manage the full project lifecycle—from concept definition and requirements capture through design, delivery, testing, deployment, and post implementation review. Projects may include software development, hardware engineering, system integration, deployment of off the shelf technologies, and the development of bespoke technical solutions to meet policing needs.

The role combines clear leadership responsibility with technical and delivery assurance, ensuring risks are understood, benefits are realised, and outputs inspire confidence from operational stakeholders and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi‑disciplinary team of technical specialists.
• Oversee the full project lifecycle for small to medium‑scale technology projects.
• Collaborate with the Head of Infrastructure and other Technical Leads to deliver secure, ethical, and operationally effective solutions.
• Ensure projects are delivered to high professional standards in line with the New Met for London operating model.
• Define project concepts and capture requirements.
• Guide design, delivery, testing, deployment, and post‑implementation review phases.
• Manage risks, realise benefits and maintain confidence of operational stakeholders and senior leaders.