Digital & Technology Services – Project Management

As Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing a range of large-scale, strategic IT projects working across a variety of disciplines and stakeholder communities in a continually evolving IT landscape. You will ensure a professional approach at all times, resulting in successful projects that are delivered on schedule, to agreed quality standards and within budget.

You are a capable Senior Project Manager, adept at planning, risk management, dependency management, resource planning and supplier/stakeholder engagement. You have the confidence to challenge requirements and identify appropriate tracking and evaluation activities to ensure projects deliver benefits and meet business need. You can demonstrate your experience of working in delivery-focused environments, promoting best-practice and striving for continuous improvement to enable the successful delivery of technology solutions.

Your background will ideally include experience of managing large-scale projects/ programmes and complex change activity with a sound understanding of project management methodologies and techniques. You will possess excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to motivate project teams. You will be an effective communicator, able to network and build relationships with experience of influencing and negotiating with high-level stakeholders to achieve project goals.

At the University of Nottingham, we aim to give you all the support you need to nurture your talent, develop, and reach your professional and personal career goals. We are committed to providing competitive employment packages whilst supporting the well-being of our staff to help them reach their full potential. As a university employee, you will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts and travel schemes, along with a generous holiday allowance and attractive pension scheme.

As the successful candidate, you will have a relevant professional qualification and track record of work experience in large-scale project/programme management. You will be Prince2 Practitioner or hold an equivalent certification with experience of both waterfall and agile project delivery.

This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 1 year 8 months. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours) ; however applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may be considered.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jane Bedford – jane.bedford@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.