Senior Digital Project Manager
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £55,557 to £66,058 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | LS2 7UA |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 410824/3 |
Summary
Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment continually looking to evolve?
If this sounds like you, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
We’re looking for driven and passionate Senior Digital Project Managers who can lead the delivery of multiple digital projects which have significant business impact.
Our Digital Project Managers use a range of skills and methodologies, managing multi-functional delivery teams to deliver change, maintain our core applications and deliver new services that support the lives of millions of people.
We have many exciting opportunities for you to join us at DWP Digital, you will join a flourishing, supportive delivery community delivering some of the largest digital transformations in Europe.
Key Responsibilities
- You'll be an experienced Senior Digital Project Manager, who will lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale complex digital change.
- You'll lead the team to ensure project controls are in place, managing plans, risks, issues and dependencies to effective resolution.
- You’ll lead the team in ensuring you manage appropriate governance and reporting to Digital Directors, communicating and taking ownership of resolving complex issues while influencing decisions that require board level approval.
- You’ll manage a varied stakeholder environment, setting the pace for delivery and working with internal teams and/or external suppliers to deliver successfully.
- You’ll manage team dynamics, coaching teams to improve flow, quality and ownership throughout the team. Dealing with conflict and help establish a positive team culture.
- You’ll take responsibility for your own learning and development, especially in project management practice, digital frameworks and technologies in an increasingly agile environment, alongside coaching and mentoring your team and the wider delivery community to establish standards for processes and tools.
The vacant posts are in two two teams:
- Our Working Age Services (WAS) team leads innovation and change across the Department, delivering user-focused solutions and key welfare reforms to claimants, landlords, and DWP agents. With 30 multi-functional teams across London, Leeds, and Manchester, and Product Support in Newcastle, WAS plays a vital role in national transformation programmes. There are opportunities available in our integration, engineering platforms and accessibility specialist teams.
- Our DWP Infrastructure Services (Networks) team is responsible for managing a range of Network Services and Products. Working in collaboration with a range of internal and external partners, stakeholders and customers we ensure the operational stability, availability and quality of DWP Networks.
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