Senior Project Manager

Job summary

The Delivery Management function for the Technology Directorate drives performance, accountability and transparency; efficiently and effectively supports business operations and the helps delivery of large-volume technology. We are an enabling function that provides a range of processes, tools, and support to ensure the directorate is able to deliver high quality, reliable Digital Workplace, Infrastructure and Live Services to those that need it helping to achieve the directorate's vision.

This role as a member of the Technical Delivery team will actively manage and deliver technical projects. With experience of delivering projects to a high standard, the post holder will also have, or be able to demonstrate the ability to obtain technical skills to enable the delivery of specialist technology projects.

Main duties of the job

Planning and designing the projects and proactively monitoring progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action

Ensuring the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan and programme governance arrangements

Managing blended teams of internal and external resource

Holding external suppliers to account for delivery of outcomes

Ensure all standard project artefacts (Business cases, PDD, reporting dashboard, risk and issue registers, Plan, Schedule, etc.) are complete, current, and appropriately stored in accordance with the Programme Framework

Managing risks to the project's successful outcome

About us

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.