About The Job
Salary: £45,718 - £48,710 a year pro rata plus £3,203 car benefit allowance
Hours per week: 18.5
Contract type: Permanent
Are you an experienced Technology Project Manager looking for a new challenge? We are seeking a skilled professional to lead and deliver a range of strategic projects, ensuring they remain aligned with business objectives and are successfully embedded within the organization.
In This Role, You Will Be Responsible For
* Overseeing project delivery while identifying and managing risks effectively.
* Engaging with key service stakeholders, IT external providers, and ICT Business Partners to drive collaboration and success.
* Ensuring projects maintain their business focus and deliver measurable outcomes.
* Supporting the achievement of Transformation & Digital, Data, and Technology Programme savings.
We are looking for a proactive and strategic leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels in stakeholder management, and is committed to delivering impactful technology solutions.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About You
With extensive experience in successfully managing and delivering complex projects, you have a proven track record in project management, encompassing risk assessment, change management, and stakeholder engagement. You excel in leading transformational change initiatives and are adept at developing clear project plans, business cases, and documentation.
Your strong analytical skills enable you to interpret complex data, identify patterns and trends, and extract meaningful insights. Highly skilled in building and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues, key partners, and stakeholders, you possess exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities.
Holding a PRINCE2 qualification or equivalent experience, you demonstrate a deep understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of project management, along with expertise in various project management methodologies, techniques, and tools.
Ideally, you’ll have experience in both the private and public sectors. While this is not a mandatory requirement, it is highly desirable.
About Us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
Benefits
* From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
* Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
* Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
* Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
* Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
* Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
* Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
* Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
* Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
* Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How To Apply
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