Senior Project Manager - ICT

Job category/type: Professional services

Job description:

At the heart of the university’s digital environment, the ICT Department is dedicated to delivering responsive and customer-focused support to all staff and students. We provide secure, reliable, and robust technologies that enable teaching, research, and administration to thrive. Our team champions the creative and innovative use of technology to enhance the user experience and drive adoption and continuous improvement across the institution.

We're seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our ICT department and lead the delivery of a range of complex projects that will shape the future of our digital services. You’ll take full ownership of complex digital transformations, while providing strategic leadership and line management to a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts.

This role combines hands-on project delivery with portfolio oversight and team development. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across the University, ensuring our ICT project portfolio aligns with institutional priorities and delivers tangible benefits.

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience of managing full-cycle, large-scale ICT projects from idea to completion
• Strong and proven leadership and people management and development skills
• A track record of delivering results in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities
• Experience implementing project/programme governance frameworks and driving continuous improvement
• Confidence working with senior leadership and influencing decision-making at all levels

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Ollie Baskeyfield via email: ollie.baskeyfield@beds.ac.uk

Interviews will be held on the 19 September 2025

We kindly request that all applicants refrain from canvassing during the shortlisting process. Your applications will be thoroughly reviewed, and you will be contacted and informed of the outcome of in due course.

For a full job description and person specification please click here

The post will be based at Luton (with travel to other campuses as required)

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and values the diversity of all its work force and student population.

At the University of Bedfordshire, inclusivity is a key University value, and we are committed to creating an environment in which we celebrate and value the diversity of our staff and student community and provide fair opportunity and outcomes for all.

We recognise that diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent and benefit from opportunities that the diversity of talent and thought creates.

We, therefore, particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under represented in the University of Bedfordshire’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds (particularly in roles in grades 7 and above), disabled people; LGBTQ+ people; and women in some senior grades.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We offer a range of employee benefits including a generous pension and annual leave entitlement, free fitness classes and gym membership, flexible working arrangements, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. For further details, please click here

To Apply

Please visit our website via the above ‘Apply’ button

For any enquires contact People & Culture email P&C@beds.ac.uk

Please note a Curriculum Vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a fully completed University application form.

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