Technical Project Manager

University of Bath - Digital, Data & Technology Group

About the Role

At the University of Bath, our digital vision goes beyond simply deploying technology. We aim to empower, enable, and connect our people to drive meaningful organisational, societal, and environmental change. We're looking for an experienced and motivated Technical Project Manager to join our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) department.

You'll work closely with in-house technical teams and offshore technology partners, requiring strong relationship management skills and the ability to bridge technical and business perspectives. The role encompasses the full project lifecycle, including service transition and handover to Business as Usual (BAU) operations, giving you end-to-end delivery experience.

Role Focus

• You will manage the delivery of high-priority technical projects that impact strategic delivery across the University.
• Collaborate with diverse teams of academic and professional colleagues to tackle complex challenges.
• Develop and strengthen project management capabilities throughout the institution, making a lasting impact on how we deliver success.
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels, from senior leadership to project teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Present your progress and insights to the Project Board, ensuring alignment with the University’s strategic goals.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering complex technical/IT projects in large organisations
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent planning, organisational, and project management capabilities
• Confidence in managing relationships across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience working as part of a project team
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity

You should have a well-rounded view of technical project management, ideally spanning both infrastructure and software domains. The ability to work alongside developers, understand technical integrations, and communicate effectively with IT teams is crucial. If you're passionate about delivering varied, meaningful projects in an environment that supports your professional growth, we'd love to hear from you.

Our team consists of over 150 professionals dedicated to building the University's digital foundations. This role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis, and hybrid working is available.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.