Senior Digital Project Manager | Full Time | Preston
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Job description
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex digital projects from discovery to implementation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to embed digital solutions that deliver real business value.
- Take personal ownership of timelines, outcomes, and stakeholder communications, proactively managing risks and issues.
- Operate within frameworks such as Agile, PRINCE2, and MSP, ensuring robust governance and reporting.
Requirements
We're seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Digital Project Manager to deliver digital projects that modernise council working practices and improve the experience for our residents and staff., * Relevant professional qualification (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, Agile) or equivalent experience.
- Proven track record of delivering complex digital projects and realising benefits in a large organisation.
- Strong experience in business case development, risk and issue management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Excellent project management, communication, and leadership skills, with a proactive and flexible approach.
If you're passionate about digital transformation and want to make a real difference for Lancashire, we'd love to hear from you.
Benefits & conditions
By joining Lancashire County Council, you can shape the career path that is right for you with the opportunity to gain personal and professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring - Lancashire County Council really is the place where you can have the career you've always wanted.
In return for your passion and expertise, we also offer a generous benefits package which includes:
- A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and optional Additional Voluntary Contributions.
- A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave, which rises with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays, 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays, and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
- Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers, saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.