Technical Project Manager

The Role
Owing to our continued growth and trusted reputation, we are seeking a skilled and proactive Technical Project Manager to join our Digital Sensitivity Review team. This position is ideal for someone with a solid understanding of project management with strong technical awareness. You will bridge the gap between business stakeholders and engineering teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality.
You will work closely with government department customers, data scientists and software developers together with the rest of the Project Management team. The ability to talk and engage with stakeholders at all levels, both technical and non-technical is important.
Digital Sensitivity Review
The Digital Sensitivity Review (DSR) service is an AI innovation led data toolset and service, developed by SVGC Ltd and being run in partnership with FCDO Services, for identifying sensitive information in digital files for redaction and archiving to The National Archive to meet the needs of the Public Records Act. Already delivered to FCDO, HM Treasury and Home Office with Department of Business and Trade and Ministry of Justice in feasibility phase, all major and minor government departments will become DSR-enabled, with other departments in the immediate pipeline. The DSR is a unique and leading-edge technology and has been heralded across government as “…the only game in town” when it comes to the needs of effective digital data sensitivity identification and redaction.
Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities will include:
Project Planning & Delivery
Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables
Create and manage project plans, timelines, and milestones
Allocate resources (developers, engineers, vendors)
Track progress and adjust plans as needed
Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery
Technical Oversight
Understand system architecture and technical constraints
Work closely with developers, data scientists, and technical assurance
Work closely with Service Management for software integration and deployments
Identify technical risks early
Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary contact between technical teams and business stakeholders
Communicate progress, risks, and changes clearly
Manage client expectations
Present updates to senior leadership
Risk & Issue Management
Identify, assess, and agree handling plans of risks
Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
Work closely with Service Management to manage change control processes
Escalate blockers appropriately
Budget & Commercial Oversight
Manage project budgets and forecasts
Track costs against estimates
Support procurement management
Ensure commercial viability
The Person
Essential Criteria
* UK Government Security Checked (SC) clearance required. (Note that this role is a ‘Restricted’ role which means the role holder must hold SC clearance. To be eligible for SC clearance you must have sole British nationality or Dual Nationality - one of which must be British and you must be able to demonstrate six consequtive years residency in the UK).
* Recognised Project Management qualification to Practitioner level.
* Strong project management skills, especially in technology delivery and digital transformation.
* Strong analytical skills for project performance analysis and reporting.
* Strong, demonstrable, rapid written and verbal communication skills, to provide technical deliverables and reports.
* Project analysis skills and a wide range of toolset experience, including confidence and familiarity with tools such as MS Project and JIRA.
* Strong configuration control approach and pro-active approach to documentation.
* Strong client-centred stakeholder management, with experience in designing and delivering pilots, demonstrations and User engagements.
* Willingness to take managed risks and assess impact effectively.
* Comfortable in inviting challenge and where appropriate involving others in decision making.
* Ability to identify and address team or individual capability requirements and gaps to deliver current and future work.
* Ability to motivate a wide range of personality types and situations.
* Experience in following appropriate financial procedures to monitor contracts to ensure deliverables are achieved.
* Scheduling and Timescale Risk Analysis.
* Organisational definition and management.
* Project Management methodologies such as Agile, Scaled Agile and Waterfall and tools such as MS Project.
* IT service management approaches such as ITIL v4.
* Ability to work on-site with clients - typically 2 days a week in Milton Keynes however some flexibility may be required