Technical Project Manager

Overview

Department: Digital, Data & Technology Group

Salary: Starting from £47,389 - £56,535

Closing date: Sunday 15 March 2026

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 an end-to-end delivery experience.

• 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.

• 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.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities, including Apprenticeships, Linked In Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and an interest-free loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Right to Work in the UK:
We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship, and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

We are a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, an autism-friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Right to Work and other eligibility statements are provided for contextual purposes and do not affect the essential requirements of the role.