Senior ICT Redevelopment Project Manager, Redevelopment

Band 7 - Senior ICT Redevelopment Project Manager, Redevelopment

Main area: ICT Grade Band 7.

Contract:

2 years (Secondment/fixed term contract).

Hours:

Full time, Flexible working.

Job
-E-11457.

Department:
West Herts - General Staffing Site Watford General Hospital, Town Watford. Salary: £51,657 - £58,785 per annum, including HCA. Closing: 21/06/2026 23:59.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior IT Project Manager in the ICT Department of West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust. The role is to support the ICT department and the Trust Redevelopment Programme with a number of key projects related to the next stage of work to deliver a new Watford General Hospital.

This is a fixed term contract for two years.

Lead the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of complex ICT projects with a focus on the Trust’s redevelopment programme at Watford General Hospital impacting both clinical and non-clinical services, from initiation through to successful completion.

Establish project milestones and plans in collaboration with ICT Programme Manager, Trust Redevelopment team, other project managers and project sponsor.

Scope ICT requirements for Trust redevelopment programme projects, including new builds, refurbishments, office moves, decanting, and demolition works.

Completes all user requests for project work within the specified time.

Oversees the installation, configuration and management of all hardware/software of information system projects as assigned within the project timelines.

We are seeking a highly motivated PM with experience who is passionate and has excellent organisation and communication skills. This PM will need a good understanding of the NHS and come with a background of IT related projects.

This role offers significant experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and has insight into a diverse range of issues.

The role will be part of a dynamic ICT team committed to achieving improvements directly within the IT department and West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust as a whole.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

• Degree level education or equivalent level of experience in ICT, project management, or a related discipline, ideally in the NHS.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner (or equivalent recognised project management qualification) or demonstrable experience working to PRINCE2 principles.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in ICT or project management.

• In-depth knowledge of ICT project lifecycle management, including project scoping, requirements definition, and delivery models.
• Strong knowledge of PRINCE2 methodologies, governance, and documentation standards.
• Strong knowledge of ICT systems, infrastructure, and application deployments within complex organisations.
• Understanding of change management processes, including Change Advisory Boards (CAB).
• Awareness of information governance, data protection, and legislative requirements impacting ICT projects.
• Knowledge of financial management principles relating to project budgets and procurement.
• Knowledge of NHS ICT environments, clinical systems, and outsourced IT service models (ITO).
• Awareness…