Job Summary
This is a new opportunity for a technically experienced, highly organised IT professional who is passionate about contributing to a healthier Wales. This role supports the Digital Technical Services Team and wider operational IT teams by managing complex infrastructure hardware and software replacement projects.
The Senior Digital Project Manager will liaise with business users, technical leads, and engineers to deliver service and security improvements. The scope of the role includes involvement with national and local IT projects, and implementation of cloud and AI services.
Public Health Wales IT teams are responsible for managing firewalls, networks, clinical and administrative server applications, hosting third-party services, and supporting end-user devices, analysers, and medical IoT devices across Wales.
- Employer: Public Health Wales
- Job Title: Senior Digital Project Manager
- Location: United Kingdom
- Salary: £48,527 to £55,532 per annum
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Job Type: Full-time
- Working Pattern: Full-time
- Band: Band 7
- Closing Date: 18 August 2025
Main Duties
Responsible for the overall progress of competing, complex IT projects and resources
Initiate corrective action as needed to ensure progress
Define clear scope and objectives for programmes and manage interdependencies
Attend stakeholder meetings to communicate upcoming service changes
Collaborate with senior managers and teams to identify service improvement opportunities
Apply project and programme management methodologies
About Public Health Wales
Public Health Wales is the national public health agency for Wales. Its purpose is to work together for a healthier Wales and to help everyone live longer, healthier, and happier lives.
Together with partners, Public Health Wales focuses on increasing healthy life expectancy, improving well-being, and reducing inequalities. The organisation leads public health expertise, prevention, disease protection, and specialist services in Wales.
Public Health Wales embraces the values of trust, respect, and collaboration, and is committed to building an inclusive workplace. Flexible working arrangements, part-time roles, and job sharing are supported.
For more information about working at Public Health Wales and employee benefits, visit:
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential:
Postgraduate Diploma level education in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development
Project/Programme Management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP) or equivalent experience
Desirable:
Master’s level qualification
Experience
Essential:
Experience managing successful projects
Partnership working in the public sector
Stakeholder collaboration with external bodies
Desirable:
Experience as a formal project manager
NHS experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential:
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
People management skills
Proven complex problem-solving within project management
Competent in desktop applications
Desirable:
Advanced IT skills in applications such as Excel, Power BI
Other Requirements
Essential:
Ability to travel regularly across Wales and potentially further
Desirable:
Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required to check for previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship:
Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.
As of 6 April 2017, applicants for UK entry clearance under the Skilled Worker route must provide a criminal record certificate from each country in which they have resided for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. This also applies to adult dependants (aged 18+). Further guidance is available via the UK Government website on criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Language Requirements
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
How to Apply
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