Technical Project Manager - 12 Month FTC (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds & London)

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager based on a 12-month fixed-term contract to lead key technical projects in a collaborative and supportive environment. You will take end-to-end ownership of technical areas, deliver high-quality outcomes while working closely with diverse teams and partners.  

The role includes creating clear project plans, managing milestones, resources, and budgets, and partnering with senior leaders to ensure strong governance and transparent reporting. 

Everyday responsibilities include:  

• Create and maintain clear, achievable project plans with agreed milestones, dependencies, and key technical stages such as testing, deployment, and external security testing, aligned to the wider programme.
• Establish effective ways of working across the project, encouraging open communication, clarity of roles (including maintaining a RACI), and strong collaboration between teams. 
• Track delivery progress against agreed plans, proactively highlighting risks or changes, and working with others to resolve issues and keep delivery on track. 
• Manage risks and issues in line with PMO guidance, developing and supporting mitigation plans, and keeping senior project and programme leaders informed of progress. 
• Support strong governance and informed decision-making by reporting progress, preparing option appraisals, and ensuring compliance with relevant internal standards, regulations, and cybersecurity and data requirements. 
• Manage project budgets and suppliers, contribute to business cases, and actively participate in the Delivery Chapter to share best practice and support the wider delivery community. 

Skills and experience for success: 

• Proven experience in technical project management, including effective planning, risk and issue management, and knowing when to escalate to keep delivery on track. 
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work confidently across both technical and non-technical teams and create an environment of clarity and collaboration. 
• Experience managing stakeholders at different levels, building trusted relationships and supporting informed decision making. 
• Good commercial and financial awareness, with experience managing budgets, forecasts, and delivery within agreed constraints. 
• Ability to translate technical requirements and challenges into clear, accessible language for non-technical audiences, enabling shared understanding and progress. 

Desirable skills: 

• Comfortable working with a variety of technologies, including DevSecOps, in hybrid agile environments, with strong experience in either Kanban or Scrum and familiarity with the other. 
• Holds relevant Project Management certification and applies best practices confidently to deliver successful projects. 
• Experience delivering projects in healthcare or government settings, understanding the unique challenges and requirements of these environments. 
• Adaptable and collaborative, thriving in cross-functional teams and contributing to continuous improvement and effective ways of working. 

Whilst Project Management certifications are desirable, we are mostly interested in your experience.

Salary from: £70,000

Please note: This is a 12-Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC).
We have a blended working model, for this role you will be required on-site once per week in our Canary Wharf office.

Closing Date: Friday 27th February

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including: 

• Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
• Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
• Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), and a Give As You Earn scheme.
• Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
• Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.

Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace 

Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background. 

Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.  

Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity, respect and integrity of all parties. Our People policies outline our commitment to inclusivity. 

We aim to remove barriers in our recruitment processes and to be flexible with our interview processes. Should you require any adjustments that may help you to fully participate in the recruitment process, we encourage you to discuss this with us. 

Culture

We have four key behaviours that represent what we would like Genomics England to feel like and the culture we want to encourage, in order for us to achieve our mission. These behaviours help us all work well together, deliver on our outcomes, celebrate our successes and share feedback with each other. You can read about these and other aspects of our culture here Culture | Genomics England

Blended working model

Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility that hybrid working can bring. We expect most people to come into the office a minimum of 2 times each month. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that people will return to the office full time unless they want to, however, some of our roles require full time on site attendance e.g., lab teams, reception team. 

Our teams and squads have, and will continue to reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations are: Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds.

Onboarding background checks

As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.