Technical Project Manager (KW13091) – Bath, BA2 7AY

Overview

Technical Project Manager (KW13091) – Bath, BA2 7AY

About the Role:

The University of Bath’s digital vision extends beyond technology deployment towards empowering, enabling, and connecting our people to drive positive organisational, societal, and environmental change. We are seeking two dynamic Technical Project Managers to join our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) department. Each Project Manager will focus on a specific workstream within the Cloud Enabling and Agresso Re-platforming (CLEAR) programme, a high-impact initiative aimed at modernising the University’s finance system and establishing a foundation for future cloud-based solutions.

Why This Role is Exciting: This is a unique opportunity to lead high-profile, complex projects that will shape the future of the University of Bath. You’ll be at the forefront of a transformative initiative, working with cutting-edge technologies, managing diverse stakeholders, and driving meaningful change across the institution. If you thrive on challenge, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to make a lasting impact, these roles offer the perfect platform to do so.

Role Focus:

• Identity Management Workstream: You will oversee the implementation and integration of the Sailpoint Identity Management System. This involves collaborating with diverse teams, providing technical guidance, developing project plans, identifying risks, leading change management, and presenting progress to the Project Board.
• Integration Workstream: You will manage the implementation and integration of the Mulesoft Integration Platform. This includes working with various teams to ensure seamless data exchange, providing technical oversight, developing project plans, managing stakeholder relationships, and reporting on progress to the Project Board.
• Cloud Centre of Excellence: As part of the CLEAR programme, you will contribute to the development of an efficient cloud operating model within DDaT, with the required resources and skills to support cloud-hosted systems and sustainable organisational capabilities to assist future cloud migrations.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience managing complex IT infrastructure projects within a large organisation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Confidence in managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience with identity management or data integration systems is desirable, although training can be provided.

Our team consists of over 150 professionals dedicated to building the University’s digital foundations. This role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis, and hybrid working is available.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• 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, LinkedIn 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 Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 16 Oct 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535