Technical Project Manager

🌟 Join Our Digital Transformation Journey at Derbyshire County Council 🌟

Are you an organised and forward-thinking professional with a passion for delivering technical projects? Do you thrive on managing complex initiatives and ensuring successful outcomes? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

At Derbyshire County Council, we’re on an ambitious journey to transform how we deliver services to our communities. As a Technical Project Manager in our Digital Services team, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of public service delivery—leading projects that deliver innovative, reliable, and secure digital solutions.

💼 About the Role

You’ll manage small to medium-scale technical projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard. Working closely with technical teams and stakeholders, you’ll oversee planning, risk management, and delivery, while ensuring alignment with organisational goals and compliance standards.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, thrives on challenge, and wants to make a real impact. You’ll be part of a friendly, forward-thinking team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Please note, this is a hybrid role and there is an expectation to work from County Council offices in Matlock as required to support collaboration and delivery.

🧠 What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading technical projects from initiation to completion, ensuring successful delivery.
• Managing project plans, budgets, risks, and resources effectively.
• Coordinating with technical specialists to ensure solutions meet business and security requirements.
• Engaging stakeholders across the organisation to maintain clear communication and alignment.
• Driving continuous improvement and promoting best practice in project delivery.

🤝 Who You’ll Work With

• You’ll work with the Technical Project Management team and work closely with the wider Digital Services team.
• You’ll collaborate with developers, infrastructure teams, business analysts, and external suppliers.
• You’ll also liaise with departmental managers and other stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.

🧩 What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in managing technical projects, ideally within a digital or public sector environment.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with technical concepts and ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a passion for digital transformation.
• Confidence in managing competing priorities and delivering results under pressure.

📈 Help Shape the Future

This is more than just a job—it’s a chance to be part of something bigger. If you’re ready to bring your skills to a team that’s passionate about digital transformation and public service, apply now and help us build a better Derbyshire.

Provisional Interview Date: 9 February 2026

Due to this post having administrative privileges within the Council’s IT systems, and in order to comply with the Public Services Network requirements, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic criminal record check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be to subject service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.

Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.