Technical Project Manager

Job summary

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.

As we enter a bold new chapter under our five-year Corporate Plan, we are increasing our workforce and transforming how we plan and deliver core services. This post plays a central role in that journey.

Job description

About the role

As our Technical Project Manager, you will lead complex technical and system implementation projects end-to-end across both the Corporate Plan and Electoral Reform portfolios. You will ensure that projects are well governed, well structured, technically sound, and deliver measurable value to the organisation.

This is a hands-on project leadership role requiring strong technical fluency, excellent governance discipline, and the ability to work with systems accountants, systems architects, data engineers, Finance teams, PMO managers, suppliers and senior stakeholders. You’ll bring your professional expertise to shape delivery approaches, assure quality, and embed continuous improvement across our PMO and wider project community.

Day to day, you will:

• Deliver complex technical/system implementation projects from initiation through to closure, ensuring scope, schedule, budget and benefits are achieved.
• Define and operate governance frameworks, including change control, risk management and quality assurance.
• Produce and maintain project schedules, RAID logs, highlight reports, and other core delivery artefacts.
• Work closely with technical colleagues (architecture, security, data) to ensure robust design, integrations and performance considerations.
• Collaborate with Finance teams to ensure accurate budget identification, tracking and reporting.
• Ensure benefits are identified, monitored and realised through transition to BAU.
• Lead multidisciplinary internal and supplier teams, setting clear expectations and holding contributors accountable.
• Shape and improve delivery methods, tools and templates across the PMO.
• Mentor colleagues and uplift project management capability across the organisation.

About the team

You will be part of the Commission’s PMO, a highly collaborative, professional team that supports the successful delivery of both the Corporate Plan and Electoral Reform portfolios. The team values knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and high-quality project governance. You will work closely with PMO managers, portfolio leads and SROs, contributing to a culture where good practice is championed, and delivery excellence is core to how we work.

Person specification

Who we’re looking for

This role would suit a technically fluent project manager who brings confidence, structure and leadership to complex delivery environments. You will have end-to-end experience delivering technical or system implementation projects and will be comfortable engaging with both technical and nontechnical colleagues.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Can confidently lead technical delivery, managing risk, governance, scope and dependencies with clarity.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and accessible way.
• Influence and engage senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge where needed.
• Manage budgets and contracts, ensuring value for money.
• Bring sound judgement, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to work under pressure.
• Have a recognised project management qualification (e.g., APM PMQ/PPQ, PRINCE2).
• Have the ability to shape improved delivery methods and support capability building across the organisation.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £52,420, The Electoral Commission contributes £15,186 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Why work for us?

This role offers substantial exposure to high-profile digital, technical and system modernisation work that directly supports the integrity of the UK’s democratic process. You’ll gain experience influencing strategic delivery, engaging senior leaders, and contributing to the evolution of the Commission’s project management maturity

We offer a strong total reward package, including:

• • Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum)
  • 28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Civil Service pension scheme (28.97% employer contribution)
  • Study support for professional qualifications
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Ride2Work, eye care vouchers and more

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

Do not include:

• Your name, address, phone number, email or other contact details
• Your date of birth or age
• Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers
• A photo of yourself
• Remove educational dates as these are a clear indication of your age
• There is no requirement to include your primary education details.

Do include:

• Your employment history including employers and dates of employment
• Explanation for gaps in your history
• Your duties, responsibilities and achievements

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

Supporting disabled applicants

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.

If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.

Key dates

• Application deadline: Sunday 15th February (23:59)
• Interviews (1st stage): Week commencing 23th February
• Interviews (2nd stage): Week commencing TBC

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Talent Acquisition Team
• Email : recruitment@electoralcommission.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@electoralcommission.org.uk

Further information

Raising a Concern About the Recruitment Process

At the Electoral Commission, we are committed to delivering fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment. Our recruitment practices are guided by Civil Service values and comply with the Equality Act 2010 and other relevant legislation.

If you have concerns about the way a recruitment process has been conducted, we encourage you to raise them with us.

How to Make a Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our recruitment process, you can contact us directly by email:

recruitment@electoralcommission.org.uk

Please include the following information:

The job title or reference number

A clear explanation of your concern

Any relevant supporting information

Your preferred contact details

We aim to respond to all complaints within two working days.

Our Commitment

All complaints are treated seriously and in confidence. They are handled in line with our Recruitment Policy and the relevant provisions of the Equality Act 2010, Employment Rights Act 1996, and the Data Protection Act 2018.

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