Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Project Manager (Heritage Data).

You will be based at a local National office and also work from home.

Salary is dependent on location

National £30,155 - £35,000

GL+ £33,356 - £36,500

Inner London £35,000 - £38,500

What you will be doing:

The Project Manager (Heritage Data) will be required to undertake the project management of various projects from the Heritage Data programme. The most significant project of these, has been defined as Arches for HERs due for a public launch later this year.

Arches for HERs has been developed by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in partnership with Historic England (HE) and the City of Lincoln. HE are investigating a range of heritage data projects, handled by various business teams from across the organisation, which necessitate new system(s) to be developed and delivered as per the preferred defined solution for some of our legacy systems for the organisation.

The key purpose of this post is to provide strong project management for the Arches for HERs project, and to undertake other heritage data project activities when required. The jobholder will be required to liaise closely with our Information Management & Technology (IMT) & Digital Engagement departments, London & South East Regional team, Information Analysis team and other areas of the business.

We need you to join us and build effective business relationships which will maintain our strong relationships with the GCI and their chosen software developers in the USA at a senior level.

You will take a lead in applying comprehensive Project Management Office (PMO) principles and proven project and business change methodologies and to assist identified business change and project initiatives. Such methodologies will include: “PRINCE2 Agile” and “SCRUM”.

You will undertake Project Management activities for heritage data projects for the Digital Strategy. Lead project design; establish a governance structure collaborating with project team, stakeholders and Senior Responsible Owner (SRO); translate the overall vision of the project into delivery; manage the delivery and eventual closedown and/or renewal of the project/into future developments and/or phases; and be accountable for ensuring progress towards project objectives and Digital Strategy goals.

Be responsible for developing and implementing clear and collaborative project plans, monitoring and controlling scope, schedule, finance, risks, issues and resources.

Develop and maintain a high performing team relationship across all areas of the Business Systems team to assist the success of the Digital Strategy.

Keep ‘up to date’ with technologies and innovations in the sector and consider their potential use in assisting Historic England business objectives, assisting this activity wherever possible.

Occasional travel will be required to Swindon or London, as projects require.

What we are looking for

• Experience in managing business change

• Proven experience/ knowledge of applying Agile (or related) methodologies in some capacity

• Strong relationship building skills

• Excellent organisational and time management skills and be able to prioritise and deliver to deadlines

• Displays strong active listening skills and effective Communicator at all levels

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 26% contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at ResourcingTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have an queries.

Provisional virtual interview dates: week commencing 28th August 2023

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

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