Details
* Location: York, North Yorkshire
* Category: IT
* Salary: Up to £48,960 per annum + 12 month fixed term
* Contract type: Contract Temporary
* Hours: Full time
* Telephone: 01904 685795
Are you experienced in delivering ICT projects successfully? Are you solutions‑focused with an ability to build solid working relationships?
About us
Home to iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering brilliance, the National Railway Museum celebrates the past, present and future of innovation on the railways. Dedicated to igniting our visitors' curiosity about the people, places and engineering marvels behind the railways, we put our passion for amazing stories into everything we do.
We’ve got big plans for the future – find out more about our transformation.
About the role
The role will be responsible for the delivery of strategic ICT projects in line with best practice methodology. Working alongside stakeholders you will agree the requirements and scope of specific projects and lead the delivery of these projects from initiation through to transition to business as usual.
The role requires an individual with the ability to maintain momentum to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and on budget, ensuring any variations are managed through robust governance structures.
Working alongside the wider ICT PMO, the role will require managing a range of stakeholders across the ICT team and the wider organisation through regular formal and informal communication. You will use your experience to manage your project team in a hybrid working environment to ensure productivity is maintained and key targets met.
This role is a 12‑month fixed‑term contract, advertised for 35 hours per week, working Monday to Friday, and you will be based at the National Railway Museum in York. You will be required to work on site minimum two days per week.
About you
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Project Manager who can transition smoothly into the role and start adding value early on. While a background in ICT project delivery is desirable, we welcome applications from candidates with a solid track record of successfully delivering complex projects across other sectors, provided they can demonstrate the ability to work effectively in an ICT environment.
Candidates should hold a practitioner‑level qualification in Agile and/or PRINCE2, or be able to evidence equivalent experience applying best practice frameworks in programme and project delivery.
We are looking for someone who is highly self‑motivated and takes initiative – someone who is comfortable making considered, data‑driven decisions at pace, using the information available to them, and who thrives when working on their own initiative.
Effective stakeholder management and communication skills are essential, as the role involves working closely with Masterplan teams and engaging with stakeholders at all levels, requiring the ability to build relationships quickly, influence effectively, and support organisational decisions.
Experience of managing budgets with a focus on cost efficiency, leading and inspiring project teams, and replanning projects to maintain momentum against hard deadlines will all be key to success in this role.
Above all, we are looking for a values‑driven individual with a genuine commitment to fostering an open and inclusive working environment.
What we offer
* Meaningful work – you will support our mission to inspire futures.
* Career growth – enhanced support for personal and professional development.
* Work/life balance – 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with flexible policies.
* Health & Dental Insurance – from day one.
* Employee assistance programme, access to the Unmind app, and other wellbeing support.
* Colleague networks – informal forums for discussion, best practice, and community building.
* Enhanced contributory pension.
* Interest‑free loans for life events or home improvements.
* Great discounts – free entry to exhibitions, shop and café discounts, and access to museums in the NMDC network.
Our values
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group’s five core values and sets out our aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise.
By having greater diversity, we believe we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to inspire futures.
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