Lead. Innovate. Make a difference to Warwickshire.
Warwickshire County Council has an exciting opportunity for a forward‑thinking Application Build Manager to join our Digital & ICT leadership team. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our organisation ideal for a strategic, people‑centred ICT leader who’s passionate about delivering exceptional digital services that make a real difference to communities across Warwickshire.
As part of the senior leadership team, you’ll work closely with the Head of ICT Services, Service Managers and partners across the council to shape, modernise, and enhance our application portfolio. You’ll lead the support, development, integration, maintenance and implementation of a broad range of business‑critical applications ensuring they are efficient, secure, and designed around user needs.
What you will be leading on
1. Managing multiple ICT teams to deliver high‑quality application services aligned to our digital strategy.
2. Building strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and business owners to ensure services run at optimum performance.
3. Driving best practice approaches championing service improvement, innovation, ITIL methodologies, and excellent customer service.
4. Leading and motivating a team of around 32 colleagues, fostering a high‑performance, inclusive culture.
5. Responsible for a budget of approximately £10m and contributing to wider service strategy and planning.
About you
We’re looking for an experienced ICT leader who can combine operational expertise with inspiring people leadership. You’ll bring:
6. Significant experience managing ICT functions and multi‑disciplinary teams.
7. Strong knowledge of enterprise applications, system integration and service delivery.
8. Strategic thinking able to set and measure delivery against clear, future‑focused ICT roadmaps.
9. Experience managing budgets and performance.
10. ITIL experience (advantageous) and previous local government ICT delivery (highly desirable).
Why join Warwickshire County Council?
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make.
At Warwickshire County Council, our people are central to everything we do. We’re building a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, safe and able to bring their full selves to work. Joining us means becoming part of a team doing meaningful work that shapes positive futures for our communities.
Our benefits include:
11. Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution typically around 19%.
12. Agile and flexible working, supporting work–life balance.
13. Generous annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
14. Access to Vivup discounts & wellbeing platform.
15. A commitment to learning, development and career progression.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis, please ensure you have permission from your line manager.
Please be aware shortlisting and interviews are taking placing during the advertising period.
Closing date: 3rd March 2026
Interview date: w/c 17th March 2026
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more