Technical Project Manager Job at Whitehall Resources Ltd (Sheffield)

Job Description

The Technical Project Manager is responsible for establishing and embedding an Engineering Practice across multiple technology platforms, driving organisational change, capability uplift, and consistency of engineering standards. The role sits at the intersection of technology, operating model design, and change execution. It requires strong software engineering literacy to work credibly with engineers and architects, combined with proven experience leading organisation‑wide change initiatives within complex, matrixed environments. The primary focus is not hands‑on delivery of a single system, but the set‑up, maturation, and adoption of an Engineering Practice, including governance, standards, ways of working, tooling alignment, and talent capability.

Job Responsibility

Engineering Practice Set‑Up & Evolution: Lead the establishment of an Engineering Practice across multiple platforms (e.g. application, cloud, data, integration), defining scope, purpose, and success measures
Partner with CTO leadership, Engineering Leads, and Architects to design and embed practice structures, including forums, communities of practice, and decision‑making models
Define and coordinate the rollout of engineering standards, patterns, and best practices, ensuring alignment to enterprise architecture and platform strategies
Drive consistency in software engineering ways of working, balancing standardisation with platform‑specific needs
Organisational Change & Adoption: Develop and execute a change and adoption strategy to embed the Engineering Practice into day‑to‑day delivery and platform teams
Assess current state maturity and identify capability gaps across engineering disciplines
Plan and manage change interventions including communications, engagement, training, and leadership alignment
Track adoption metrics and outcomes to ensure measurable improvement in engineering effectiveness, quality, and resilience
Technical Credibility & Stakeholder Management: Act as a credible partner to senior engineers and architects, able to understand software engineering concepts, platform constraints, and delivery implications
Translate high‑level engineering strategy into practical, actionable change initiatives
Drive alignment across Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Service Management, HR/L&D, and commercial partners
Manage complex senior stakeholder relationships across a global, federated technology organisation
Governance, Planning & Reporting: Maintain structured delivery artefacts for the practice set‑up, including roadmaps, dependency logs, risks, and benefits tracking
Navigate enterprise governance, ensuring the Engineering Practice aligns to controls, policies, and approval frameworks
Provide clear, outcome‑focused reporting to CTO leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and change adoption challenges
Vendor & Partner Coordination: Coordinate third‑party and vendor contributions to the Engineering Practice (e.g. tooling, specialist capability, training partners)
Ensure all vendor activity aligns with standards, controls, and long‑term capability goals

Requirements

Proven experience leading large‑scale organisational change initiatives within technology or engineering organisations
Strong understanding of software engineering concepts, platforms, and modern delivery practices (e.g. DevOps, CI/CD, cloud‑native development) sufficient to work credibly with senior engineers
Experience establishing or maturing technology practices, operating models, or centres of excellence
Excellent senior stakeholder management and influencing skills within complex, matrixed enterprises
Strong delivery discipline, with experience managing dependencies, risks, and multiple workstreams

Nice to have

Experience in regulated or financial services environments
Exposure to engineering capability assessments, maturity models, or transformation roadmaps
Experience working across multiple technology platforms rather than a single product or system
Familiarity with agile at scale, DevOps transformation, or enterprise technology simplification programmes

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