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Job Title: Interim Technical Project Manager, Infrastructure, Operations and Relocation
Location: London
Job Type: 12 month contract, with potential for extension with hybrid working (3 days in the office required)
Closing date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Agencies: We will only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.
Are you passionate about making life science life changing and delivering impact for patients? We want to hear from you.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in one of LifeArc's most significant workplace transformation programmes. As Technical Project Manager, you'll lead the delivery of the technology workstream for our Judd Street programme, helping to create a modern, connected and collaborative environment for colleagues.
Working across Technology, Strategic Planning & Performance, suppliers and business stakeholders, you'll bring people together to ensure technology solutions are successfully planned, delivered and transitioned into service. From workplace technology and infrastructure through to migration, testing and operational readiness, you'll help ensure everything is in place for a smooth and successful move into the new environment.
You'll be the central point of coordination between technology teams, construction partners, programme stakeholders and external suppliers, managing risks, dependencies and delivery plans while keeping everyone aligned and informed. Building strong relationships and fostering collaboration will be key to your success in this role.
We're looking for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex programmes, is comfortable navigating multiple priorities, and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You'll work closely with technical specialists and business teams to ensure solutions are practical, secure, thoroughly tested and ready to support colleagues from day one.
This role offers the opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact, shaping how technology enables our people to work, collaborate and thrive in a new workplace environment.
About You
Key responsibilities include:
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for integrated planning, coordination, governance, dependency management and delivery assurance. Technical design approval remains with the relevant Technology team architects, subject-matter experts and platform leads
Project Management and Delivery
LifeArc is a not-for-profit life science organisation, leading the way for change in rare diseases in the UK and supporting promising initiatives in global health. We seek out research in areas of unmet need that has great potential, providing support to help it become breakthroughs that change lives.
What We Can Offer You
Focused on finding life changing solutions for underserved patients, our people thrive in an inclusive, and supportive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary approach guarantees our people growth opportunities, while our culture of innovation and collaboration drives the impact we make delivering on our purpose of ‘putting patients at the centre of everything we do’.
LifeArc is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term health condition who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Please note that in certain situations, such as high volumes of applications, it may not be practical to interview all eligible candidates. In these cases, we may need to select those who best meet the essential criteria. (At LifeArc, the Disability Confident Scheme’s ‘minimum criteria’ is referred to as ‘essential criteria’).
Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just right for this or other roles.
We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.
Location: London
Job Type: 12 month contract, with potential for extension with hybrid working (3 days in the office required)
Closing date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Agencies: We will only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.
Are you passionate about making life science life changing and delivering impact for patients? We want to hear from you.
About The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in one of LifeArc's most significant workplace transformation programmes. As Technical Project Manager, you'll lead the delivery of the technology workstream for our Judd Street programme, helping to create a modern, connected and collaborative environment for colleagues.
Working across Technology, Strategic Planning & Performance, suppliers and business stakeholders, you'll bring people together to ensure technology solutions are successfully planned, delivered and transitioned into service. From workplace technology and infrastructure through to migration, testing and operational readiness, you'll help ensure everything is in place for a smooth and successful move into the new environment.
You'll be the central point of coordination between technology teams, construction partners, programme stakeholders and external suppliers, managing risks, dependencies and delivery plans while keeping everyone aligned and informed. Building strong relationships and fostering collaboration will be key to your success in this role.
We're looking for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex programmes, is comfortable navigating multiple priorities, and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You'll work closely with technical specialists and business teams to ensure solutions are practical, secure, thoroughly tested and ready to support colleagues from day one.
This role offers the opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact, shaping how technology enables our people to work, collaborate and thrive in a new workplace environment.
About You
Key responsibilities include:
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for integrated planning, coordination, governance, dependency management and delivery assurance. Technical design approval remains with the relevant Technology team architects, subject-matter experts and platform leads
Project Management and Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of the technical workstream within the wider Judd Street programme.
- Develop and manage project plans, risks, dependencies, resources and delivery milestones across multiple workstreams.
- Act as the key liaison between technology teams, business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners.
- Coordinate workplace technology requirements and ensure alignment with programme, construction and operational objectives.
- Manage scope, change control and delivery risks, ensuring successful implementation and operational readiness.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and support governance, reporting and decision-making activities.
- Oversee testing and validation activities to ensure a seamless employee experience in the new workplace environment.
- Facilitate the definition, validation and management of technical and infrastructure requirements.
- Coordinate design reviews and approvals with technical specialists, ensuring decisions and requirements are clearly documented.
- Ensure security, data protection, resilience, accessibility and business continuity requirements are embedded within technology solutions.
- Lead the planning and coordination of technology migration, cutover and relocation activities.
- Serve as the primary technology interface for the Judd Street programme and its delivery partners.
- Manage dependencies between construction activities and technology installation, testing and commissioning.
- Coordinate the contribution of internal teams, suppliers and implementation partners to ensure integrated delivery.
- Develop and coordinate technical transition, operational readiness and service handover plans.
- Ensure support teams have the knowledge, tools and documentation required to maintain services effectively.
- Lead go-live, migration and early-life support activities, minimising disruption to users and business operations.
- Coordinate technology decommissioning and site-exit activities, ensuring risks are managed and services remain unaffected.
- Infrastructure and built-environment delivery: Demonstrable experience leading the technology workstream for at least one significant office move, workplace relocation, site consolidation or new-building occupation, from requirements and design through installation, migration, go-live and early-life support.
- Practical understanding of move sequencing, site readiness, employee migration, technology cutover, asset deployment, floor readiness, business communications, move-day support and post-occupation stabilisation
- Technical Delivery: Experience coordinating a range of technical infrastructure services, potentially including networks, structured cabling, connectivity, Wi-Fi, end-user technology, audio-visual systems, physical security technology, cloud or on-premises platforms, applications and integrations.
- Testing, commissioning and handover: Experience planning and coordinating technical testing, commissioning, defect management, acceptance, cutover, service transition and operational readiness.
- Project & Delivery Management: Expertise in planning, monitoring, and controlling delivery across scope, risks, dependencies, and timelines. With a strong grounding in both Agile and traditional project management techniques and familiarity with hybrid delivery environments.
- Stakeholder & Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with technical specialists, construction and facilities professionals, suppliers, senior stakeholders and end users, translating complex dependencies into clear decisions and actions.
- Essential:
- Proven delivery experience as a project manager on a significant infrastructure, workplace, relocation, refurbishment or construction-enabled technology project.
- Experience managing both physical technology infrastructure and non-construction technical deliverables.
- Experience facilitating multidisciplinary teams that include technology, property, facilities, construction, engineering, security and operational stakeholders.
- Strong command of project controls, including planning, RAID, dependencies, budget, change control, governance and reporting.
- Experience managing technical requirements from definition through design, installation, testing, acceptance and handover.
- Experience delivering technology into a regulated, scientific, healthcare, laboratory or research environment.
- Experience of structured cabling, enterprise networking, audio visual technology, physical security systems or smart-building integrations.
- Awareness of construction project terminology, design stages, site controls and relevant health and safety responsibilities.
- Professional certification in project or programme management (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, PMP)
- Relevant Agile or iterative delivery certification is desirable but not essential.
- A qualification or demonstrable professional development in infrastructure, construction, engineering, technology service management or facilities delivery would be advantageous.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to understand the interaction between buildings, technology, processes, suppliers and operational services.
- Problem Solving: Skilled at identifying root causes of underperformance and implementing effective solutions.
- Influencing and Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Collaboration: Adept at working across functions and building consensus in complex environments.
- Adaptability: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and change, with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
- Adaptive Delivery: Applies predictive, iterative and hybrid approach pragmatically, aligning technology delivery methods with infrastructure milestones, supplier commitments and operational needs.
- Technical Judgement: Sufficient technical understanding to challenge assumptions, identify gaps and facilitate informed decisions without replacing the relevant technical authority.
- Results Orientation: Focused on delivering measurable outcomes and driving value through operational efficiency
LifeArc is a not-for-profit life science organisation, leading the way for change in rare diseases in the UK and supporting promising initiatives in global health. We seek out research in areas of unmet need that has great potential, providing support to help it become breakthroughs that change lives.
What We Can Offer You
Focused on finding life changing solutions for underserved patients, our people thrive in an inclusive, and supportive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary approach guarantees our people growth opportunities, while our culture of innovation and collaboration drives the impact we make delivering on our purpose of ‘putting patients at the centre of everything we do’.
LifeArc is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term health condition who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Please note that in certain situations, such as high volumes of applications, it may not be practical to interview all eligible candidates. In these cases, we may need to select those who best meet the essential criteria. (At LifeArc, the Disability Confident Scheme’s ‘minimum criteria’ is referred to as ‘essential criteria’).
Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just right for this or other roles.
We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.
