TECHNICAL PROJECT OFFICER | 8296 | FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 31 JULY 2026 | 37 HOURS PER WEEK | £38,626 TO £40,476 PER ANNUM (SCALE J) | NORWICH / HYBRID

To cover the maternity leave of the current post holder, we are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and flexible individual to help us continue to deliver a range of infrastructure projects.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small team of project resources focused on the delivery of Infrastructure projects within the wider Digital Services Technical Programme & Transition Team.
The successful candidate will aid the Technical Project Lead to deliver the ‘Future Server Programme’, by supporting several large and important server migration and decommissioning projects. The current focus for the programme is planning the migration from and decommission of legacy SQL and Windows server platforms.
The role will involve engaging with Norfolk County Council (NCC) departments and Digital Services technical teams to plan and support the migration of NCC services to more modern platforms or cloud hosted infrastructure.
There may also be opportunities to lead on the management of smaller infrastructure projects.

Key skills, experience, and behaviours we are looking for include:

• Motivated to work independently and as part of a busy team
• The ability to develop effective working relationships with a range of customers from different services and Digital Services teams.
• Clear, concise, and effective communication style
• Experience of producing and maintaining project related documentation
• Well organised, motivated, proactive approach and takes responsibility for project deliverables
• Professional and business-like
• Experience of delivering within an ICT project environment, ideally including ICT infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows and SQL Server platforms would be beneficial but not essential

We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity required for hybrid working and to work collaboratively at NCC offices on occasions where a face-to-face approach adds value.
If you feel that you have what we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Nick Killington, Technical Project Manager on 01603 495768.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

• We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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