Senior IT Service Manager

Senior IT Service Manager CAPTION: Job details Posting date: 01 December 2025 Salary: £44,447 to £46,547 per year Hours: Full time Closing date: 15 December 2025 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 5ES Company: DWP Digital Job type: Permanent Job reference: 439266_1764602616 Summary DWP. Digital with Purpose. Join DWP Digital as an IT Service Manager and play a key role in delivering effective technical services in a fast‑paced, evolving environment. We’re using fresh ideas and leading‑edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK’s largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? As an IT Service Manager at DWP Digital you will play a key role in delivering effective technical services in a fast‑paced, evolving environment. You’ll support the development and operation of Digital Channels Services that help some of our most vulnerable customers. You’ll manage end‑to‑end service performance, collaborate with technical teams and suppliers, and ensure products meet agreed targets. This includes overseeing major customer‑facing services such as one of Europe’s largest contact centres, video solutions for assessments, and validation tooling. We’re looking for someone with strong service management expertise, stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to drive continual improvement. You’ll ensure changes are managed under robust governance, maintain service management collateral such as dashboards and risk registers, and manage large‑scale IT services using frameworks such as ITIL. If you’re passionate about delivering quality services and improving user experience, this is your opportunity to make a real impact. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Manchester or Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model – you’ll spend some time working at home (40 %) and some time collaborating face‑to‑face in a hub (60 %). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £46,547. Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97 %, worth over £12,876 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work‑life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’ Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities And we have an award‑winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. #J-18808-Ljbffr