Technology Project Lead

Technology Project Lead

Who we are: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation, professionalism and community. 
During the course of a glittering history spanning three centuries, the Club has been shaped and guided by its aspirational motto Nil Satis Nisi Optimum - nothing but the best is good enough. 
One of only three clubs to have been a founder member of both the Football League and Premier League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club.       
While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium opening in summer 2025. 
In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our Men’s, Women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and continue to compete at the highest level of the game.       
About the opportunity: At Everton Football Club, we are currently embarking on one of the most significant and exciting chapters in our history. 
As we prepare for the imminent move from Goodison Park, our home of 133 years, to a world-class new stadium on the banks of the iconic River Mersey, we are searching for a experienced project professional to join our innovative and forward-thinking Technology department.

As a Technology Project Lead, you will support the Senior Technology Project Manager in monitoring the Club’s portfolio of technology projects, including New Stadium technology implementation projects. 

Other core responsibilities you will cover as part of this role include:  

• Arranging and taking actions for project working groups / project team meetings
• Developing and maintaining detailed project plans to ensure project work and responsibilities are completed within agreed cost and timescales
• Leading project meetings on the agreed agenda to gather relevant updates relating to actions and provide project updates where necessary  
• Working collaboratively with Project Leads to monitor project progress against approved budgets and timescales, providing support where required to address issues, risks and blockages to successful delivery.
• Maintaining accurate performance and delivery data on all live projects to enable progress to be effectively monitored
• Compiling high quality management information to provide management with a clear view of the current status of the technology project portfolio
• Supporting the Senior Technology Project Manager in managing the evaluation and processing of technology change requests.

Who we are looking for: Essentially, we are looking for an individual who has previous experience and knowledge of project management, preferably with a technology focus and has led and managed a wide range of technology projects.

If you are IT (Information Technology) minded and forward thinking, enjoy working as part of a team and have a proactive ‘can-do’ approach to your work then we at Everton Football Club would love to hear from you!  

This position is on an 18 months fixed-term contract and will be contracted to 35 hours per week.  

This role is office based at a minimum of 3 days a week, with the opportunity to work flexibly with our Hybrid working approach on the successful completion of the probationary period when possible.

As this role is to support the Club’s portfolio, there will be a requirement to work from other Club sites when requested but predominantly the location for this role is within our Club’s iconic headquarters in the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool.

The closing date of this advert is on Friday 21st March 2025.  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a substation amount of applications.  

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices         

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.         

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role may require a Basic or Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here             

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.          

Equity & Inclusion    

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email - [email protected]    

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.