Digital and Infrastructure Manager - C1

This opportunity is only open to applicants who are currently 'Priority Movers.' Applications from individuals not currently on the Priority Mover list will be rejected and not considered.

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Digital & Infrastructure Manager to lead the development of the digital foundations for More Homes Scotland. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in establishing a new Executive Agency, shaping its digital strategy, infrastructure and technology services from the ground up. Working closely with senior leaders and digital specialists across Scottish Government, you will lead a critical workstream that ensures the agency is digitally enabled, operationally ready and equipped to deliver its objectives from day one.

More Homes Scotland is being established as a new Executive Agency of the Scottish Government in response to the scale and urgency of Scotland's housing challenges and the need for a stronger, more delivery focused approach to housing supply.

The creation of More Homes Scotland reflects a commitment to address these challenges by simplifying how housing delivery is supported, strengthening operational focus, and enabling greater scale and speed of delivery across all tenures.

To support the move from programme design to implementation, a dedicated, time-limited Transition team has been established. The Transition Team's primary goal is to design, coordinate and oversee the establishment of More Homes Scotland, ensuring the agency is set up in a coherent, well-governed, and deliverable way.

The team will:

• Develop the agency's Target Operating Model, clarifying its core functions, roles, and ways of working.
• Coordinate governance, assurance, finance and resourcing actively to ensure readiness for implementation.
• Support informed Ministerial decision making and alignment with wider public service reform objectives.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Scottish Government and with stakeholders to draw on delivery expertise and share the agency's design.

The Transition Team will play a critical role in ensuring More Homes Scotland is positioned to move confidently into its next phase, with clear purpose, strong foundations and a shared understanding of how it will operate and add value.

The Digital & Infrastructure Manager is the senior lead responsible for the Digital & Infrastructure workstream within the More Homes Scotland Transition Programme. The postholder will lead the design, development, and implementation of the digital, technology, and infrastructure arrangements required to establish More Homes Scotland as a new Executive Agency, ensuring it is digitally enabled, operationally read, and equipped to deliver its objectives from launch.

Working across the Transition Team and in partnership with Scottish Government Digital, Data, and Technology services and other key stakeholders, the post holder will provide strategic leadership on digital services, service design, and technology delivery. They will oversee the development of the agency's digital operating model, lead significant digital implementation activity, manage allocated resources and budgets, and ensure digital workstreams are effectively integrated into wider organisational design and delivery.

The post holder exercises significant autonomy and influence, providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior leaders on digital investment, technology solutions, service readiness, and implementation priorities, and is accountable for ensuring digital and infrastructure arrangements support the successful transition from programme design to operational delivery.