Web Project Manager

Royal Academy of Engineering

Length of contract
18 months

About the Organisation

Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together, we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from a wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. We aim to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

About the role

We are looking for a new member of the digital communications team to play a key role in our digital transformation programme. This programme is an exciting foundational piece of work enabling us to achieve our strategic objectives. As we create and lead a community of outstanding experts and innovators to engineer better lives, our website is a key external communications channel essential to more than communicating our impact. It plays a key role in enabling us to reach new and existing audiences, strengthen our communities and their impact, and broaden perceptions of engineers and engineering.

In this post, you will be instrumental in ensuring the successful delivery of the next phase of the Academy website redevelopment. Your expertise in website management, plus your project management skills, will see you liaising between internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring project plans are agreed and kept on track, and escalating risks as needed.

As a website manager with a user-first approach, your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the Academy website develops to prioritise users and offer seamless journeys through the site and our integrations. You'll feed into work on audience mapping and a site restructure, again bringing your top-notch web skills and experience to this project.

As we build up a backlog, you'll liaise with colleagues and developers on sprints for new functionality, shaping what's needed based on data and insights. Your approach will be data-led, and you'll draw on user testing and feedback as well as GA4 and SEO tracking tools to inform decisions. A strong communicator, you'll liaise with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels to keep work on track. This is a brilliant role for a web manager with great project management skills to make their own.

Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Project manage the end-to-end procurement process for any web support for the Academy.
• Ongoing project management of website projects, including restructures and functionality development work
• Create, manage, and own detailed project plans for web projects, and set clear milestones to guide internal stakeholders through those projects.
• Act as a bridge between internal stakeholders and external agencies, coordinating tasks and facilitating communication to ensure alignment and a seamless working process.
• Identify web project risks and escalate accordingly.
• Manage a backlog of web development requirements and work with external and internal stakeholders to prioritise activities against a prioritisation framework.

Digital Content Management:

• Work with web colleagues and external suppliers to improve site architecture and functionality in line with strategic priorities and user requirements.
• Work with colleagues to ensure that content on Academy websites is accessible, accurate, up to date, and represents Academy values, the Academy strategy, and the breadth of Academy activities.
• Coordinate, develop, and edit relevant and engaging new and existing search-optimised content for the Academy
• Work with the Senior Web and Content Manager to support Academy teams in their development of website content, and deliver CMS, SEO, and accessibility training as appropriate and ensure guidance in these areas is up-to-date.

Maintaining and raising the Academy’s Profile Online:

• Coordinate with other members of the Digital Communications team to grow engagement and visibility across all Academy websites.
• Work with the senior web and content manager and wider Digital Communications team
• To raise the Academy’s profile online, including through search engine optimisation.
• Work with the Senior Web and Content Manager to provide ongoing metrics and insights to Academy teams and work with them to optimise the performance of their content.

Tracking and Evaluation:

• Work with the Senior Web and Content Manager to use GA4 and SEO tracking tools, as well as feedback mechanisms, to continuously improve user journeys and engagement with the Academy
• Track and report on site metrics and suggest improvements.
• Use these insights to inform plans for future digital content development and future functional and structural improvements to the Academy July 2025 website.

General:

• Work collaboratively and supportively with the wider communications directorate to share knowledge and align all communications activity.
• Provide additional support across the full range of communications activities, as reasonably requested.
• Actively encourage and contribute to a culture that recognises and values equity, diversity and inclusion.

Risk Management:

• Identify, assess and manage, or escalate risks across Academy websites.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices.

Maintaining Core Compliance Standards:

• Ensure Academy processes adhere to relevant legislation and organisational policies, including GDPR.
• Maintain compliance in data handling, enrolment procedures, and reporting standards.
• Produce high-quality management information to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all web content meets WCAG 2.2 AA

Key Results:

• Successful procurement and onboarding of website support and development partners to work alongside the Academy.
• Successful establishment of relationships with web support agencies.
• Website projects are managed on schedule, and a development backlog is created and overseen.
• Academy site is refreshed to reflect Academy activities and strategic priorities in appropriate breadth and depth, and Academy values.
• Continuous improvement in the Academy site’s SEO performance.
• Continuous compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA, as assessed by external auditors.
• Academy can evaluate and demonstrate its progress in relation to the reach and impact of its websites and web content.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Experience & Qualifications:

• Project management experience within a web setting.
• Management and onboarding of external suppliers within a web setting.
• Experience of co-ordinating work across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Experience of working alongside agencies on web development projects.
• Evidenced experience of working in a web team in a web content management role.
• Experience of using GA4 to produce regular reports and analysis to inform content optimisation.
• Experience of training content editors to follow SEO best practice and adhere to WCAG 2.2.
• Experience of using Google Tag Manager and SEMrush or similar SEO tools. A record of writing, editing and producing engaging and accurate copy for a variety of audiences.

Knowledge:

• Comfortable in a scientific and technical environment.
• Knowledge of information architecture and user experience.
• Knowledge of on-page and basic technical SEO and optimisation.
• Understanding of image rights and permissions.
• Understanding of accessibility best practice for websites, in line with WCAG 2.2.
• Solid understanding of web development processes, tools, and technologies.
• Solid understanding of project management principles.

Skills:

• Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
• Website management skills.
• Project management skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• A proactive self-starter who can work as part of a busy team and is focused on delivering objectives.
• Excellent organisational, time-management and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal communication.
• Ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with stakeholders at all levels,
• Ability to motivate teams, resolve conflicts and drive project success

Personal Style & Behavior:

• Web and Content Manager will work closely with the digital communications team, keeping the Senior Web and Content Manager, the Associate Director of Digital Communications and Marketing, and Director, Communications and Engagement informed as appropriate.
• They will work closely alongside other members of staff across the Academy.
• Reasoned outlook with the ability to exercise good judgement.
• A collaborative and proactive working style.
• A creative thinker.
• Values & Other requirements
• Commitment to quality, customer service, best practice and best value in all aspects of the Academy’s operations
• Evidenced commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable:

• Experience as a website product owner
• Experience with the commissioning, development and editing of visual and audiovisual content.

Compensation & Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance plus additional quarterly wellbeing days and Christmas office closure
• Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Significant investment in your personal and professional development
• Annual pay review
• Health and well-being programmes
• Regular social activities

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• Apply to our website

Interviews

• The interview date w/c 7th September 2026
• The interview location is London

Policies

Commitment to quality, customer service, best practice and best value in all aspects of the Academy’s operations. Evidenced commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably. With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from a wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society.

We aim to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract. The Royal Academy of Engineering is proud to be an ‘A’ Rated Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence holder, as approved by the UK Immigration Authorities.

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