Vacancy
Senior Project Manager
The details
As a senior project manager you will:
- Activity and resource plan, and complete management and administration tasks
- Update project plans and documentation
- Work with the team to resolve any clashes in resource
- Review holiday requests, ensuring sufficient resource is available to meet project deadlines
- Organise and motivate the project team
- Control time management and ensuring deadlines are met
- Estimate costs and control budget
- Manage risks in the project
- Help to support the wider commercial team
You'll be able to demonstrate the following experience and skills:
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models.
- Expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices (and the ability to blend techniques to fit a project and business environment).
- Successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies.
- Effective management of multiple projects at a given time.
- Experience with overseeing multi-disciplined project teams that include UX, Creative, Developers and QA.
- Budgetary control and stakeholder reporting.
- Compiling scope of requirements documents, progress reports and change control documents.
- Meet with clients and confidently drive face to face and remote meetings.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels.
- Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills
- Ability to manage competing client demands.
You're an even stronger match for us if you meet these desirable criteria too:
- Qualified (or working towards) certified SCRUM Master.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs
- Ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence.
- Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project and all Office software.
Ready to apply?
Click the link to begin an online application.
Benefits
25 days annual leave
+ bank holidays, of course.
Pension with 3% contributions
Flexible Hours
Core office hours of 10am - 4pm.
Hybrid Working
Most of our people work 3 days at the office, 2 at home.
Modern Workspace
Spacious kitchen, pool table, showers... and great views.
Personalised Kit
The tools you need to do your job, plus the extras you need to work from home effectively.
Learning & Development
Your own tailored development plan and the training courses you need to succeed.
Health Perks
Free breakfast and fruit, free eye tests and 2 weeks paid sick leave.
Discount Perks
Highstreet discounts app, corporate travel and cycle to work scheme.
Free food!
Free breakfasts, fruit and tea and coffee.
Family Friendly
As well as our flexible hours and hybrid pattern, we offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
Apply now
To apply for this role, click the button to begin the online application form.
You will need to upload a copy of your CV and a cover letter explaining what appeals about the role and why you are a good fit for us.
If you don't have those to hand, don't worry - you can save your progress and complete the form later.
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