Project Manager - Software Development


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Spring Group Plc

Listed on

14th March 2019

Location

Edinburgh

Salary/Rate

£400 - £450

Type

Contract

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Spring Technology's client, a public sector organisation, are currently looking to recruit a Project Manager for an initial 3 month period based in Edinburgh on a rate of £400-450/day (inside of IR35).

The Role:

The successful candidate will typically work on 3-5 projects. Examples of areas that the role could be involved in include:

* Agile or waterfall software development.

* Business change e.g. business process re-engineering or organisational change.

* IT procurements.

* Options appraisal and business case development.

* Software upgrades and enhancements.

Responsibilities:

* Project management.

* Reporting progress and working in collaboration with project sponsors and non-IT business partners.

* Working with business analysts to gather stakeholder requirements.

* Managing software developers and other technology staff.

* Managing the tasks assigned within the project team ensuring the plan is on schedule.

* Managing both communication and stakeholders.

* Reporting project progress to senior management.

Requirements:

* Significant experience as a specialist Project Manager working on projects that have delivered transformation to end users, software development and/or related projects.

* Experience delivering projects using Agile project methodology.

* Experience managing project teams from different organisational areas.

* Experience delivery large complex projects with a wide range of stakeholders.

* Relevant project management qualification e.g. APMP, Prince2 or agile certification.

* Experience of managing multiple concurrent projects.

* Track record of successful project or change delivery.

* Understanding of industry standard Project Management and Business Analysis methodologies.

* Ability to develop and maintain project plans (e.g. in Microsoft Project or equivalent) so that projects are delivered successfully.

* Ability to estimate, identify, secure and manage project resources so that projects deliver within agreed budgets, to agreed standards and to agreed milestones.

* Public sector experience is desirable.

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch with Claire Lorden or Chris Wallis: [email protected] or [email protected]

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