Job Title Senior Software Project Manager
Location: St James Court, Bristol BS1 3LH
Salary: £41,802 – £50,071 per year
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
About the role:
To collaborate colleagues within the Research and Analysis team, across CSE and external partners with project management of software and modelling projects, helping to schedule work within and across projects. Aid in product development on CSE’s own software tools and on work we do for others, including understanding user needs. Provide analysis of possible directions to take work, in concert with CSE’s Development Team. Work on software-related business development, including supporting the Development Team in the production of bids with a software element.
Duties and Responsibilities:
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Support the Modelling and Software Team in the planning and delivery of software products.
- Liaise with customers to understand user and stakeholder needs.
- Support the Modelling and Software Team & Development Team in business development of product roadmaps and strategy for existing and new software products.
- Support the Development Team in the pricing and production of bids involving software resource.
- Oversee a Quality Assurance function within the Modelling and Software Team in collaboration with CSE’s Analysts to ensure quality of outputs.
- Plan and prioritise your workload while contributing to the timely and high quality delivery of work.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
About you:
Essential attributes for this role include:
- Several years of professional experience in software development or a related field.
- Proven track record of successfully managing software projects from planning to delivery, with experience using project management tools and techniques.
- Experience with software development life cycles, Agile methodologies, and project management techniques.
- Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively
- Experience working on business development projects, creating bids, pricing, and managing customer relationships.
- Excellent communication skills for working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to build strong relationships with customers, colleagues, and team members.
- Strong analytical abilities for understanding user needs, analysing data, and making informed decisions about project direction and resource allocation.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
Benefits:
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of Lead Software Project Manager, Senior IT Project Manager, Software Development Manager, Principal Project Manager, Senior Technical Project Manager, Senior Program Manager, and Software Engineering Project Lead may also be considered
