Software/Applications Project Manager

(Leicester/Hybrid)

My client, a software house in Leicestershire, is looking to hire a project manager with experience in software and/or applications to join their team.

Reporting to the Commercial Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for taking complex projects through various stages, from design and procurement to implementation and delivery. You will be managing multiple projects at once that range in value (upwards of £1 million), duration ( typically 2 years plus) and complexity and will be accountable for ensuring they're delivered successfully: within scope, budget & on time.

Required experience

• At least 3 years' experience managing customer deliverable projects (multiple projects at the same time).
• Excellent client relationship-building skills.
• Experience working in an SME
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex ideas only for stakeholder reporting.
• Confident using MS Project & MS excel.
• Proven track record of risk management.
• Able to work under pressure.

Desirable experience

• PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Experience delivering software solutions.
• Experience within the emergency services sector.

• Competitive Salary
• Contributory government workplace pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per annum + bank holidays (three or four days fixed typically for Christmas/New Year shut down). Flexibility about when you take your holiday
• An option of buying up to an additional five days holiday per year
• Flexible working - core hours between 0900 and 1600,
• Excellent opportunities for personal development & progression
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Friendly, collaborative, and supportive culture

Salary is based on experience but will range between £35000 and £55000.

This role can be predominately remote, but there is an expectation for you to go into the office more regularly to start with. Therefore, the ideal candidate should live within commuting distance of the Leicester-based office.

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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