Project Manager - Software/Systems Implementation - Leicester

A well established and fast growing software solutions company based in Leicestershire is looking for a Software/System Implementation Project Manager to join their team.

Skills and experiences required:

You are a good relationship manager, very well organised and have strong communication skills. Additionally, you understand technical IT-related information and can prioritise our customer’s business requirements. You are not easily stressed and you know how to spot and mitigate risks.

• Experience of leading the full project life cycle in a client-facing system/software delivery/implementation setting
• At least 3 years proven project management experience leading projects and 5 years relevant work experience in a field with complex business process systems supported by IT
• Responsible for tracking project time and budget and managing accordingly
• Understanding of waterfall expected, additional experience of Agile advantageous
• Keep on top of project documentation, RAID, CRs etc.
• Confident with MS Project
• Confident with Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Sharepoint etc.
• Excellent time manager
• Good negotiator and able to influence people
• Reliable and loyal, this is a permanent role
• Good humoured and motivated
• Great customer facing skills
• Result and customer oriented to achieve short-term and long-term goals
• Self-motivated working under own initiative - happy swimming in the deep end!
• Degree qualified advantageous
• Prince2 and ITIL qualified

Responsibilities:

• Managing and leading the project team
• Planning, monitoring and controlling the project
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan and the budget
• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary
• Resolving cross-functional issues at project level
• Managing project scope and change control
• Monitoring project progress and performance
• Providing status reports to the project sponsor
• Managing consultancy input within the defined budget, while managing and approving project costs
• Assuming decision making role for all aspects of your project, in accordance with policy

What they offer

• Opportunity to own significant projects and deliver benefits to well-known clients.
• Collaboration with employees spread across the globe.
• To be part of a growing business adding significant clients to their portfolio
• A competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Generous pension