Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager

West Sussex

Brief

Technical Project Manager needed for an industry leading IT & Telecoms Solutions organisation based in West Sussex who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Technical Project Manager that takes pride in their work with an in-depth knowledge of software development & business change

The successful candidate would desirably have a relevant or equivalent professional experience and have a keen interest in IT & Telecoms. If you have previous experience as a Scrum Master that would be a plus!

Benefits

• Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
• Flexible Working
• Pension Plan
• Career Progression

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Technical Project Manager will include:

Workstack management/project intake

• Discussing potential projects and scope with business stakeholders, BAs and the development team to agree approach and timescales
• Ensure schedules allow for sufficient pre-work with stakeholders to understand requirements, ensuring scope and approach is clear ahead of planned development start dates
• Proactively work with stakeholders to remove any issues or blockers ahead of time, ensuring no slippages
• Weekly project reporting and insight, communicating strategy/plan to stakeholders and wider audiences.

Delivery Management

• Ensure that the development team have appropriate specifications, direction and resources to deliver effectively
• Deliver plans on schedule and to expectations, managing exceptions proactively to minimise slippage or overruns
• Work with business stakeholders to ensure business outcomes are effectively met by delivering software in a predictable manner taking account of commercial impact.
• Guide and monitor 3rd party (outsourced) software development as required
• Track change requests and manage agreed scope and schedule changes, communicating these accordingly

Process Improvement

• Identify and track common issues impacting the software delivery, highlighting these for discussion with appropriate teams, with a goal of removing or reducing the impact of any such issues
• Ensure the reasons and impact of any changes in scope or schedule are clearly tracked

What experience you need to be the successful Technical Project Manager:

• 3+ years of prior experience as a project manager or scrum master working with a bespoke software development team
• Good working knowledge of project estimation techniques
• Strong attention to detail
• Multi-tasking skills
• Proven ability to bring structure to a piece of work
• Excellent communication skills

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Technical Project Manager to progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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