Description
£55 000- Oxford- Project Manager- World Leader-Project Manager, Engineering, ISO9001, Agile, Prince 2
An Oxford based world leader in developing high performance software and hardware products for a wide range of industries requires a Project Manager to work within the Oxford based Development group.
The individual will take responsibility for a programme of development projects and will have will have project management experience preferably using agile techniques and take project ownership for major technical upgrading and maintenance work for existing products as part of the continuing commercial development of the business.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the CEO, the Project Manager will be responsible for:
Building strong cross-department links to ensure all aspects of the business are engaged in successful delivery of projects
Providing project management guidance to Product and Development managers for the generation of Product Specifications.
Developing and managing project plans to ensure timescales are met and are clearly communicated to all stakeholders
Deploy up to date project management tools and techniques whilst working with an ISO9001 framework
Key Skills:
To be able to demonstrate project management experience of leading development projects, preferably including new product development environments;
-Ideally the individual will have experience of both software and hardware development including management of concurrent streams for integrated systems projects
Hold a recognised project management qualification such as Prince 2 practitioner and have experience of Agile development
Be a highly effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills working at all levels of the business
Demonstrate successful team working skills with a proven track record in matrix management
MS Project and/or alternative planning tools including the use of Excel pivot tables
Desirable:
Software and hardware test management and QA processes
Timesheet system implementation
JIRA and Confluence software from Atlassian or alternative development productivity tools including SharePoint
Formal Agile development qualifications
My client offer a fantastic package, including a 10% Contributory Pension Scheme, Private medical insurance, Permanent health insurance and Life assurance.
If you believe you are suitable for this role or would like to know more please submit a copy of your CV Immediately, Alternatively please call Naomi Baggs on Immediately !