Contract Senior Project Manager
Posted 2 days ago by SoCode Limited
£50 Per hour
Outside
onsite
Cambridge
Summary: The role of Senior Project Manager Contractor involves overseeing the entire lifecycle of complex new product development projects in critical communications, focusing on both hardware and software components. The position is full-time and onsite in North Cambridge, with a contract duration of 3 months and potential for extension. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing multi-discipline project teams and delivering integrated product solutions. This role is classified as outside IR35 and offers a competitive hourly rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the lifecycle of complex new product development projects involving hardware and software.
- Oversee risks, budgets, personnel, and objectives throughout the project.
- Document project management processes and contribute to their optimization and improvement.
- Engage with external design and solution providers to meet technical, commercial, and manufacturing requirements.
- Motivate teams and individuals to deliver project objectives effectively.
Key Skills:
- 7-10 years’ experience leading development project teams in a multi-discipline environment.
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Understanding of software and hardware interdependencies.
- Experience managing and delivering software for embedded, platform, and application product solutions.
- Knowledge of development software configuration and continuous integration workflows.
- Ability to document project management processes and improve existing methodologies.
- Extensive experience in motivating teams to achieve project goals.
Salary (Rate): £50/hour
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: onsite
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Project Management
Senior Project Manager Contractor | 3 Months | Outside IR35 |Full-time, Onsite | North Cambridge
I am currently recruiting for a market leader in the field of critical communications. Their focus is on providing high quality products to a demanding, mission critical client base, which includes the police, paramedics, sea rescue, major airports, large mining facilities and utilities or oil and gas plants located in hazardous environments.
We are looking for a Senior project Manager to join the team on a contract basis. You will be involved in the whole lifecycle of complex new product development projects involving Hardware and Software from concept to volume production whilst managing risks, budgets, personnel, and objectives.
Key Skills Needed:
- 7-10 years’ experience leading development project teams in a multi-discipline environment on complex product development projects and programmes, using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Experience of projects which have both HW and SW dependencies.
- Experience managing and delivering s/w for embedded, platform and application product solutions in an Agile environment.
- Experience with development software configuration and continuous integration workflows
- Understanding of the interdependencies between software and hardware elements and how to successfully deliver integrated product solutions.
- Wider understanding of product development and realisation principles (Embedded software, Electronics,) and methodologies to facilitate best practice for product design and development.
- Documentation of project management processes and an ability to contribute to the optimisation, improvement, and maintenance of existing processes.
- Experience using Statement of Work and Procurement Specifications while engaging with external design and solution providers to meet technical, commercial and manufacturing requirements.
- Extensive experience of motivating teams and individuals to deliver.
This contract will be 3 months long with the possibility of an extension depending on business needs, and the suitable candidate will ideally have an immediate start date. The contract is Outside IR35 and offering a rate of £40-£50 p/h.
The position will be full time onsite, based out of their North Cambridge office.
If you are interested, please apply with your most recently updated CV and I will be in touch to discuss further.