Software Project Manager
Posted Today by Nixor
£100,000 Per year
Outside
Remote
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Project Manager involves leading the delivery of digital projects with a focus on ownership of scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client outcomes. This position requires a hands-on approach and experience in client-facing environments, particularly in consultancy or agency settings. The successful candidate will manage multiple stakeholders and ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle. The role is fully remote with an initial kickoff in Manchester and an immediate start.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading end-to-end delivery on fixed-price digital projects
- Acting as the main client point of contact and escalation lead
- Managing scope, change control, RAID, and governance
- Partnering closely with technical leads to protect delivery
- Managing multiple stakeholders across product, engineering, and client teams
Key Skills:
- Strong software / SaaS project delivery experience
- Proven ownership of fixed-price engagements
- Experience managing engineering teams
- Confident managing clients and pushing back when needed
- Consultancy / agency background highly beneficial
Salary (Rate): £100,000.00/year
City: Manchester Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Project Manager (Contract) – Immediate Start £400/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote
We’re hiring a hands-on Project Manager to lead delivery across digital engagements starting immediately. This is a true delivery ownership role, not coordination. You’ll own scope, schedule, budget, risk, and client outcomes end-to-end. We’re particularly interested in people with experience delivering projects in client-facing environments (e.g. consultancy or agency).
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading end-to-end delivery on fixed-price digital projects
- Acting as the main client point of contact and escalation lead
- Managing scope, change control, RAID, and governance
- Partnering closely with technical leads to protect delivery
- Managing multiple stakeholders across product, engineering, and client teams
Current project: Delivering a graduate & apprenticeship platform for a large corporate organisation, alongside a senior technical lead and a lean, AI-augmented engineering team.
What we’re looking for:
- Strong software / SaaS project delivery experience
- Proven ownership of fixed-price engagements
- Experience managing engineering teams
- Confident managing clients and pushing back when needed
- Consultancy / agency background highly beneficial
Fully remote (with a 2-day kickoff in Manchester) 3-month initial contract Immediate start