Project Manager

Aptean; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A software solutions provider is looking for an experienced Project Manager in Edinburgh. The role includes overseeing project planning, execution, and stakeholder communication. Qualified candidates should have at least 5 years of project management experience, strong technical skills, and a background in software development methodologies. This position offers a dynamic work environment, remote working options, and competitive benefits including pension and life assurance.

Benefits

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection scheme

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Remote working model

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Solid technical background in software development.
• Knowledge of PMI methodologies and agile/scrum.

Responsibilities

• Plan and define project scope, objectives, resources, and timelines.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and documentation.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and adjust plans as needed.

Skills

Project management

Software development

Communication

Risk management

Organizational skills

Tools

MSProjects

Jira

DevOps

ClickUp

Float

Job description

Overview

Are you ready for what's next, now? The Project Manager oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of customer and internal projects. Project Managers manage high‑complexity projects to successful completion from initiation through delivery to closure. In this role, you will coordinate with cross‑functional teams and our global customers to complete distinct projects both on time and within budget. Project Managers need to have substantial experience managing IT and software delivery projects. Utilizing traditional project management processes, and practical experience of software delivery methodologies such as waterfall and agile project management. The ability to optimize sales channels and back‑office operations to maximize operational processes.

About the Role

Key responsibilities

• Plan and define project scope, objectives, resources, and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and documentation to ensure successful delivery.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and adjust plans as needed to meet quality, budget, and time requirements.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing regular updates on status, risks, and deliverables.
• Ensure financial control by forecasting revenue, margins, and utilization, and managing profitability goals.
• Act as the primary escalation point for project issues and maintain strong client relationships.
• Support knowledge sharing through documentation and contribute to business development activities when required.

About you

• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands‑on experience in software development and web technologies.
• Knowledge of specific industry project management and technical delivery methodologies for software (e.g., Project Management Institute (PMI) methodologies, agile/scrum, and software SDLC).
• Demonstrated progressive experience managing projects with external customers or clients, preferably enterprise customers. Professional Services experience is a plus.
• Experience using various project management and/or agile tools (MSProjects, Jira, DevOps, ClickUp, Floatetc).
• Understanding of software development lifecycle, preferably experience a hybrid Waterfall / agile environment.
• Set and achieve forecast goals by setting expectations with the customer and working closely with the Technical Architect and project engineers.
• Have an excellent communication capability such that you can help forecast upcoming resource demand, as well as providing project status reports, utilization reports and other project artefacts.
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company’s travel policy.

What's in it for you?

• Dynamic, fun, and fast‑paced work environment, filled with hard working, loyal and happy co‑workers.
• Pension.
• Life assurance.
• Income protection scheme.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Remote working model with occasional travel to customer sites.

About Aptean

At Aptean, our mission is to solve tomorrow’s unique challenges today with unrivaled, purpose‑built software and superior customer experiences from people who care. Aptean is a global provider of mission‑critical, industry‑specific software solutions. Aptean’s purpose‑built ERP and supply chain management solutions help address the unique challenges facing process and discrete manufacturers, distributors and other focused organizations. Aptean’s compliance solutions are built for companies serving specific markets such as finance, healthcare, biotech and pharmaceuticals, over10,000 highly specialized organizations in more than 20 industries and 80 countries rely on Aptean to streamline their everyday operations.
“At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees and our company.” - TVN Reddy
Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers, build our teams, cultivate our leaders and shape a company in which any employee can succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity, religion, disability or age. Celebrating our diverse experiences, opinions and beliefs allows us to embrace what makes us unique and to use this as an asset in bringing innovative solutions to our customer base.