Project Manager

Causeway Technologies; Gerrards Cross; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Gerrards Cross is seeking an M&A Project Manager to support mergers and acquisitions. This role involves coordinating projects, working with diverse teams, and ensuring successful integration. Ideal candidates should possess strong analytical skills, a Prince2 qualification, and experience in project management. The company offers a hybrid work environment and competitive benefits, emphasizing work-life balance and employee well-being.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + public holidays

4% matched pension

Private Medical Insurance

Paid study leave

Fitness club allowance

Qualifications

• University degree is preferred.
• Prince2 practitioner or equivalent project management qualification is required.
• Experience in project and change management methodologies/tools is a must.
• Prior M&A integration and complex project management experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Integration in coordinating M&A projects.
• Ensure timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met.
• Monitor project progress and address potential risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve integration goals.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Project management

Education

University degree

Prince2 qualification

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Gerrards Cross (Hybrid) – 12 month FTC

Do you want to help shape software that affects thousands of lives?

Who are we?

We are ranked as the UK’s #1 construction specific software player and our mission is simple: to provide market leading end-to-end software solutions to the construction and construction like industries across the entire build life cycle.

If you are looking to build an exceptional career with an award-winning company you’ve come to the right place. Our teams are based in the UK, Europe, and India, working on products that are used on a global scale. We have a clear and defined road map to deliver over the next 3 years, which is centred around a large-scale digital transformation as well as continuing our growth and expansion.

We embrace diversity and equality and want our employees to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it improves every aspect of our business.

Purpose

The M&A Project Manager plays a pivotal role in supporting Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), and other strategic transactions we do from time to time. You’ll be responsible for the planning, working with and execution of post-merger integration (PMI) projects and for their successful delivery. You’ll be a pro-active project manager and a team player who is able to work with all functions across the whole of Causeway to help deliver key integration objectives.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and take responsibility for delivering.

You will be required to work closely with all Causeway functions who have a diverse set of personalities. The candidate will need to be able to form strong relationships to be a success in this role as we drive different function towards a shared objective. The role is a crucial member of the team in order to report back to the board on the progress of the business we are acquiring which forms a key part of our growth strategy.

Responsibilities

Project Management – PMI

• Support the Head of Integration to coordinate end-to-end M&A projects, ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met.
• Holding ownership of projects and committing to deliver results
• Work with multiple functions and other relevant stakeholders to define and execute the integration delivery approach
• Leveraging project management skills to deliver high quality governance, planning and reporting
• Support the Head of Integration with all the reporting associated with Causeway post-merger requirements.
• Work with the Causeway functions to develop detailed project plans, including milestones, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Monitor project progress and address potential risks or delays.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve integration goals.
• You will ensure comprehensive handover process and documentation are given to each function post integration period.
• You’ll be responsible for managing process compliance, project scope, project controls, project risk, project governance, documentation and change control on all projects.
• You will ensure that we continuously strive for improvement and capture lessons learned post each project.

Key Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• University degree is preferred
• Prince2 practitioner or equivalent project management qualification is required
• Experience and knowledge of project and change management methodologies/tools is a must
• Prior M&A Integration and complex project management experience is desirable
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role, including the delivery of transformation projects and the commercial management of projects.
• Willing to travel to locations throughout the UK and if required internationally.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• High-level understanding of all business functions such as Operations, IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, etc.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to successfully manage competing demands, with excellent time management and the ability to remain calm and objective under pressure.
• You will be bright, self-motivated, adaptable and able to manage high workloads and be quick to learn
• You will be passionate about continuously developing your own knowledge and skills and sharing this with your team and the wider business, for the benefit of others and the organization

What you get from us

If you're looking to build an exceptional career with an award-winning company you’ve come to the right place. Causeway is fuelled by curiosity and is a place for people who beam with positivity and burn with ambition. Our team is everything, so we’ll take good care of you. In fact, we give well-being the same priority as our other business goals. We’re strong advocates of work-life balance, offering hybrid working alongside the opportunity to work from modern, collaborative offices.

Our Values

We are United. As part of a team, we’re better together.

We are Agile. Be the change, we’re on a journey.

We are Trusted. Do the right thing, we own this.

We are Driven. Get stuck in, we make it happen.

Benefits

As a leader in employee engagement and people management, there are fantastic benefits and rewards at Causeway. We strive, year on year, to achieve recognition as an award-winning workplace that our employees love. We’ve selected just a few of the many benefits available below to show you how we take care of our Causeway stars.

• 25 days annual leave + public holidays, increasing with length of service.
• 4% matched pension.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Access to our award-winning benefits platform.
• We take mental health seriously and have a dedicated EAP available 24/7.
• £100 allowance towards a fitness club.
• Dell discounts.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Paid study leave + volunteering days.
• Car Scheme.

Like all responsible companies Causeway is aware of the need to recognise the importance of protecting our environment and addressing the climate emergency. Causeway is a carbon neutral company and we offset our calculated carbon footprint. However, we recognise that offsetting is not a permanent solution, so we set environmental objectives to reduce our footprint year-on-year.