Project Manager - Embedded Software

Matchtech; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Software-Focused Project Manager to oversee innovative software-led projects in South Cambridgeshire. The role involves leading project delivery, managing client relationships, and applying Agile methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, effective communication skills, and experience with project management tools. This full-time role offers hybrid working with a minimum of three days in the office and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex software development projects.
• Excellent stakeholder and people management skills.
• Clear and confident communicator.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of software-led technical projects.
• Collaborate with engineering and commercial teams on project proposals.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risks.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Software development best practices

Emotional intelligence

Technical communication

Education

Degree in a relevant technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Microsoft Project

Job description

Software-Focused Project Manager - Embedded Systems
Location: Cambridgeshire (South)
Type: Full-Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid (Minimum 3 Days Office-Based)
Salary: Competitive

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for delivering innovative, software-led solutions? Join our growing team and help shape technically complex, high-impact projects across a range of sectors. This is a highly client-facing role requiring close collaboration with sales, engineering, and customer teams to define, secure, and deliver cutting-edge software projects - often with electronics or embedded systems elements.

The Role

• Full-time position, reporting to the Head of Project Management
• Based in South Cambridgeshire, with hybrid working (minimum 3 days in the office)
• Occasional UK and international travel to support project delivery or business development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of software-led technical projects across diverse industries
• Collaborate with engineering and commercial teams to scope, estimate, and shape project proposals
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risks, using structured PM methodologies
• Foster strong client relationships and ensure clear communication at all levels
• Drive motivation and performance across cross-functional teams
• Apply Agile methodologies, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and Microsoft Project planning
• Champion software development best practices and continuous improvement
• Ensure rigorous governance, reporting, and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle

About You

• Proven track record delivering complex software development projects
• Excellent stakeholder and people management skills; emotionally intelligent and team-focused
• Clear, confident communicator - able to engage engineers and senior executives alike
• Technically fluent: familiar with modern software engineering practices including version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks
• Experience using tools like Jira, Confluence, Git, and Microsoft Project
• Holds a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline
• Comfortable in a consultancy-style environment, juggling multiple priorities and working at pace

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to work on challenging, meaningful projects with a team of like-minded professionals - we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help us deliver the next generation of software-led innovation.