Senior Project Manager - SaaS (work from home) REF 1196

Interface Recruitment UK; Remote; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK is looking for a Senior Project Manager to oversee various complex project implementations. This role involves end-to-end project management from setup through closure, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery. Candidates should possess significant experience in project management with client-facing projects and agile methodologies. The position offers the flexibility of remote work, along with benefits such as 25 days holiday, a pension scheme, and a flat structure with uncapped earning potential.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus stats

Pension scheme

Flat structure with uncapped earning potential

Car scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of managing client facing projects.
• Significant experience in project management of complex projects.
• Ability to lead by example, providing guidance on best practices.

Responsibilities

• End to end project management from setup to closure.
• Monitor delivery to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Manage changes by following the change request process.

Skills

Client facing project management

Agile and waterfall methodologies

Organizational skills

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring Project Managers

Celoxis Project Management tool

Job description

Senior Project Manager – SaaS (work from home) REF 1196

Up to £70,000 (commensurable with experience)

Working Type: Remote

Work Hours

Responsibilities

• End to end project management of small, medium and large complex projects from project set up through to closure.
• Work with the Account Manager/CEO/Operations Manager to determine the scope, delivery scales, and financial costings of a project.
• Build and keep up to date a project plan to be agreed with the client and lead technical delivery consultant.
• Ensure the project is resourced efficiently taking into account resource capacity and skills.
• Monitor delivery of the project on a daily basis to ensure the project is completed on time, scope and to agreed budget; Escalate any risk or issues impacting the delivery of the project.
• Manage client expectations and ensure project deliverables are met. If any issues arise that may impact the plan, proactively communicate risks, delays, and potential solutions.
• Manage any changes to the project by following the change request process.
• Complete weekly status reports to provide the Operations Manager/CEO with a temperature check on project delivery.
• Ensure projects are invoiced monthly as required.
• Ensure all company processes are followed as outlined (including gated project management procedures).
• Play a key role in leading, supporting and mentoring the existing PM team (currently two team members).
• Help develop best practices and drive improvements in project delivery processes.
• Act as a point of guidance for junior PMs, providing coaching and knowledge sharing to strengthen overall team performance.

Skills and knowledge

• Experience of managing Client facing projects.
• Significant experience in a project management role managing complex projects end to end.
• Experience of the end to end project life cycle from project initiation through to closure.
• Experience of both agile and waterfall project management methods.
• Experience of working in a dynamic, fast paced environment with changing priorities.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Confidence to communicate, negotiate and influence varying levels of stakeholders both internal and external.
• Able to build rapport with others.
• Experience mentoring or supporting other Project Managers in their development.
• Ability to lead by example, providing guidance on best practices and project management methodologies.
• Comfortable with influencing and supporting junior team members while maintaining your own project responsibilities.
• Resilient individual with the ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Diligence and attention to detail to ensure work is delivered to a high standard.
• Able to work independently but be a key contributor to a highly efficient team.
• PRINCE 2 or equivalent is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience of Celoxis Project Management tool is advantageous but not essential.

Contact number: 0113 299 0570

Work from home. 25 days holiday plus stats, pension.

Additional Benefits

• Flat structure + uncapped earning potential.
• Car scheme.

Description

Company:

Our client provides a cloud-based employee health platform specifically designed to help organisations successfully manage, monitor and take appropriate action to support employee health and wellbeing.

The company is in an exciting period of growth. Additionally, a key element to their success is their pedigree as a software business, with client attrition rates at almost zero. As such this is a great opportunity to join a high end grade, evolving, fast paced software organisation. With incredible high levels of quality, not only in terms of their software provision but in their service offering too.

They are now seeking a strong project management professional that will play a key role in a vitally important area of their business going forward.

Job purpose:

To project manage a range of small, medium and large complex projects, from project initiation through to closure. Responsibility for ensuring projects are on track and to within the agreed budget. Projects will include Client Implementations, Business Change and Product Development.

This role will also carry out project administration duties to ensure internal processes are adhered to.

Contact: 0113 299 0570