Software Project Manager

SoCode Recruitment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SoCode Recruitment is seeking a Project Manager to join a software delivery team near Cambridge. You will lead software projects with embedded workstreams, coordinating across disciplines and maintaining strong client relationships.

You will engage with engineering leads, manage schedules and budgets, and apply agile methods to deliver successful outcomes. The role includes site visits and regular office presence three days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex software development projects.
• Security Clearance or eligible to obtain SC.
• Engages with engineers on version control, CI/CD and test frameworks.
• Strong people skills and leadership to keep teams performing.
• Clear communicator in stand‑up and boardroom settings.
• Know-how of Jira, Confluence, Git and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Taking the lead on planning and delivery for software projects, usually with hardware or embedded elements running alongside.
• Work with a technical lead to keep schedules, budgets, resourcing and change under control.
• Being the client's main point of contact and keeping communication clear on both sides.
• Getting the best out of your project teams through hands-on leadership and early intervention when things wobble.
• Bringing structure to delivery using agile methods, WBS and MS Project as the situation demands.
• Maintaining reporting and governance from kick-off through to handover.
• Feeding back into how the business runs software projects and helping tighten up the approach over time.

Skills

Software delivery

Stakeholder management

Agile

CI/CD

Git

Security clearance

Communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

MS Project

Job description

Socode are working with a technology consultancy, a short drive south of Cambridge, that builds complex electronic, RF and software systems for clients across a broad mix of industries. They're looking to add a Project Manager to their software delivery team.

What makes this one interesting is how early you get involved. Rather than picking projects up once they've been sold, you'll be alongside the sales and engineering teams while opportunities are still being shaped, then carry them through to delivery. The work is software-led, but rarely software-only as most programmes run in parallel with embedded or electronics workstreams, so you'll be coordinating across disciplines throughout. Expect regular client contact, three days a week in the office, and occasional trips to customer sites at home and abroad.

What will you be doing?

• Taking the lead on planning and delivery for software projects, usually with hardware or embedded elements running alongside
• Working with a technical lead to keep schedules, budgets, resourcing and change under control
• Being the client's main point of contact and keeping communication clear on both sides
• Getting the best out of your project teams through hands‑on leadership and early intervention when things wobble
• Bringing structure to delivery using agile methods, WBS and MS Project as the situation demands
• Maintaining sensible reporting and governance from kick‑off through to handover
• Feeding back into how the business runs software projects and helping tighten up the approach over time

What are they looking for?

• A track record of delivering complex software development projects
• Security Clearance or the eligibility to obtain SC
• Enough technical depth to engage properly with engineers - version control, CI/CD and test frameworks should be familiar territory
• Genuine people skills, with the judgement to read a team and keep it performing
• A clear communicator, equally comfortable in a stand‑up or a boardroom
• Working knowledge of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Git and Microsoft Project
• Someone who thrives in a consultancy setting where priorities move and no two projects look the same