Project Manager

Project Manager (Level 2) Working Type: Hybrid

Salary - Circa £47,500 DOE + £6,000 Car Allowance & Bonuses

Locations - Leamington Spa, Northampton or Caldicot

We're supporting a prestigious global software reseller with the largest team of engineering experts, assisting clients across industries such as Aerospace, Defence, Architecture, Construction, Manufacturing, Automotive, and Motorsport.

Due to growth, they seek a Level 2 Project Manager to help customer-facing Professional Services teams complete implementation, development, and consulting projects efficiently. The role emphasises client success, clear communication, and alignment on business requirements, project plans, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.

Responsibilities, but are not limited to

• Initiate projects with clients and internal teams (email, planning calls, client kick-off calls, etc.)
• Serve as the primary client contact throughout the project lifecycle
• Present standard project plans and processes to clients and teams
• Coordinate meetings between internal technical teams and clients
• Assist in gathering and documenting project requirements
• Develop and update work breakdown structures and schedules with the project team
• Identify scope changes and manage change requests as needed
• Provide weekly status and budget reports to clients and teams
• Organize and lead client and internal status calls
• Build and manage customized project plans with support from technical team members
• Ensure the project team gathers and documents all project requirements thoroughly
• Conduct formal risk and issue management (using RAID logs) and collaborate with the team on mitigation strategies
• Monitor and report on project Earned Value (% complete vs. % budget spent) against original estimates
• Assist Sales in estimating potential project effort (days/hours) and elapsed time
• Provide content and input on Proposals and Statements of Work for Sales
• Mentor junior project managers on methodologies and best practices
• Contribute to developing and refining project management templates, tools, and processes
• Support internal marketing of Project Management services by contributing to newsletter articles

Experiences required

• Proven Project Management experience in Manufacturing or Engineering
• Education in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline
• Completed a fundamentals course in Project Management (eLearning or instructor-led)
• Certification in Project Management: PMP, PRINCE2, CAPM, APM, AgilePM, Scrum Master, MSP, MoP, ITIL, or Six Sigma
• Experience in managing software implementation/deployment or software development for PLM, PDM, ERP, CRM, or CPQ systems

Package

37.5 Hours P/W | Monday to Friday | 9am to 5:30pm | 33 Days Holiday Inc. Bank | Performance & Company Bonuses | NEST Pension Scheme