Technical Project Manager - up to £50,000 + 17% performance bonus - Excellent benefits - Belfast - Hybrid (2 days in the office) - 2 stage virtual interview

Yolk recruitment are recruiting for technical project manager to work with a world leading consultancy that is scaling up its operations and working on cutting edge technology projects. This is an exciting opportunity to work on projects and technology seen nowhere else in the country.

Responsibility:

• Own, drive and support exciting research, engineering and software development projects from discovery to delivery.
• Guide cross functional and diverse teams to deliver objectives, outputs and build digital products using both agile and non-agile methods.
• Support stakeholders to develop business cases, project plans and product roadmaps.Ensure shared clarity of scope, good estimating, planning and management of risk.
• Ensure appropriate tools are deployed and that methods and practices are implemented and followed for a successful outcome.
• Develop and reviewing estimates and assumptions for the project's resources and costs.
• Work alongside other leads to develop, implement, and maintain the Management Plan, including the configuration management, risk management, project measurement, change and quality management plans.
• Work with Product Manager and Technical Team Leaders across development, testing and release to ensure successful delivery.
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.
• Represent the project team at meetings and obtaining buy-in from senior management.
• Risk and Issue management along with impediment removal

Core Skills:

• Knowledge of project management techniques and tools and having delivered projects
• Experience of leading the introduction and embedding new processes and practices.
• Proficient in project management software: Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps and Jira
• Industry Experience: in software development or Business transformation projects delivering change through technology
• Ability to lead and coach others and to work cross functionally within an organisation
• Proven experience in strategic planning, risk and issue management and change management
• Comfortable being a self-starter and with an ability to quickly understand the needs of the project, as well as quickly build rapport with stakeholders to understand their needs.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working in agile environment
• Experience undertaking the role of Scrum Master