Technical Software Project Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 13 August 2025

LOCATION

Manchester

TYPE

Full-time

LEVEL

Associate

SKILLS

SDLC Software Project Management Project Planning Client Relationship Management Technical Project Plans Communication Skills

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

As a Technical Software Project Manager at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] you will be working with world-class organisations across industries such as electronics, finance, medical and automotive. You’ll have a leading SDLC role in ensuring projects are managed from bid, through to successful completion, within the agreed budget and client specifications.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

Supporting the sales process, through managing the engineering and project delivery input for technical software bids
Managing the delivery of multiple simultaneous customer projects, often highly complex technical software projects, both client facing and internal investments
Being a proactive member of account management teams with a view to maintaining/ increasing sales within a client account
Collaborating with [Employer hidden] colleagues, to nurture and effectively manage client relationships
Building effective project teams
Management of engineers on the project
Overall management of project scope, cost, and timeline
Creation and management of technical project plans, risk logs, change requests and logs, dependency logs, etc
Working closely with the technical teams and leads

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills

At least 2 years experience in software project management
A good knowledge of SDLC and vast experience on relevant methodologies
The ability to demonstrate both willingness and ability to grasp new technical concepts
A sociable and confident individual, a self starter, capable of dealing with pressure, uncertainty and deadlines associated with software consultancy
Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting the sales process, through managing the engineering and project delivery input for technical software bids
Managing the delivery of multiple simultaneous customer projects, often highly complex technical software projects, both client facing and internal investments
Being a proactive member of account management teams with a view to maintaining/ increasing sales within a client account
Collaborating with [Employer hidden] colleagues, to nurture and effectively manage client relationships
Building effective project teams
Management of engineers on the project
Overall management of project scope, cost, and timeline
Creation and management of technical project plans, risk logs, change requests and logs, dependency logs, etc
Working closely with the technical teams and leads

What are we looking for:

At least 2 years experience in software project management
A good knowledge of SDLC and vast experience on relevant methodologies
The ability to demonstrate both willingness and ability to grasp new technical concepts
A sociable and confident individual, a self starter, capable of dealing with pressure, uncertainty and deadlines associated with software consultancy
Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing

What you can expect from us

Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
Personal budget of up to £2,500 per year for training and conferences
Regular performance reviews to support your continued professional development
Flexible approach to working
25 days of holiday plus the statutory bank holidays
Supportive working environment and culture
Desirable office location in Manchester City centre
Casual dress code
Company fun days and social events
Free snacks, fruit, tea and coffee
Opportunities to travel and do great work for our global customers

If you think this could be for you and you're looking for a career at the cutting edge of technology development, we'd really like to hear from you. Please send your CV and a cover letter to [contact hidden].