Junior Technical Project Manager

About the Role

The Technical Project Manager will work within a squad of other Technical Project Managers, software engineers and quality assurance engineers. As part of this squad they will oversee and share tasks for a number of projects with the other Technical Project Managers

A Technical Project Manager is a subject-matter expert who uses their technical background to bridge the gap between the product and technical side of product development. They breathe life into a product by enacting the vision and direction defined in the product roadmap

Typical activities involved in the delivery of a [Employer hidden] Solutions software solution for which the Technical Project Manager is responsible include:

• Producing a project plan and agreeing this with the customer
• Managing the development and testing of the solution in alignment with the agreed project plan
• Deployment and customer sign-off of the solution

Who you are

• A high level of communication skills - written and verbal
• A high level of technical understanding - with the ability to communicate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Diplomacy skills for establishing and managing relationships with customer stakeholders
• Well organised and disciplined in approach to work and time management
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements for Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) Level 3
• A formal qualification (Degree) in Computing Science or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Agile Project management principles

What the job involves

This is a hybrid role, where time will be split between our Glasgow office and your home

As a Junior Technical Project Manager you will first of all need to become a subject-matter expert in our software applications. This will involve you following our tried and tested Development Programme which will ensure you have all the skills required to advance to Technical Project Manager. The Development Programme includes training in both technical and soft skills, delivered via a combination of in-house and external sessions

You will start off in the programme as a Developer, and will be responsible for writing Java, XSLT and using our in-house tools to produce Android applications. As you gain technical expertise and progress through the programme, you will gradually shift towards doing less development and taking on more and more aspects of the Technical Project Manager role, until this becomes your full time role

Accountable for the development and delivery of the project delivery plan to a strategic customer or number of customers

Accountable for the development of the business process benefits being achieved by a customer

Responsible for the management of the application development in accordance with the customer requirements

Responsible for implementation of UAT/SAT in accordance with the test plan

Responsible for the management of the training and deployment plan

Responsible for the management of the support plan

Responsible for the in-life technical customer relationship plan

Develop and maintain the project plan in accordance with customer requirements

Develop and maintain the documentation relating to the business process re-engineering

Manage the development of an application in accordance with the customers requirements

Coordinate the planning of the design and installation of the appropriate technical architecture for a solution

Manage the customer testing phases of a project deployment, including SAT and UAT

Manage the support of the solution once in-life

Manage the issues raised by a customer in relation to a deployed solution

Develop and maintain the documentation relating to business benefits realisation

Manage any third party supplier involvement in project delivery

Develop and maintain all project related documentation

Identify any new opportunities relating to potential sales opportunities