Software Project Manager
Pickerings Lifts is a nationally recognised, privately owned, and independent lift specialist with an impressive 170 years of experience. As a leading name in the sector, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service, innovation, and expertise to our clients across the UK. Our dedication to quality and customer satisfaction has solidified our reputation as a trusted partner in the industry.
The purpose of the role is to plan, deliver, and manage software projects to agreed scope, time, cost, and quality standards. Acting as the central coordination point between stakeholders and technical teams, the role ensures effective governance, clear communication, risk control, and successful delivery of business‑critical software solutions.
Main duties:
- Project Delivery: Plan, coordinate, deliver, and close software projects end‑to‑end, primarily supporting the development and enhancement of the in‑house asset management system, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, time, cost, and quality parameters.
- Project Planning & Control: Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans and schedules, tracking progress against milestones and proactively managing dependencies, risks, and resources.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, facilitating planning sessions and regular progress updates, and managing expectations through clear, consistent communication.
- Requirements & User Stories: Create, refine, upload, and maintain user stories and requirements documentation to ensure solutions meet agreed specifications and business needs.
- Governance & Compliance: Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, ensuring projects comply with organisational governance, standards, and audit requirements, and escalating concerns with clear recommendations where required.
- Team Coordination: Coordinate effectively with internal developers, testers, analysts, and operational teams to support productivity, resolve blockers, and manage delivery challenges.
- Resource Management: Support resource planning and capacity management in collaboration with the Software Development Manager to ensure effective utilisation of team resources.
- Quality & Change Management: Ensure project deliverables meet agreed acceptance criteria and quality standards, managing scope changes through formal change control processes.
- Release & Handover: Support release planning, deployment activities, training documentation, and operational handover to ensure business readiness and continuity.
- Continuous Improvement: Capture lessons learned, promote best practice in software delivery, and contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes.
Person specification
- Software Project Management Experience: Proven experience managing software implementation projects, including end‑to‑end delivery within a structured project environment.
- Methodology Knowledge: Strong understanding of software delivery methodologies (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall) with the ability to apply them appropriately.
- Stakeholder & Communication Skills: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage expectations and engage effectively across technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Planning & Organisation: Highly organised with strong planning skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
- Technical Environment Experience: Experience working with cross‑functional technical teams and tools such as Azure, GitHub, and Visual Studio, including delivery of cloud‑based solutions.
- Risk & Problem Solving: Demonstrates a structured approach to problem solving, decision making, risk management, and issue resolution.
- Behavioural Competencies: Confident in influencing without authority, managing conflict constructively, and challenging where appropriate to achieve positive outcomes.
- Commercial Awareness: Displays a commercial mindset with an understanding of value, benefits realisation, and return on investment.
- Experience Level: Typically possesses 3 or more years’ experience in a software project management role.
- Qualifications: Holds or is working towards a recognised project management qualification (e.g. AgilePM, PRINCE2, PMP); degree or equivalent professional experience desirable.
What we offer
- High Earnings Potential: Competitive salary package with strong earning capability aligned to performance and business success.
- Annual Leave Entitlement: 25 days holiday per annum plus statutory bank holidays.
- Pension Scheme: Company pension scheme available to support long-term financial planning.
- Company Sick Pay: Enhanced company sick pay in line with company policy.
- Flu Vaccination: Annual flu jab provided to support employee wellbeing.
- Training & Development: Ongoing investment in professional development, technical training, and career progression opportunities.
- Retail Discount Scheme: Access to a retail discount platform offering savings across a range of high street and online retailers.
