Senior Project Manager

Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager manages the delivery of IQGeo’s Web and Mobile Mapping Software for domestic and international enterprise customers. This role joins a dynamic PMO team that delivers success to our customers by utilising Agile and SCRUM methodologies to deliver customised and tailored software solutions. The PMO sits within IQGeo’s Global Customer Services Organisation.

As an integral part of the IQGeo geospatial project management team, the successful candidate will be the key leader on the project, and within the program’s SCRUM team, responsible for delivering the IQGeo solutions to our customers in the Utility and Telecommunications markets. The candidate is expected to work independently, but also as a team member, and will have a working knowledge of software implementation methodologies.  Handling multiple account objectives, managing to budget/profitability objectives, meeting deliverable milestones and professionally managing risks and expectations are paramount for the role.

Responsibilities

• Project pricing, scope, schedule, and budget constraints within an agreed project plan. 
  
• Managing to overall budget(s) and profitability objectives for the project
• Creating, administering and executing project plans, from proposal creation and contract definition through project completion and acceptance.
• Manage project resources, margins, deliverables and timelines.
• Manage expectations, risks and escalations.
• Participate in pre-project scoping and pricing conversations with sales and account teams.
• Liaise between client IT and IQGeo Systems Engineering for infrastructure design and troubleshooting.
• Administrative lead on all issues related to the management and execution of the project.
• Develop strong, trusted-advisor relationships within the customer’s project team.
• Understand complex software, system and platform technology.
• Coordinate with Technical Implementation department, Support department and Training department(s), as appropriate, to deliver the right activities at the right time.
• Ability to occasionally travel (less than 20%)
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Required Skills

Essential: 

• Minimum of 7 years' experience of successfully managing ‘Tier 1’ multi-million GBP/EUR external customer software projects to time and budget
• Successful management of multiple, complex, high-impact software projects; optimising resources, and mitigating enterprise-wide risks.
• Aligns project goals with company objectives to drive growth and efficiency
• Coaching and guiding project managers, developing best practices, shaping PMO standards, and fostering a culture of excellence
• Strong technical, project management experience and consultative background within cloud/SaaS/Enterprise software solutions.
• Delivering projects on time, within scope, and under budget while mitigating risks.
• Experience leading software delivery teams working in with Agile and SCRUM
• Solid risk management and conflict resolution skills.
• Team management experience
• Excellent understanding and experience of managing project financials (forecasting, budget management, etc)
• Experience with enterprise SDLC (Software Deployment Lifecycle).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Working within a software vendor environment and general software delivery background.

Desirable

• Experience working with Geospatial Information Systems or web mapping software.
• Telecoms industry knowledge

General

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to successfully interact at a management level as well as with the technical team.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times, stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 7 years project management experience within the software services industry.
• PMP or Prince 2 Practitioner Certification
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of software technology and industry experience.

What’s In it For You

• 25 days of paid holiday, with the opportunity to purchase further days up to a total of 30.
• IQGeo SHINE program
• Charity/Volunteering day each year.
• Company-matched pension contributions of up to 6% base salary.
• Private medical insurance.
• Health cash plan.
• Company life assurance (4x gross salary).
• Incapacity benefit.
• Enhanced maternity leave policy.
• EV company car scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Cycle scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Give as you earn charity scheme.

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in the UK.

IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.

Flexible Working

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!

About IQGeo

IQGeo™ is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan. We are supported by a global network of highly skilled partners. Originally founded as Ubisense Ltd in 2002, the IQGeo brand was launched in January 2019 after the company was split into two separate businesses. Led by a team of geospatial technology pioneers, the IQGeo Platform software was first launched in 2010 and has an impressive pedigree in the telco, communications, and utility industries. In 2020, IQGeo acquired OSPInsight, a provider of fiber network management software, and in 2022 IQGeo acquired Comsof, a world leader in automated network design, headquartered in Belgium.

Today, IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries.