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Project Manager – UK/Ireland

Job Title: Project Manager

Job type: Full time
Location: UK or Ireland (mainly working remotely, with occasional visits to our offices in Bedford and to our HQ in Carrick on Shannon Ireland, as well as occasional onsite work with customers).

Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for career progression opportunities in a fast-growing, global tech company? Then a move to Cora Systems to become part of our vibrant Professional Services team could be just what you are looking for.

Cora Systems is an award-winning worldwide leader in providing enterprise project and portfolio management solutions to global organizations and government agencies. Our flagship product, Cora PPM, powers transformation by aligning strategy and managing projects, portfolios and programs effectively. It is proven to help our clients deliver key business benefits and ROI.

Role

Cora is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our successful professional services delivery team. It offers an exciting opportunity to work within a high performing team and working on your own initiative whilst delivering to the highest standard of service to clients and the project team. Specific responsibilities include developing detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability, allocation and delivering every project on time within budget and scope. You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. You need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude. Ideally a commercially aware Project Manager who has managed software projects from initiation to closure.

Responsibilities

• Manage all services and delivery related to our client. This will involve the coordination of Internal resources and third parties / contractors for the execution and delivery of all approved work.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Manage all projects within the Cora implementation approach.
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Ensure resource availability, allocation and management of the team.
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
• Use and execute appropriate controls to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to your manager and management as required
• Manage and foster the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors

Qualifications & Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related field
• Proven working experience as a project Manager in the information technology sector
• Excellent knowledge or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Minimum of 3+ years working as a Project Manager
• Commercial awareness and an ability to contribute to the financial success of Cora and its customers
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• PMP / PRINCE II certification is desirable
• Ability to work with clients onsite
• English: Fluent
• Occasional travel to customer site is required.

Benefits

• You will be rewarded with a competitive salary
• We offer flexible working, life insurance and pension and health cover.
• We have progressive learning and development policies and support employees in this area
• We encourage team events, run wellness initiatives, and are committed to our local community and local charities
• Opportunities to travel (when possible) are available for those interested in seeing more of the world while also working to deliver for our clients

This is a full-time permanent role, based either in the UK or Ireland. Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK or Ireland.

NOTE: Cora Systems do not require the assistance of third-party recruitment agencies at this time.