Junior Project Manager

Location: Bristol
Salary: Up to 25k pa depending on experience
Remote/Hybrid

Simitive, the market leader in Cloud software for Universities is recruiting a Junior Project Manager to join the growing Services team. Reporting to the Manager of Projects, the role of a Simitive Junior Project Manager is to plan, coordinate and ensure successful implementations of our software systems to clients around the world.

The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that all Simitive implementation projects are delivered on time and within budget whilst ensuring client satisfaction is maintained at a high level.

You will have a keen interest in innovative ways to make organisations and people work better and want to give clients the best possible experience.

Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Act as the main point of contact to the client, on behalf of the development team and all other Simitive departments associated with the project.
• Coordinate resources to effectively ensure successful execution of the project plan to ensure that the project is delivered on time, to budget and meets the committed specification.
• Create and maintain project documentation, such as project plans, to the Simitive standard, and to meet client requirements.
• Manage multiple projects, simultaneously.

Key Behavioural Characteristics:

• Communicates in a professional, concise manner, both verbally and in writing, with both technical and non-technical staff to develop strong working relationships throughout the project.
• Has knowledge of the principles and methods of project management and practical experience of their employment.
• Able to engage client staff and successfully transfer knowledge in training.
• Skilled in the creation of documentation that is clear and user-friendly.
• Able to monitor and report on project progress, highlighting the remaining project time and pro-actively escalating issues where necessary.
• Able to make appropriately thought through recommendations for software configuration and design improvements to enable clients to maximise the benefits of their investments.
• Has the capability to work independently and as a member of a team with minimal supervision.

In return you will receive –

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension
• Perkbox - discounts in stores, restaurants, and wellness
• Access to 24x7 personal support and free counselling services
• Flexible working hours/ location
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and Company events throughout the year
• A structured career development programme with regular 1:1 meeting’s

Simitive is a sponsor and supporter of: Bristol Women in Business, Women’s Work Lab, Motherboard. Simitive is certified by Flexa (https://flexa.careers/) for its Flexible Working policies and practice.

We are not able to offer sponsorship so you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Simitive is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Simitive makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@simitive.com