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Software Project Manager - Embedded Systems

Saffron Walden
money-bag £75000 - £85000/annum Pension, Hybrid working
223939135
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Software-Focused Project Manager - Embedded Systems
Location: Cambridgeshire (South)
Type: Full-Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid (Minimum 3 Days Office-Based)
Salary: Competitive

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for delivering innovative, software-led solutions? Join our growing team and help shape technically complex, high-impact projects across a range of sectors.
This is a highly client-facing role requiring close collaboration with sales, engineering, and customer teams to define, secure, and deliver cutting-edge software projects - often with electronics or embedded systems elements.



The Role

  • Full-time position, reporting to the Head of Project Management
  • Based in South Cambridgeshire, with hybrid working (minimum 3 days in the office)
  • Occasional UK and international travel to support project delivery or business development


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of software-led technical projects across diverse industries
  • Collaborate with engineering and commercial teams to scope, estimate, and shape project proposals
  • Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risks, using structured PM methodologies
  • Foster strong client relationships and ensure clear communication at all levels
  • Drive motivation and performance across cross-functional teams
  • Apply Agile methodologies, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and Microsoft Project planning
  • Champion software development best practices and continuous improvement
  • Ensure rigorous governance, reporting, and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle


About You

  • Proven track record delivering complex software development projects
  • Excellent stakeholder and people management skills; emotionally intelligent and team-focused
  • Clear, confident communicator - able to engage engineers and senior executives alike
  • Technically fluent: familiar with modern software engineering practices including version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks
  • Experience using tools like Jira, Confluence, Git, and Microsoft Project
  • Holds a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline
  • Comfortable in a consultancy-style environment, juggling multiple priorities and working at pace

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to work on challenging, meaningful projects with a team of like-minded professionals - we''d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us deliver the next generation of software-led innovation.

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