Project Manager

Who are we?

Blue Frontier is a well-established, dynamic, and growing agency with offices in Salisbury, Southampton & Bristol. We work with different types of businesses in the public and private sector, in the UK and worldwide.

What the role looks like

You will have ownership of between 4-10 customer projects at a time, and have the responsibility of seeing them through from project initiation, through design, development and test, until release. The projects team have oversight of all the projects at Blue Frontier and the team must work collaboratively with other departments in order to facilitate the smooth running of project delivery.

You will be responsible for managing the relationship with the client, keeping them updated throughout the project, facilitating conversations between the client and the team, and getting their sign-off at each key milestone.

Responsibilities

• Own project delivery from start to finish.
• Create and manage the project plan, including milestones and deadlines.
• Work closely with product, design, development, DevOps and QA teams.
• Ensure that the project team is working efficiently and effectively in order to drive the project forward.
• Facilitate regular meetings throughout the project, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and sprint reviews, and distributing agendas and actions.
• Coordinate the team’s deliverables and ensure they are accountable for their objectives.
• Balance multiple projects at once, each at various stages of the project lifecycle.
• Take ownership of the project budget and timeline.
• Ensure projects are all resourced appropriately.
• Support the team to unblock issues that can prevent project progress.
• Communicate with the client throughout the project and manage their expectations.
• Own project documentation, including specifications, risk registers and reports.

Who are we looking for

• A proactive character who can drive a project forward with a positive approach
• Demonstrable experience implementing project process, following waterfall and/or agile methodologies
• Evidential success in managing project budgets and timelines
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail

Desirable skills

• Experience in a web/software based role
• Experience working for an agency
• Experience using product management tools, such as Jira, DevOps or Redmine