Project Manager

apartmentSword Group placeGlasgow scheduleFull-time calendar_month 
Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications.

We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

About the role:

This is a hybrid role, 2 days per week in our Glasgow and the other days can be remote.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the delivery of multiple projects through the full lifecycle, identifying and managing risk, issues and the project schedule in order to meet our customers’ expectations and to generate repeat business
  • Present a professional approach in customer communications in order to build strong relationships with customer contacts and business users
  • Drive additional value from projects through variations and follow on work
  • Contribute to pre-sales activity to develop high-quality, achievable proposals
  • Effectively manage, motivate and communicate with project managers and teams to ensure that everyone has a clear role and set of responsibilities
  • Defining the program governance and controls to ensure consistency in project delivery

Requirements

Here are the key skills and experience relevant to this role:

Key Personal attributes:

  • Ability to work independently
  • Customer service focussed
  • Effectively manage, motivate and communicate with project teams

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more….

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement.
If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.

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