Project Manager - Embedded Software

Saffron Walden
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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 paceIf 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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