[ James @ 09.05.2009. 14:04 ] @
GOWI d.o.o. software company who is well established on UK market for over 9 years is looking to hire a Project Manager. This position requires a person with at least 5 years experience in leading software development teams (teams of minimum 5 people preferred).



Candidate profile

We are looking for a person with drive and ambition to make a difference. You should be creative, energetic, self motivated and results-oriented. You should be able to face a challenging work environment, handle stress and meet strict deadlines. You must be team oriented, with excellent communication skills, and have a strong character to drive the team forward.

You must have:

* Experience in planning, time management, scheduling, project costing and budget management
* Risk analysis, dependencies and decision analysis skills
* Presentation, communication and negotiation skills
* Conflict resolution, problem solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions under stress
* Experience in business analysis and software design and modeling
* Experience in working in some standard methodology (Scrum, Agile, RUP,MSF,etc.)
* Experience in working with the following tools: MS Project, MS Office, SQL Manager 2005/2008 (preferred), Visual Studio 2005/2008 (preferred), Enterprise Architect (preferred), MS CRM (preferred) , SharePoint (preferred)
* Experience in making proposals for international projects (preferred)
* University degree
* English fluent


Key responsibilities

The Project Manager oversees all aspects of the project using planning, monitoring and controlling processes.

The Project Manager is responsible for:

* Completion of the project on time, on budget and on spec.
* Setting deadlines; assigning responsibilities; and monitoring, summarizing and communicating the progress of the project

* Identifying schedule uncertainties and risks
* Running the project on a day-to-day basis
* Coordinating designers, coders, programmers, other staff, service providers, and clients
* Evaluating deliverables prepared by the team to make sure the work meets requirements and maintains a high level of quality
* Constantly monitoring and reporting on the progress of a project to all stakeholders
* Analyzing requirements and giving estimates
* Preparing proposals
* Ensuring the project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately
* Analyzing project profitability and preparing the budget reports
* Conducting performance evaluation

* Managing day-to-day client interaction.
* Setting and managing client expectations.
* Developing lasting relationships with client personnel that foster client ties.
* Communicating effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
* Continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
* Building a knowledge base of each client's business, organization and objectives.


Personal skills:

* Challenges others to develop as leaders while serving as a role model and mentor.
* Inspires coworkers to attain goals and pursue excellence.
* Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
* Manages the process of innovative change effectively.
* Remains on the forefront of emerging industry practices.
* Consistently acknowledges and appreciates each team member's contributions.
* Effectively utilizes each team member to his/her fullest potential.
* Motivates team to work together in the most efficient manner.
* Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members.
* Mitigates team conflict and communication problems.


Other personality skills: self-driven, result-oriented with clear focus on high quality and business profit, reliable, tolerant, emphatic communicator, well presented and businesslike, able to get on with others and be a team player, customer oriented.


A person that will join Gowi software team will be rewarded with many opportunities in advancing personal knowledge and career, and a great working environment.For consideration, please send your CV on [email protected].

Deadline for applications: 30.05.2009.