RS Project manager

OVERVIEW

Research Software Engineering (RSE) Project Managers are client facing and consultative in their approach to delivery - working, leading and driving the technical team whilst managing expectations. They have a deep understanding of research funding sources and processes, and reporting requirements, and experience with industry project management frameworks such as Agile DSDM® and PRINCE2. They act as key points of contact between research funding agencies, Principal Investigators, RS team-members, eResearch, Research Management Directorates, Library, and IT. They are likely to be involved in event management, and coordinate training and seminar series, but are primarily responsible for ensuring the smooth definition, administration, and coordination of technical research projects. They are likely to be involved in procurement processes, with external specialist teams.

Position Purpose

Research Software (RS) project managers are responsible for financial, resourcing, and project management of internally and externally funded projects, working closely with and reporting to the Principal Investigators (PIs), and professional services staff in faculties / divisions, the library, and IT. A key element of the role is to put in place and implement industry standard project management frameworks to ensure operational efficiency, financial stability, and risk management, and monitoring of progress against stated objectives and targets. The post requires experience managing projects, and deep knowledge of research funding sources and processes in the HE sector. Experience working in software engineering environments, controlling Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC), and tendering / procurement, is highly beneficial.

Key Relationships

• Faculties
• eResearch teams
• IT Directorates
• Research Management Directorates
• Libraries
• Assigned academic, laboratory and/or research communities

SDLC Roles

In addition to the core position duties, RS project managers are also likely to contribute to the following Agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) roles (see Appendix A), depending on their personal skillset:

• Project Coordinator
• Tester
• Analyst