Who you are

- 5+ years' project management experience in an engineering or technical setting, ideally software. We welcome applicants with Operational, Commercial and Engineering backgrounds

- Recent hands-on experience of Agile delivery across more than one team

- Experience in a project or programme function that used meaningful data to demonstrate project control, and in improving the processes and governance behind it

- Formal training in delivery management methodologies e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, PMQ

- Experience working in a start-up/ scale-up environment

- Experience setting up, or being part of setting up, a programme management function

- Exposure to commercial or customer-facing teams, such as aligning delivery with customer commitments

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

- Confident coordinating across teams and functions to keep work moving

- Confident engaging senior executives, with the judgement to know when to challenge constructively, to hold a position and when to escalate

- Able to work autonomously and pick up a live portfolio quickly

What the job involves

- As an experienced Senior Project Manager in our Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating the day-to-day delivery of FocalPoint's products and keeping our engineering and commercial teams aligned

- Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will lead delivery for our engineering teams using Agile methodologies, drive coordination across functions, and help build a project management function that uses meaningful data to demonstrate project control

- This is a dynamic, collaborative and highly visible position. You will keep work moving across the organisation, communicate confidently with senior leaders,



proactively problem solve and help shape the processes, reporting and governance that underpin how we deliver

- This role is a maternity cover for the current Senior Project Manager from December 2026 to March 2028

- Lead day-to-day delivery across our engineering teams using Agile methodologies, from planning and prioritisation through to milestones

- Manage dependencies, risks and issues, escalating where necessary so our teams can deliver

- Ensure Engineering and Commercial (and/or relevant teams) have, regular effective forums and clear ownership of actions

- Work closely within the Operations team to oversee and coordinate communication effectiveness, coordination processes, customer trials, and product shipments

- Build, mature and provide programme reporting and insight to the Head of Operations, using delivery data to demonstrate project control

- Help build and mature the project management function, improving processes, governance and reporting

- Stay up to date on industry-leading methodologies and tools

- Hours of work: Full time, 40 hours per week

- Length: Fixed Term Contract until March 2028

The application process

- We usually respond within a week

Benefits

- 401(k)

- 8% matched pension contribution

- Vitality Healthcare (also includes mental health cover, employee assistance programme, dental, hearing and optical cover, and more)

- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance

- Professional memberships & career development

- 25 days annual leave and bank holidays on top. Our Cambridge, Bristol and US hubs are closed over Christmas break

- 3x extra days holiday up to a maximum of 10 additional days, each year after 3 years

- Share Scheme

- Monthly staff socials

- Hybrid working approach

📌 Senior Project Manager (Bristol)
🏢 FocalPoint
📍 Bristol