1st July 2009
Software Project Manager
Fixed Term Contract |
Location: Melbourn, Cambridge
Overview
Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to project manage the development
and completion of the IDS system Core, taking an active
role in software development and leading the team to complete
the project on time and within budget.
Additional Information
The Product Development Department in which this role
is based designs hardware and software applications for
use in the Broadcast industry. Within the department there
is a small team developing further products and applications
for an established Information Display System.
The postholder will be responsible for leading this team
to complete the development of a second-generation 'Core'
system kernel, which will provide an enhanced basis for
ongoing development of the many new applications and hardware
being requested by our clients. These include the ingest
of Alarms, Scheduling information (from MOS interfaces),
CCTV picturesand real-time data in a number of formats.
The software is coded in C and C++,. running on a Linux-based
operating system.
This post is a fixed term contract of 6 months with the
potential to extend depending on future projects. The postholder
will be expected to travel on occasion to site and a full
driving licence is required.
Role (Accountabilities)
- Project managing the development of the IDS core module
- Planning schedules in conjunction with the team covering
software design, software completion, GUI design, 3rd
party hardware, box design, tooling and 3rd party manufacture
- Software coding in C and C++ in conjunction with the
existing team members
- Code review and bug fixing
- Product documentation to ISO 9001 & 14001
including software documentation
- Undertaking quality assurance testing
- Liaison with the management team and customers to update
on project completion
- Managing functionality change requests and advising
the management team of any implications
Skillset
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience project managing / delivering
a similar type of product involving low level software
coding on time and to budget.
- Demonstrable experience
of coding in C and C++ on a LINUX platform / programming
embedded PIC controllers and be able to provide examples
of code at interview
- Demonstrable experience writing product
documentation to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
- Experience of undertaking
quality assurance testing
- Experience of customer liaison
and leading a project team
- A demonstrable understanding
of electronic engineering principles as applied to the
broadcast environment
- A full clean driving licence
Behaviours
- Proactivity - Develops practical solutions,
takes leadership and ownership of work programme, has
a ‘can
do' rather than ‘won’t do’ approach
- Teamwork
- Connected to the business, communicates openly, shares
information and knowledge, networks internally and externally,
persuades rather than pushes, involves colleagues, respects
colleagues.
- Responsive - Always reacts quickly and with
a sense of urgency to requests, issues, emails or other
events in a timely and flexible fashion
- Self-motivated – Able
to work to agreed timescales without management intervention
or pressure, good at working to deadlines and delivering
to agreed schedules and targets
- Takes initiative – Prepared
to ask questions when something is not understood and
assist others when they need support
Desirable
- Previous experience working on audio / display
driver technologies
- Experience managing project budgets
- Experience liasing
with 3rd party suppliers and component providers
- Experience
working with OEMs
Company Information
IPE is one of the world’s leading broadcast systems
integration companies, providing turnkey services over
a wide range of technologies. Established in 1983, the
company is well established providing solutions to all
the major television and radio broadcast companies in
the UK and overseas.
IPE is a totally independent, privately owned organisation
with no affiliations to any supplier or manufacturer.
The Package
IPE offers a competitive basic salary commensurate with
experience and the requirements of the post. Holiday entitlement
is 25 days paid holiday pro-rata and there is the option
of joining a Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
What is it like to work at IPE?
IPE is a small company of less than 25 employees. Many
of the employees have been with the company since leaving
college or university and the organisation enjoys very low
staff turnover. The working atmosphere is relaxed but focused
and employees are expected to motivate themselves and take
full responsibility to deliver projects on time and to budget.
There is a strong sense of peer support, and colleagues
share problems and jointly find solutions; it is an environment
where “a problem shared is a problem halved”.
The company gets together on a weekly basis to review progress
of all ongoing projects and prospects, so everyone knows
what is going on. There is a real “open door” policy.
Are you the person we’re looking for?
If the above description sums up your working style and
ethos, you will thrive with IPE!
Please submit your CV directly
(not via an agency) to admin@ipe-systems.co.uk.
Independent Project Engineering Ltd
Saxon Way
Melbourn
Royston
Herts SG8 6DN |
