Contract Project Manager

Agile Project Manager

2-3 days per week in Coventry

£500-£550pd Inside IR35

3-6 months

Detailed Job Description:

The Project Manager will oversee day-to-day project delivery and ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution while managing the six core dimensions of project management:

• Scope

• Schedule

• Finance

• Risk

• Quality

• Resources

The Project Manager will demonstrate:

Agile Methodology Expertise – Scrum, Kanban, iterative delivery, backlog refinement

Sprint Facilitation – Effective delivery of Agile ceremonies and cadence management

Backlog Management – Organising, prioritising, and refining product and sprint backlogs

Estimation & Planning – Supporting story estimation and realistic sprint planning using Agile metrics

Infrastructure Knowledge – Strong understanding of clean water and wastewater systems

Innovation & Emerging Tech Awareness – Including AI, digital twins, computer vision, and sensing technologies

Risk & Compliance Management – Identifying project risks, implementing mitigation strategies

Stakeholder Engagement – Clear communication with engineers, regulators, customers, suppliers

Cross-functional Team Leadership – Driving collaboration across innovation, design, operations, and ITDELIVERABLES

Detailed project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and status reports

Sprint artefacts (boards, burndowns, reviews, retrospectives)

Governance and assurance documentation

Technology evaluation and pilot reports