Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Project Manager - Life Assurance

Leading player in the life assurance industry is currently looking for a Project Manager for a 6month contract outside of Dublin.

The role will include:

- Lead cross-functional teams, managing the delivery of tactical projects and initiatives involving development, infrastructure and process change.

- As necessary engage with senior stakeholders to ensure successful delivery

- Understanding business requirements and managing project milestones to leverage business benefits whilst managing sponsors and key stakeholders expectations.

- Planning and delivering key functional and technical aspects of business change including people, process, infrastructure, applications and whole lifecycle delivery.

- Produce a Weekly Progress Report for the Business Change Manager

- To ensure Project Governance is being complied with

- To ensure the benefit plan is maintained throughout the project lifecycle and projects are set up so that owners are assigned and benefits can be assessed post implementation.


Skills required:

- 5+ years in the life insurance sector
- Project Management Background
- Strong commercial and financial acumen
- Ability to write reports/business cases with good business English

If you are interested please send your CV to
c.maguire@computerfutures.com.

Contract Java Developer

This is a 6 month contract (with a view to extension), excellent daily rates, working onsite
with a client in Dublin City Centre. The Java Developer will develop software architectures
and detailed technical designs and take an end to end role in technology delivery projects.
The Java Developer will be responsible for the design and implementation of software
projects and play a key role in ensuring the quality of the solutions that we build.

Responsible for:

Detailed design of the software architecture

Ensuring the use of proven technical design patterns within technical designs

Setting direction and leading software development teams

Software development

Provision of technical leadership with client technical and business staff

Researching and prototyping emerging technologies, processes & best practices

Candidates must have:

A minimum of 5 years design and development experience in Java enterprise and / or

web applications

Enterprise integration experience

Strong technical design and development skills

Practical experience through all phases of SDLC

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal (including fluent English)

A keen interest in technology

Desirable skills:

Experience with agile methodologies and approaches

Experience with Portal platforms

Experience with the following technologies: JBoss, Apache Axis, Oracle, Solaris

Contact: margaret@solasconsulting.ie

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Project Manager - West London - Contract

Role
An experienced Project Manager is required to manage full lifecycle implementations across the business. The successful Project Manager will have experience of managing large-scale software/application projects in a corporate environment using agile/scrum. Knowledge of software would be a significant advantage, such as SAP, Java etc. Knowledge of formal project management methodologies, such as Prince 2, and experience of Utilities or Telecoms would also be an advantage.

Company
My client is a FTSE 100 powerhouse and a leading global energy company based in West London. My client is seeking experienced and talented project managers to take on multi-million pound projects, often with budgets in excess of £10 Million. This is an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to build or gain experience within the utilities sector. Project Mangers seeking experience of Agile/Scrum would be welcomed as my client as a strong advocate of Agile/Scrum within software/application projects

Key Skills
  • 5+ years of Project Management experience
  • Experience of full project lifecycle implementations from inception to implementation
  • Formal Project Management qualifications, such as Prince 2 etc
  • Experience of implementing projects using Agile or Scrum
  • Experience of leading large teams within a corporate/blue chip environment

Desirable Skills
  • Previous experience within a Utilities or Telecoms environment would be advantageous but not mandatory
  • Knowledge of SAP, especially CRM or IS-U would be a significant advantage
  • Scrum Master Certification
  • Experience managing budgets in excess of £1 Million

Excellent daily rates are on offer

If you are a Project Manager and have all or some of the above skills please apply with the most recent copy of your CV.

t 0208 544 8042 f 0870 013 6381 e david.p@psr-rec.com

Thursday, January 6, 2011

LabView - 6 Months - Hampshire

A key client based in Hampshire is looking for a Labview software development engineer. This will be for a 6 month contract.
The company design and develops hydraulic test rigs. The rigs test several different aerospace components.
Role:
The candidate will need to be able to development new and work on existing software for the hydraulic and not hydraulic test rigs. Also need to be able to development test scripts and simulation. The candidate will need a good understanding for mechanical test or hydraulic test equipment.
SKILLS:
? LabView
? Software Development (Test scripts, simulation)
? Hydraulic or automation Or mechanical test equipment experience
If you are interested please send your CV to mark.jones@gcsltd.com