Project Manager

Posted by DeGould on 13/09/2025


Permanent Exeter

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About the job

Description

Job Overview:


DeGould is a seeking a highly organised, proactive, and detail-oriented individual to manage and oversee multiple ongoing projects, with a particular focus on the continuous improvement, performance monitoring, and upgrading of legacy systems. This office-based role requires a strong communicator with a passion for learning and understanding systems in depth and the ability to collaborate across teams to ensure seamless operations.


Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Oversight:

  • Lead and coordinate multiple concurrent projects through to completion.
  • Ensure project milestones are met, and progress is clearly documented and communicated.
  • Track timelines, deliverables, and risks; escalating issues as necessary.

Legacy System Management:

  • Proactively monitor and manage legacy systems for performance, stability, and improvement opportunities.
  • Identify upgrade requirements and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to implement solutions.
  • Liaise with technical teams to ensure system integrity and up-to-date documentation.

Helpdesk & Ticketing (Jira):

  • Collaborate closely with the Service & Maintenance Manager to ensure the Jira board is actively managed and daily.
  • Track and report on support trends and suggest systemic improvements.

Cross-Department Collaboration:

  • Work with cross-functional teams including Tech teams, operations, Engineering and product development to understand the product in depth.
  • Help foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across departments.


  • Collaborate internally with Technology teams to evaluate feasibility of delivering against requirements.
  • Create bespoke implementation plans based on agreed services and client objectives.
  • Communicate with Sales and Project Management functions to create accurate delivery schedules.
  • Maintain positive and engaging relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders.
  • Communicate plans, risks and progress with customers.
  • Collect customer insights to feed into the longer-term product roadmap.
  • Continuously improve current processes and ways of working.
  • Support accreditation and quality management policies to ensure compliance with relevant standards.
  • Undertaking any other tasks/duties as may be reasonably required to fulfil DeGould’s objectives.


Skills:

  • A proven track record of delivering projects in complex operating environments.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience Project Management techniques and software (MS Project/ Jira / Monday.com etc).
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work across multiple projects.
  • Advanced organizational skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Professional attitude with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Inquisitive and eager to learn—keen to understand product workflows and technical systems thoroughly.
  • Team player with a collaborative mindset.


About the Company:


DeGould is an exciting, multi-award-winning company, in the software and AI sector. The company develops and delivers innovative vision and damage detection systems to a range of blue-chip corporate clients. As the company embarks on an exciting growth phase the company plans to expand the team, further develop existing products, and explore opportunities for new ones.


Benefits:


Salary range starting from £42k and benefits including:

  • Flexible working can be agreed.
  • 25 days holiday per annum (excluding bank holidays).
  • Life assurance/death in service of 4 times basic salary
  • Additional days holiday for birthday.
  • Company sick pay scheme.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Pension auto enrolment after 3 months service.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.



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Overview


Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Exeter

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