Project Manager For Software Development Team (ESSDev)

About the Engineering Society Software Development (ESSDev) Project Manager Position

ESSDev as a whole is comprised of 20-25 members divided into sub-teams that each tackle their own software project.

As a Project Manager you will lead a team of 2-4 software developers to create a project for a client over the school year. You will lead the team through the engineering design process and the software development lifecycle (SDLC) which means identifying a problem to solve brainstorming planning design implementation testing deployment improvement and presentation of your software project. Typically teams work on one software project for the duration of the school year (September - April).

ESSDev projects could be in the form of mobile apps desktop apps browser extensions games websites/webapps APIs IoT enabled devices and so much more. There are no formats or technologies imposed it could be hardware or software based! It is fully up the the project manager and developers to decide on a team-by-team basis!

Requirements

This position does not require any prior software development or project management experience! All we ask is that youre someone who is committed and hard-working!

Responsibilities

Teams will be expected to meet either weekly or biweekly to work on their project and all ESSDev teams will meet approximately once every month to develop skills show their progress and collaborate with other teams. No experience is required for this position we are looking for someone who is passionate and committed to the role!

Time Commitment

Project Managers should account for about 4-6 hours of work a week. This is flexible and depends on the scope of the project your team is working on. ESSDev should never be interfering with your studies so the ESSDev Manager is always there if you are ever feeling overwhelmed with ESSDev work.

The application deadline is Friday March 27th at 11:59 pm.

Interviews will be conducted on March 29th and the evening of March 30th.

Please do not hesitate to send any questions to the incoming Director of IT Sam Stefan @

The Engineering Society encourages applications from women visible minorities Indigenous peoples persons with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ2S community. EngSoc will provide accommodation support to applicants as needed.