IMSERV
Development Manager
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IMSERV Overview
IMSERV is one of the UK's leading data collection and energy metering experts, delivering award-winning services to more customers in more places, meeting industry targets and becoming a benchmark for excellence. We offer a range of specialist metering technology for electricity, gas, and water along with highly accurate energy data collection services. All this is wrapped up with an easy-to-view online data management analysis and reporting software.
Purpose of Role
As a Development Manager, you will lead the successful delivery of software solutions through the effective management of both internal and offshore development teams. This role is focused on leadership, delivery assurance, and technical oversight rather than hands-on development. You will be responsible for ensuring that high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions are delivered while building high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement in engineering capability.
Acting as a key interface between technical teams and stakeholders, you will ensure clear visibility of progress, risks, and delivery outcomes.
Main Responsibilities
- Own and deliver successful outcomes across onshore and offshore development teams.
- Provide technical oversight and constructively challenge design and architecture decisions.
- Line manage team leads and senior engineers, supporting their development and performance.
- Manage offshore suppliers, ensuring delivery quality, performance, and alignment to business expectations.
- Assess team capability and structure, driving improvements to maximise effectiveness and delivery.
- Ensure Agile delivery methodologies are effectively embedded and followed.
- Provide clear reporting to stakeholders, including progress updates, risks, and escalation where required.
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Person Specification
- Proven experience leading software development teams, including offshore resource management.
- Strong technical understanding of software architecture and design principles.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Ability to review, assess, and challenge technical work effectively.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable:
- Understanding of SOLID design principles.
- Experience building APIs using Swagger or OpenAPI.
- Exposure to Azure PaaS services (e.g., Service Bus, Functions, APIM, Logic Apps, Data Factory).
- Experience creating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or YAML.
- Experience with automated API testing tools such as Postman.
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Company Benefits
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Enhanced Salary Sacrifice Pension Contributions
- Life Assurance up to 6X Base Salary*
- Simply Health – Healthcare plan (Upgrades available) (*Length of service & T&Cs apply)
Our people are our main asset. We strive to ensure they remain happy, competitive, and fulfilled – helping to propel our business forward and ensure we remain customer-centric and competitive. We are proud to remain the UK's leading and growing energy data collection and meter operations service provider.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion have long been at the heart of IMSERV's success. As we continue our growth, our focus remains on ensuring that equality, diversity, and inclusion remain central to our business and recruitment practices.
We recognise that a balanced workforce encourages collaboration and innovation, promotes entrepreneurship and a feeling of ownership—key drivers of our continued success and the service we deliver to our customers.
(Please note that we reserve the right to close this position before the expiry date)
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