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Project Manager
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Following continued growth and major contract wins, we're looking for an experienced Project Manager to join their expanding Programme/Project Management team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead technically complex engineering projects from concept through to customer delivery, working alongside highly skilled engineering, manufacturing, and commercial teams.
If you enjoy bringing multidisciplinary teams together, solving complex challenges, and delivering projects that make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The Project Manager Role
Reporting to a Senior Project Manager, you'll take responsibility for planning, coordinating, and delivering multiple engineering projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Working closely with customers and internal stakeholders, you'll provide clear leadership throughout the product lifecycle whilst managing project risks, schedules, resources, and commercial performance.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage engineering projects throughout the full product lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones.
- Deliver projects to agreed scope, budget, quality, and timescales.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Quality.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues.
- Produce regular project reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
- Support customer meetings, programme reviews, and technical discussions.
- Assist with project budgeting, forecasting, and financial tracking.
- Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
- Ensure effective communication across all project teams.
Project Manager Profile
We're looking for a proactive and organised Project Manager who enjoys working in a fast-paced engineering environment and has excellent planning and stakeholder management skills.
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You'll ideally have:
- Experience managing engineering, manufacturing, or technology projects.
- Experience leading cross-functional project teams.
- Excellent planning, organisation, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of recognised project management methodologies.
- Experience using project management software such as Microsoft Project, Jira, or similar.
- The ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
Desirable
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Science, or a related discipline.
- APMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management qualification.
- Experience within the Space, Defence, Satellite Communications, or Electronics sectors.
- An appreciation of RF, microwave, or electronic technologies.
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