Technical Project Manager required by a long-standing Electrical Manufacturer that's poised for an exciting period of growth. You'll have full ownership of project management relating to new product developments (NPD); championing, monitoring, and upholding the NPD process, to ensure projects are correctly scoped, specified, managed, and delivered.

What we offer

* Up to £70,000 & 10% Bonus

* Pension (5%), Private Healthcare

* Flexible and Remote working, with office in Hertfordshire (near Hatfield & St Albans)

Role

* Reporting to the VP of Engineering

* Full ownership of project management relating NPD

* Working with Product Management to scope, specify and devise projects, delivering the requirements of the product roadmap

* Providing project estimation, risk assessment and problem solving

* Working with various stakeholders across technical, manufacturing, innovation and commercial teams, as well as product management

* Driving continuous improvement in the NPD process and in the various teams

* Supporting activities to ensure quality, cost and delivery targets are met

* To evolve and develop project management processes and skills within the organisation

* Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the right decisions are made during the development process, balancing the needs of all players concerned

* Own the regular monitoring of KPI's relating to product development and reporting of NPD status to the exec team

* To ensure that all documentation relating to product development is generated and of high quality

* To effectively communicate project progress and KPIs to product managers or project leaders and senior management, highlighting in good time important issues, risks and milestones

Requirements

* Engineering background - Understanding some of electronics, software, firmware and mechanical design

* Exposure to working with a physical product and manufacturing environment

* Continuous Improvement

* Able to translate customer requirements into concrete technical specifications

* Competent in conducting risk analysis at a technical and commercial level

* Worked in a well-structured project management environment, involvement from concept to production

Bonus

* Project management qualifications

* Exposure to IoT

* Working in an industry where products meet stringent test and validation requirements

* Agile development methods

* Experience of regulatory approvals including CE, CA, UL or others

Benefits

* Bonus (around 10%), Flexible & Remote working, 5% Pension, Bupa Medical, Perkbox, 25 days Holiday (after 2 yrs increases 1 per year to 28), Death in Service (3 x salary), Gym membership salary sacrifice, Employee social events.

Why Join?

A local business with a global reach and following its acquisition by a private equity firm, they are on strong financial position to propel themselves forward in the years to come. They have a great structure of developing staff internally and setting employees on a strong career path.

Sound interesting? Please Apply to find out more