Gigafactory PMO Technical Lead

Agratas – A Tata Enterprise; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Car allowance

Company bonus

Parental leave

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Agratas – A Tata Enterprise is seeking a PMO Technical Project Lead to steer planning, delivery and governance of technical projects within our upcoming UK battery manufacturing facility. You will oversee schedules, budgets and quality across engineering, manufacturing and operations in a fast-paced gigafactory environment.

Collaborating with Engineering, Procurement and Quality teams, you will drive milestones, manage risks and changes, and provide transparent reporting to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering engineering or industrial projects in a PMO/Programme Management environment.
• Strong planning, scheduling, risk management and change control experience.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, reporting and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems and programme delivery.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and MS Office.
• Degree qualified in Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules covering equipment installation, production trials, commissioning activities and manufacturing readiness.
• Monitor project progress against key milestones and ensure timely delivery of programme objectives.
• Manage project budgets, tracking costs and forecasting spend while highlighting and addressing variances.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans and proactively manage issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project change control activities, assessing the impact of proposed changes on scope, cost, quality and schedule.
• Prepare and present project status reports, gateway reviews and performance metrics to key stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, procurement, quality, manufacturing and operational teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Support programme governance, ensuring actions, decisions and deliverables are effectively tracked and managed.
• Oversee quality requirements throughout project execution, ensuring systems, equipment and processes meet performance, compliance and safety standards.
• Create and maintain project documentation, reporting tools and programme records to provide a robust single source of truth.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery, planning processes and reporting capability.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Risk management

Change control

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Reporting

Manufacturing systems

Education

Engineering

Project Management

Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Agratas – A Tata Enterprise is seeking a PMO Technical Project Lead to steer planning, delivery and governance of technical projects within our upcoming UK battery manufacturing facility. You will oversee schedules, budgets and quality across engineering, manufacturing and operations in a fast-paced gigafactory environment.

Collaborating with Engineering, Procurement and Quality teams, you will drive milestones, manage risks and changes, and provide transparent reporting to stakeholders.