Global Engineering Projects Lead - NPI & Transfers

Michael Page; Painswick; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

Bonus

Flexi benefits

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an experienced leader to drive engineering projects across a global manufacturing network. You will oversee product transfers, NPI initiatives, and cost reduction programs while ensuring safe, on-time, within-budget delivery and cross-functional alignment.

Ideal candidates will have strong stakeholder leadership, experience in regulated environments, and a solid background in manufacturing processes and quality governance to enable growth and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing engineering projects within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership capability.
• Experience delivering product transfer, NPI or manufacturing transformation projects.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Stage Gate, Agile or equivalent.
• A strong understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering governance and quality systems.
• Experience within regulated manufacturing environments would be highly beneficial.
• An engineering qualification (HND, Degree or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of engineering projects across a global manufacturing network.
• Drive product transfer, NPI, rationalisation and cost optimisation programmes.
• Establish robust project governance, planning and execution processes.
• Manage engineering resources, project priorities and capacity planning.
• Work cross-functionally to align business, operational and engineering objectives.
• Ensure engineering solutions meet required quality, compliance and regulatory standards.
• Develop engineering capability and encourage knowledge sharing across the organisation.
• Support strategic manufacturing programmes that enable growth and improve operational performance

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Product transfer

NPI

Agile

Stage Gate

Manufacturing processes

Quality systems

Regulated environments

Engineering qualification

Education

Engineering degree

HND

Job description

Michael Page is seeking an experienced leader to drive engineering projects across a global manufacturing network. You will oversee product transfers, NPI initiatives, and cost reduction programs while ensuring safe, on-time, within-budget delivery and cross-functional alignment.

Ideal candidates will have strong stakeholder leadership, experience in regulated environments, and a solid background in manufacturing processes and quality governance to enable growth and continuous improvement across