NPI Project Manager

Syntech Recruitment Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£40,000 starting salary

Additional production-related bonus

Flexible start and finish times

24 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Syntech Recruitment are supporting a well‑established engineering and manufacturing business near Woking with the appointment of an experienced Engineering Project Manager. This hands‑on role takes new product development projects from concept through to production launch and coordinates Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality and other departments to keep milestones on track.

You don’t need to be an engineer; strong PM experience in engineering, manufacturing or product development is

Qualifications

• Previous project management experience within engineering, manufacturing or product development.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and how products progress from development into production.
• Strong project planning skills, including milestones, dependencies, critical paths and deadlines.
• Confident coordinating different departments and working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience using project management software, Gantt charts or similar planning tools.
• Understanding of manufacturing supply chains and purchasing processes.
• NPI, NPD or stage‑gate project experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• PRINCE2 or another recognised project management qualification would be advantageous
• Wrike experience would be beneficial but isn't essential

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple engineering and new product projects simultaneously.
• Develop and maintain project plans covering milestones, deliverables, resources, dependencies and timescales.
• Drive projects from initial concept through development, prototype, manufacturing and production launch.
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Sales and Product Management.
• Lead project meetings and ensure actions are assigned, tracked and completed.
• Identify risks, delays, resource constraints and dependencies before they impact delivery.
• Chase actions and deliverables across departments to keep projects moving.
• Coordinate project stage‑gate reviews and maintain accurate documentation.
• Provide clear project progress, risk and milestone reporting to senior management.
• Support BOM, prototype testing, verification and product approval activities

Skills

Engineering project management

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Planning & scheduling

Gantt charts

Wrike

Project management software

NPI / stage-gate

Tools

Gantt charts

Wrike

Project management software

Job description

Engineering Project Manager

Location: Near Woking, Surrey

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm with flexible start and finish times

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Syntech Recruitment are supporting a well-established engineering and manufacturing business near Woking with the appointment of an experienced Engineering Project Manager.

This is a hands‑on project management role focused on taking new product development and introduction projects from initial concept through to manufacturing and production launch. You'll act as the central point between Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality and other departments, ensuring projects remain on track and key actions are delivered.

You don't need to be an engineer or an NPI specialist. We're looking for someone with strong project management experience gained within an engineering, manufacturing or product development environment, who understands how different departments come together to successfully deliver a new product.

Benefits

• £40,000 starting salary
• Additional production-related bonus
• Flexible start and finish times
• 24 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage multiple engineering and new product projects simultaneously
• Develop and maintain project plans covering milestones, deliverables, resources, dependencies and timescales
• Drive projects from initial concept through development, prototype, manufacturing and production launch
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Sales and Product Management
• Lead project meetings and ensure actions are assigned, tracked and completed
• Identify risks, delays, resource constraints and dependencies before they impact delivery
• Chase actions and deliverables across departments to keep projects moving
• Coordinate project stage‑gate reviews and maintain accurate documentation
• Provide clear project progress, risk and milestone reporting to senior management
• Support BOM, prototype testing, verification and product approval activities

Skills and Experience

• Previous project management experience within engineering, manufacturing or product development
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and how products progress from development into production
• Strong project planning skills, including milestones, dependencies, critical paths and deadlines
• Confident coordinating different departments and working with senior stakeholders
• Experience using project management software, Gantt charts or similar planning tools
• Understanding of manufacturing supply chains and purchasing processes
• NPI, NPD or stage‑gate project experience would be advantageous but is not essential
• PRINCE2 or another recognised project management qualification would be advantageous
• Wrike experience would be beneficial but isn't essential

The successful candidate will need to be a confident communicator who can manage competing priorities, bring different departments together and ensure actions are followed through. The hiring manager is open to candidates without direct NPI experience where they can demonstrate strong transferable engineering or manufacturing project management experience.

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