On-Site Technical PM - NPD & Manufacturing Launch

Search Beyond Limited; London Borough of Bromley; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Beyond Limited on the Kent/London Border is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead NPD and manufacturing projects from idea to launch. You will own plans, budgets, risks and stage gates, keeping engineers, suppliers and test labs aligned and reporting to senior leadership.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing project management, a technical degree, and strong planning skills with MS Project/Smartsheet and Excel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing technical product projects in a manufacturing business, using stage gate or a similar NPI process.
• A degree in engineering, product design or a technical subject, or equivalent experience.
• Strong planning skills using MS Project, Smartsheet or similar, plus good Excel.
• Experience managing project budgets, suppliers and external test houses.
• Technical enough to read drawings, BOMs, test reports and DFMEAs and challenge them.
• Calm, organised and persistent, with clear and concise written updates.

Responsibilities

• Building and managing plans for NPD projects and larger product changes: tasks, owners, dependencies and milestones.
• Running projects through a stage gate process, preparing gate packs and recording decisions.
• Tracking spend against budget across tooling, prototypes, testing and certification.
• Replanning quickly when a test fails or a supplier slips, and showing the impact on time and cost.
• Coordinating testing with the certification team and accredited labs, and working with purchasing on quotes, tooling and samples.
• Leading launches across sales, marketing, operations and production, then running post-launch reviews.
• Chairing weekly project meetings and producing concise reports for senior leadership.
• Keeping project records accurate, including evidence for R&D tax relief claims.

Skills

Project management

NPD process

Manufacturing industry

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Excel

Job description

Search Beyond Limited on the Kent/London Border is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead NPD and manufacturing projects from idea to launch. You will own plans, budgets, risks and stage gates, keeping engineers, suppliers and test labs aligned and reporting to senior leadership.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing project management, a technical degree, and strong planning skills with MS Project/Smartsheet and Excel.