PLM Engagement Manager

Capgemini Engineering; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident Employer

OutFront / CapAbility / Women@Capgemni

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering is seeking an experienced PLM Engagement Lead in Manchester to drive complex digital engineering and PLM programmes. You will manage senior client relationships, lead multidisciplinary delivery teams and ensure value from PLM investments.

The role requires strong leadership, commercial acumen and the ability to translate business priorities into delivery outcomes. You will operate across engineering, manufacturing and IT with executive-level collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading PLM engagements across digital engineering programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership within enterprise technology environments.
• Experience with PLM platforms like Teamcenter, Windchill or 3DEXPERIENCE.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary senior client contact, building relationships with stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, digital, IT and programme teams.
• Lead the end-to-end engagement lifecycle from mobilisation to delivery and transition, providing governance and risk management.
• Own engagement commercial performance including forecasting, resource planning, revenue, cost and margin management.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative, accountable and high-performing delivery culture.
• Identify opportunities to improve services and deliver client value and growth.

Skills

PLM

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Commercial acumen

Customer engagement

Siemens Teamcenter

PTC Windchill

Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

PTC Windchill

3DEXPERIENCE

Job description

We are looking for an experienced PLM Engagement Lead to drive successful client engagements across complex digital engineering and PLM programmes. You will be responsible for building trusted client relationships, leading multidisciplinary delivery teams, ensuring commercial and delivery performance, and helping clients realise value from their PLM investments. This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management and commercial acumen, combined with the ability to translate business priorities into successful delivery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary senior client contact, building strong relationships with stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, digital, IT and programme teams, while ensuring delivery remains aligned to client objectives and contractual commitments.
• Lead the end-to-end engagement lifecycle, from mobilisation and planning through delivery and transition, providing governance, delivery assurance and proactive management of risks, dependencies and issues.
• Own engagement commercial performance, including forecasting, resource planning, revenue, cost and margin management, ensuring compliance with Capgemini governance and contractual obligations.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative, accountable and high-performing delivery culture while providing coaching, direction and support.
• Identify opportunities to improve services and deliver additional client value, supporting business growth, innovation and the continual development of Capgemini's PLM delivery capability.

Your profile

We are seeking a highly experienced engagement leader with a strong background in PLM, digital engineering or enterprise technology delivery. You will combine commercial awareness, delivery leadership and industry expertise to drive successful client outcomes, build trusted stakeholder relationships and lead complex programmes across engineering and manufacturing environments. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable operating at executive level, managing delivery assurance, and shaping future opportunities for growth.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex client engagements, programmes or managed services within PLM, digital engineering or related enterprise technology environments.
• Strong understanding of PLM-enabled engineering processes and experience with leading PLM platforms, including Siemens Teamcenter/NX, PTC Windchill and/or Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, align business and technical priorities, and successfully govern delivery across multiple teams, suppliers and workstreams.
• Strong commercial and business development expertise, including experience with contracts, statements of work, forecasting, financial management, change control and opportunity shaping.
• Excellent leadership, communication and problem-solving skills, with the resilience and judgement to operate effectively in complex, highly regulated and client-focused environments.

Make it real - what does it mean for you?

• Open access to digital learning platforms
• Active employee networks promoting diversity, equity and inclusion like OutFront, CapAbility or Women@Capgemini

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
• Please opt in during the application process.

Capgemini. Make it real.

Need to know

• All roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security Clearance OR Developed Vetting.
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.
• You must be Sole UK National and be SC eligible

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion.