Program Manager

ZipRecruiter; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Agratas, a subsidiary of Tata Sons, is seeking a Programme Manager in Coventry to lead the successful delivery of innovative battery solutions. This hybrid role focuses on customer collaboration and driving project success within an exciting sector aimed at sustainable energy solutions. Applicants should possess a degree in science or engineering and extensive experience in project management.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Car allowance

Company bonus

Enhanced parental leave policy

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-disciplinary engineering environments.
• Proven project management in automotive or electrical engineering.
• Demonstrable leadership in cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of battery programmes from inception to production.
• Ensure effective communication of project status across teams.
• Manage project scopes and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Conflict Management

Communication

Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

Professional project management certification

Job description

Job Description

Who we are…

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors.

We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Somerset and looking to compliment, scale and grow our R&D facilities in Abingdon and Coventry with the brightest minds from within the battery and EV sector.

Our battery technology roadmap is based on a foundation of world-class solutions for multiple applications. Collaborating with our technical partners, we are industrialising best-in-class high energy density and long-lasting battery cells. We are also committed to developing the next of battery technologies.

Can you help pioneer innovative battery solutions of the future?

We are recruiting for an experienced Programme Manager, This is a pivotal role where you will be a key contact for our customers ensuring wedeliver the technical, operational, and commercial objectives for Agratas and our customers. You will foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive excellent two-way communication of expectations, requirements, and delivery of results against project targets. You will be responsible for developing and managing project teams. Reporting to the Head of PMO, you will play a critical role in driving business growth through the end-to-end delivery of our Battery Pack programmes.

This is a hybrid working role that will be based in our Coventry office. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of sustainable energy solutions in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Your responsibilities include:

• Supporting the successful delivery of our engineering project portfolio to ensure achievement of core company and functional objectives.
• Support business development requests for the contribution of Pack Team to customer enquiries.
• Lead projects within your portfolio from end to end (KO to Post series introduction) to ensure these are executed on time, to quality, performance and cost objectives.
• Lead, maintain and manage project delivery progress across all stakeholder groups.
• Lead, manage, control and maintain the project scope, using escalation appropriately.
• Deliver programmes within the Agratas NPI, Gateway and PM framework, applying systems engineering (ISO15288) approach and adherence to the delivery standards as applied across the organisation, to meet ISO9001, ITAF16949
• Accountable for ensuring adherences to APQP, Functional Safety (ISO26262), Cyber Security (ISO21434), ASPICE s/w development.
• Ensure effective communication and reporting of projects status across all stakeholder groups.
• Lead continuous improvement throughout the projects.
• Lead and contribute to the development of the PM team capability including the development of people, processes, and tools.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in either a science or engineering discipline, experience in delivering in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment (HV Electrical and Software delivery experience desirable)
• A professional project management certification is desirable.
• Project management experience in an automotive electrical engineering/ control or new product development environment.
• Demonstrable leadership in a complex cross-functional programme in a fast moving and dynamic environment.
• Experience of working with cross-functional teams ideally spread geographically across the globe.
• Experience in conflict management and resolution.
• Experience delivering projects to time, quality, performance and cost objectives while engaging a broader stakeholder group.
• Experience of delivering projects within NPI frameworks to a gateway methodology using Systems Engineering approach (ISO15288).
• Experience of application and adherence to the delivery standards as applied across the organisation, typically, ISO9001, and ITAF16949
• Experience in product development processes including APQP, Functional Safety (ISO26262), Cyber Security (ISO21434), ASPICE s/w developments.
• Prior experience leading, coaching, guiding and developing team members towards high performance.
• A Project Management practitioner with experience applied throughout the project lifecycle and with experience of application of both linear-sequential, iterative-incremental and hybrid methods.
• Ability to work within a “start-up” culture where resilience, creativity are necessary is equal measure.

What you’ll get…

As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you.

At Agratas we strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any , , sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.