Program Manager - R&D Engineering

Qualitrol Company; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualitrol Company seeks an R&D Program Manager to drive new product development from concept to commercialization. This remote role entails leading multi-functional teams, ensuring project success, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s in Engineering and extensive project management experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as an engineering Program Manager.
• Comprehensive understanding of Project Management processes.
• Ability to lead multi-functional, multi-time zone teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage risks and handle project issues.
• Align engineering teams for project success.
• Report project status to executive leadership.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Practices

Collaboration

Lean Product Development

Continuous Improvement

High-Quality Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related Science

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Suite

MS Project

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Qualitrol Company

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

Role: R&D Program Manager

Location: Hybrid in Glasgow, Scotland, with WFH options. Fully remote consideration in UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, or Poland, with monthly travel to Glasgow.

Excellent Pay and Benefits!

This is an outstanding place to work!

It all starts with the people. You will love working with colleagues who have a genuine desire to innovate and seek out complicated problems. We each come into work every day trying to make the organization a little better than it was the day before. We ask the tough questions and push each other to be courageous. This occurs in an environment that cultivates authenticity and clarity. We believe in absolute inclusion and diversity. Qualitrol associates enjoy autonomy, responsibility, and creativity, combined with resources, methodologies, and career opportunities similar to a Fortune 500 company like Fortive.

Your Impact

The Program Manager will bring new products/systems from strategic identification through commercialization and production. They will work with engineering teams to align on scope, manage risks, handle project issues, communicate across functions, and lead the project team to success using Fortive Business Systems (FBS).

Here’s where you’ll demonstrate your proficiencies:

• Use agile practices and Scrum framework to deliver critical customer-facing, enterprise system solutions.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to deliver top-notch solutions to our global customers while building and maintaining strong relationships across the organization.
• Understand customer requirements and manage risks while controlling project timelines.
• Support and emphasize the importance of project documentation.
• Present project status to executive leadership.
• Establish project rules, methodologies, and budget control.
• Plan for quality assurance and organizational change.
• Report to PMO Director on successes, areas for improvement, and at-risk programs for corrective action.

Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related Science field
• Extensive experience as an engineering Program Manager with comprehensive understanding of Project Management processes at the platform level.
• Knowledge of lean product development and systems development practices and lifecycles.
• Ability to lead and collaborate within multi-functional, multi-time zone teams.
• Interest in working within a structured, process-driven, continuous improvement organization.
• Experience with Jira and Microsoft Suite, including MS Project.
• Ability to produce high-quality reports and presentations.