Programme Manager - NPI

Atlas Copco Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust and accountability

Lifelong learning and career growth

Innovation powered by people

Comprehensive compensation andBenefits

Health and well-being

Job summary

Atlas Copco Group in Bristol, United Kingdom, seeks a Programme Manager - NPI to translate divisional priorities into executable programmes and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of NPI projects.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage schedule, cost, risk and quality, and escalate issues through PCP governance while traveling nationally and internationally.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Engineering, Science, or equivalent relevant discipline.
• Extensive experience leading complex NPI programmes in a global engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of product development, PCP governance, and portfolio management.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and cross-functional teams concurrently.
• Flexibility to travel to multiple locations nationally and internationally on a regular basis.
• Strong leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing and escalation skills across all levels.
• Programme and project management certification (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of the NPI programme aligned to divisional strategy and portfolio priorities.
• Act as primary interface between Product Management, Head of R&D Portfolio and Functional Leads.
• Lead cross-functional, multi-entity teams to drive projects and programmes.
• Translate portfolio priorities into executable programmes and approved projects.
• Allocate resources across projects and resolve cross-project conflicts.
• Own programme-level performance including schedule, cost, risk and quality.
• Ensure consistent application, governance and continuous improvement of the PCP.
• Escalate delivery risks to divisional governance forums.
• Deliver NPI programmes on time and on budget aligned to business priorities.
• Operate within portfolio strategy, funding and prioritisation set by Head of R&D Portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Programme management

Communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

Your role

As a Programme Manager - NPI, your mission is to be accountable for the successful delivery of assigned Programme(s) within the wider NPI Organisation. The role translates divisional portfolio priorities into executable programmes, ensuring predictable delivery of scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk in line with the Product Commercialisation Process (PCP). The Programme Manager operates within the prioritisation, funding, and governance framework defined by the business and leads Project teams to deliver business outcomes. You will report to the Head of R&D.

• Own the delivery of the NPI programme in alignment with divisional strategy and portfolio priorities
• Act as the primary execution interface between the Product Management, Head of R&D Portfolio and other Functional Leads
• Act as final integrator for cross functional, across multiple entities depending on project and programme ensuring alignment and driving projects and programme forward
• Translate portfolio priorities into executable programmes and approved projects
• Allocate resources across projects and resolve cross-project conflicts
• Own programme-level performance management including schedule, cost, risk, and quality
• Ensure consistent application, governance, and continuous improvement of the Product Commercialisation Process (PCP)
• Lead escalation to divisional governance forums where delivery is at risk.
• Predictable delivery of NPI programmes aligned to business priorities.
• On-time, on-budget delivery to agreed performance and quality targets.
• Accountable for BU-level NPI programme execution.
• Operates within portfolio strategy, funding, and prioritisation set by the Head of R&D Portfolio.

To succeed, you will need

• Degree-level qualification in Engineering, Science, or equivalent relevant discipline.
• Extensive experience leading complex NPI programmes in a global engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of product development, PCP governance, and portfolio management.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and cross-functional teams concurrently.
• Flexibility to travel to multiple locations nationally and internationally on a regular basis.
• Strong leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic context with execution focus.
• Excellent communication, Influencing and escalation skills across all organizational levels.
• Programme and project management certification (desirable).

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Job location

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our office in Bristol, United Kingdom (GB).