Project Lead

Zoo Grips; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive innovation body in Coventry seeks a Project Lead to oversee cross-functional R&D projects. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and experience in R&D environments. Key responsibilities include project planning and coordination, communication across teams, and documentation management. This is a contract position with hybrid work options available.

Benefits

Parking permit at University of Warwick

Some hybrid work arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in business planning or project management office environments.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of collaborative R&D projects.
• Plan and coordinate work across multiple projects.
• Manage documentation and GDPR compliance.

Skills

High numeracy

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Self-motivated

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Coventry, is searching for a Project Lead to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

The role is for a project leader with a background in support of cross-functional projects with multi-stakeholder requirements.

The primary purpose of the role within Research is to support the collaborative R&D strategy development, planning and delivery of collaborative R&D projects working cross-functionally with partner organisations in industry and academia and leveraging government funding to accelerate and scale up R&D projects.

Duties

• High degree of numeracy, attention to detail.
• Planning and co-ordination of work across multiple projects to meet deadlines.
• High level of organisational skills.
• Effective communication across internal cross functional teams and external customer facing.
  
  

Experience Required

• Previous work experience within a business planning / project management office environment.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, previous use of enterprise systems (e.g. SAP).
• Cross-functional working - planning own work and responsive to support requests.
• Self-motivated and able to operate with low supervision.
• Preparation of formal documentation to prescribed standards.
• Control and management of confidential information including GDPR compliance.
  
  

Desirable Experience Requested

• Previously worked in/around government funded collaborative R&D projects, e.g. Innovate UK and EU.
• Previously worked within an accountancy audit / regulated finance framework.
• Role is based at National Automotive Innovation Centre at University of Warwick (NAIC).
• Parking permit included for University of Warwick managed carparks.
• Some occasional travel to our other client sites may be required.
• Some hybrid work arrangements possible for remote/home working.
  
  

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