Project Leader

Vax; Droitwich Spa; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Vax, part of Global Floorcare within the TTI family, seeks a Project Leader - Engineering to drive end-to-end product delivery across cross-functional teams. You will align cost, schedule, and performance objectives while guiding complex design projects from concept through launch.

You will lead planning, risk management, and collaboration with global teams, ensuring on-time decisions and robust technical tradeoffs to deliver high-quality floorcare innovations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience in related field.
• Proven success in past work experience in designing a product that was mass produced.
• Experience in managing moderately complex new product development projects.
• Must possess a high level of engineering aptitude including a broad knowledge of materials and manufacturing process.
• Solid understanding of part costing methodology.
• Good understanding of engineering specifications and the roles of Suppliers, Quality, and Purchasing in delivering conforming parts and assemblies.
• Excellent problem identification and resolution skills.
• Results driven and deadline orientated; able to manage aggressive schedules in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
• Basic understanding of 3D CAD, and familiarity with tolerance analysis.
• 10-15% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership over moderate to highly complex design projects.
• Develops schedules, agendas, facilitates and documents project meetings.
• Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
• Coordinate project planning efforts for moderately complex projects and identify critical path tasks and risks.
• Applies understanding of the NPD process from conception through product launch and assesses design maturity.
• Frame up technical tradeoff discussions with Marketing and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure effective communication with cross functional international teams and management.
• Identify design/manufacturing hurdles and suggest improvements.
• Work with Operations, Quality and Suppliers to confirm delivery of conforming products.
• Motivate cross functional team to achieve project objectives on cost, performance and schedule.
• Provide input for performance appraisals for Engineering and cross functional team members.

Skills

Engineering experience

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Project management

NPD process understanding

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

Job description

If you’re looking for a progressive and rewarding career and you thrive in a fast-paced, fun and team‑orientated environment, then look no further!

Overview of Vax

Our heritage‑rich, expert‑led business has always had the same goal: to prioritize innovation and to design easy‑to‑use products that seamlessly integrate into our customers' lives, offering reliable, quick solutions to cleaning homes, whatever the mess.

Vax has forged its reputation as a brand that focuses on the needs of its customers. Our culture of innovation is at the heart of everything we do and we work hard to constantly think of new ways to improve our products, ensuring that we deliver premium quality products for our customers.

Project Leader - Engineering

Global Floorcare, part of TTI, is home to two iconic floorcare brands: Vax and Hoover.

Together, we combine decades of expertise with a passion for innovation, creating products that make cleaning faster, easier and more effective for millions of customers around the world.

Our success is built on understanding the needs of consumers and continuously pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in floorcare. Backed by the scale and strength of a global business, we are committed to developing high‑quality, innovative solutions that deliver exceptional performance and help people care for their homes with confidence.

We’re looking for someone who can lead cross‑functional teams to successfully deliver products by driving alignment, execution, and accountability across cost, schedule, and performance objectives. Own end‑to‑end program delivery and business outcomes by ensuring effective planning, milestone execution, and timely decision‑making. Foster collaboration and alignment across teams, building trust and accountability while proactively identifying and resolving risks. Continuously improve execution processes, planning practices, and overall team performance to consistently deliver value and achieve strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership over moderate to highly complex design projects. Gives direction, guidance and engineering expertise to local and global team members. Reviews work of designers, engineers and other project team members. Set goals for the team.
• Develops Schedules, agendas, facilitates and documents project meetings. Tracks project schedule to ensure adherence to timelines. Regularly makes presentations of project status.
• Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines.
• Able to coordinate project planning efforts for moderately complexity projects. Identify critical path tasks and project risks with moderate supervision.
• Applies a good understanding of the NPD process from conception through product launch. Anticipates engineering deliverables in all phases. Clearly understands the philosophies behind the various NPD phases and is able to objectively determine the maturity level of a design, development process, and use of the CTQ matrix.
• Frame up technical tradeoff discussions with Marketing and other cross function team members. Exercise effective scheduling development work to meet overall project milestones.
• Ensure effective communication with cross functional international team as well as management team. This includes daily team communications as well as high level project summaries.
• Identify possible design/manufacturing hurdles that must be overcome to manufacture product. Effectively scrutinize designs for potential weaknesses and suggest improvements.
• Work with Operations, Quality and Suppliers to confirm delivery of conforming products.
• Motivate cross functional team to work toward, and accomplish, project objectives. Maintain focus of project team on cost, performance and schedule.
• Does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, although will provide input for performance appraisals for Engineering and cross functional project team members.

What we need from you

• Minimum 5 years engineering experience in related field.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering.
• Proven success in past work experience in designing a product that was mass produced.
• Experience in managing moderately complex new product development projects.
• Must possess a high level of engineering aptitude including a broad knowledge of materials and manufacturing process associated Milwaukee Tool products. Solid understanding of part costing methodology.
• Good understanding of engineering specifications and the roles of Suppliers, Quality, and Purchasing in delivering conforming parts and assemblies.
• Excellent problem identification and resolution skills.
• Results driven and deadline orientated. Ability to manage projects to aggressive schedules and results. Ability to handle fast paced, and agile culture. Ability to adapt to constant change and competing priorities.
• Thrive in a collaborative work environment. Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships, and influence and educate internal team members and external suppliers.
• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications.
• Basic understanding of 3D CAD, and familiarity with tolerance analysis.
• 10-15% travel required.

#Vax

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Vax is made up of people who have a shared understanding of our mission and vision. Our values define who we are and what we stand for;

Trust – We’re experts and everything we do is based on brilliant knowledge.

Honesty – Our commitment to doing the right means we are always open and transparent.

Resilience – For decades, we have embraced change and been agile in what we do. We aren’t easily discouraged.

Innovation – We’re curious and explore opportunities, innovating to benefit our customers and business.

Valued – We are better when each of us feels included and respected for who we are and what we contribute.

Energy – We are positive thinkers, excited about what we do.