Project Manager

CamWebDir; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave buy-back

Profit-related bonus

Pension scheme

Professional development

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

eg technology is seeking a capable project leader to drive complex product development projects from concept through manufacture. You will coordinate software, electronics, mechanical engineering, industrial design and human factors teams, ensuring client requirements and regulatory standards are met.

With experience in regulated product development, you will translate complex information into actionable plans, manage risks, and maintain clear client communications while supporting forecasting

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex, multidisciplinary product development projects.
• Experience within an engineering, product development, design or technical consultancy environment, with direct responsibility for client relationships and expectations.
• Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle in a regulated environment ideally ISO 13485, from early concept and requirements to verification, validation, regulatory submission and transition to manufacture.
• Confidence working with technical specialists from different disciplines, with the ability to translate complex information into clear actions and client communications.
• Excellent organisation, communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to balance client needs, technical delivery, quality standards and project profitability.
• Demonstrable ability to manage scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resources, risks, issues and change.
• A minimum 2.1 in a degree or equivalent professional experience in engineering, physical sciences, product design or another relevant technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, bringing together expertise across software, electronics, mechanical engineering, industrial design and human factors.
• Work closely with technical leads to ensure project deliverables meet agreed client requirements, quality expectations and applicable regulatory or industry standards.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies and opportunities, escalating where needed and driving practical resolutions.
• Act as a principal point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships and providing clear, timely updates on progress, decisions, risks and priorities.
• Monitor project performance and support accurate forecasting, invoicing and resource planning.
• Facilitate productive project meetings, decision-making and communication across clients, internal teams, suppliers and other stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Multidisciplinary teams

Client relationship management

Regulated product development

ISO 13485 knowledge

Stakeholder management

Forecasting & budgeting

Technical communication

Education

2.1 degree in engineering/physical sciences/product design or related

Job description

About the role:

In this role, you’ll lead the planning, control and delivery of complex product design and development projects, taking them from early concept through to transition to manufacture. You’ll work closely with clients and motivate multidisciplinary technical teams to drive project progress, balancing changing requirements, commercial priorities, budgets, timelines, quality and risk. By bringing structure, clarity and confidence to each project, you’ll help ensure successful outcomes for both our clients and the wider team.

Your impact:

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, bringing together expertise across software, electronics, mechanical engineering, industrial design and human factors.
• Work closely with technical leads to ensure project deliverables meet agreed client requirements, quality expectations and applicable regulatory or industry standards.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies and opportunities, escalating where needed and driving practical resolutions.
• Act as a principal point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships and providing clear, timely updates on progress, decisions, risks and priorities.
• Monitor project performance and support accurate forecasting, invoicing and resource planning.
• Facilitate productive project meetings, decision-making and communication across clients, internal teams, suppliers and other stakeholders.

What you’ll bring:

1. Proven experience managing complex, multidisciplinary product development projects.
2. Experience within an engineering, product development, design or technical consultancy environment, with direct responsibility for client relationships and expectations.
3. Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle in a regulated environment ideally ISO 13485, from early concept and requirements to verification, validation, regulatory submission and transition to manufacture.
4. Confidence working with technical specialists from different disciplines, with the ability to translate complex information into clear actions and client communications.
5. Excellent organisation, communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
6. Commercial awareness, with the ability to balance client needs, technical delivery, quality standards and project profitability.
7. Demonstrable ability to manage scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resources, risks, issues and change.
8. A minimum 2.1 in a degree or equivalent professional experience in engineering, physical sciences, product design or another relevant technical discipline.

Desirable experience:

• Working knowledge of ISO 13485 or comparable product-development quality frameworks.
• Familiarity with medical device risk management, ideally ISO 14971.
• Experience managing medical software development projects, ideally within an IEC 62304 framework.
• A recognised project management qualification, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits of working with us:

• 25 days’ annual leave with the opportunity to buy-back additional holiday
• A discretionary profit-related bonus at the end of our financial year, a portion of which may be tax free through the EOT model*
• Generous, matched contribution company pension scheme
• Investment in professional development and learning
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

* Being part of an Employee Ownership Trust has various benefits to our team, which we would be happy to share during the interview process.

About us:

eg technology is an integrated product design and engineering consultancy. Specialising in electronics, software and mechanical engineering, industrial design, human factors and project management. We are ISO 13485 accredited, complying with safety, risk management and traceability standards. Our multidisciplinary team combines exceptional technical expertise with a passion for innovation to create exceptional products for our clients which not only make it to market but make a genuine impact once there. Our aim is to be the chosen product development company for both our clients and employees. Although eg technology is an engineering company, our business is really about people. We value and support everyone who works with us, helping us to build long-term relationships with both our employees and our clients. The projects that we work on are exciting and interesting, and teamwork is key to our success. Collaboration, contribution, consideration and communication throughout the business are key to delivering results, both internally and externally.

Salary will be dependent upon individual candidate’s expertise and experience.

Interviews can commence at the earliest convenience.

We welcome international applications, but we are unable to offer sponsorship for work permits, so you will need to have the full right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately, your application will be automatically rejected if you do not have these rights.

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