Project Manager

SLAMcore; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in waste management innovation is seeking a Project Manager to lead installations of cutting-edge software and hardware solutions in London. The ideal candidate should have experience in project management within industrial settings, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects effectively. This role offers a competitive salary, shares in the company, and numerous development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitve salary and regular reviews

Shares in the company

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive team environment with social events

Healthcare coverage from day one

Qualifications

• Experience managing medium-cycle, complex projects.
• Previous experience in operations, project management, or manufacturing.
• Hands-on attitude towards waste and recycling processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects concurrently in hardware/software installations.
• Communicate project statuses to clients through meetings.
• Manage budgets and respond to project variations or risks.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Process Improvement

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in a related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

A little bit about us

At Recycleye we are revolutionising recycling. Our ground-breaking AI powered robots and optical sorters are making waste sorting faster, cleaner and more profitable. With our advanced tech, the previously unsortable can now be sorted efficiently and effectively. Founded in 2019, we have grown rapidly ever since, with installations at leading waste management companies across Europe and the US.

We are on a mission to help our clients produce higher quality outputs – turning the world’s waste into valuable resource. And our work has never been needed more. Worldwide only 9% of plastic waste is being recycled – every day, we are proud to work on making a meaningful difference towards a sustainable future.

Be part of it – come and join us!

Why choose to work at Recycleye? Our team works together to grow and succeed, driven by our shared values of ambition, curiosity, Customer centricity, integrity and respectful ideation. We offer great benefits (which we think punch above our weight).

We know that our mission will be achieved by having the most passionate, driven, talented, and all-around best people on our team. So come and shape the future and help turn trash into treasure!

The opportunity

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Production team to efficiently run concurrent projects with cross-functional teams and drive process improvement.

We’re a project-based company and your primary responsibility will be to lead the installation and retrofitting of cutting-edge software and hardware solutions into heavy industrial environments.

Although you will be based in the office for the majority of your time, you will sometimes have to go on-site to absorb information, orchestrate installations, and liaise between clients and our in-house technical and commercial teams. It is vital that you are an excellent communicator, comfortable with juggling priorities and deadlines, detail focused, whilst remaining pragmatic and positive as the customer facing touchpoint during fast paced and fast changing installations.

Reporting to the Head of Production.

Responsibilities Overview

• Lead multiple projects concurrently involving the installation and retrofitting of software and hardware solutions into client sites.

• Manage data and AI model deployment pipelines to fulfil client goals

• Guide UK and international clients through all aspects of each project, including hardware installation, and update them on the project status via regular client meetings and presentations.

• Manage third party suppliers and customer required actions as part of project delivery.

• Document and track action items from project kick-off, design review, installation review and installation aftercare. Hold regular client project meetings for internal team.

• Plan Production team's sprints, ensuring with other PMs that tasks are evenly distributed throughout the team, and no one is overloaded.

• Communicate well with each department throughout the business, clearly identifying issues and reporting any changes back to the client. Pro-actively keep the client informed with clear and concise written updates.

• Establish, monitor and maintain budgets through the entire project lifecycle, reporting clearly upon conclusion.

• Effectively manage project/commercial risk. Respond effectively to change requests or project variations.

• Improve our processes – work to make our processes more efficient and robust. This includes the AI model development and deployment plus manufacturing and hardware product delivery.

• We are looking for an organised project manager used to working on medium-cycle, complex and fast-paced projects with multiple stakeholders.

• You would have previous experience in an environment involving operations, project management or manufacturing.

• The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role eeither retrofitting or installing new lcutting edge software and hardware solutions into heavy industrial environments.

• A willingness to be hands-on and get stuck-in with waste! This could involve sampling, testing, or even helping build a robot frame.

It’s a bonus if you have…

• An additional language; fluent or to a business standard.

• A computer science, general engineering or STEM background.

• Experience in linking projects milestones with software sprint cycles (ideally within JIRA)

• Supply chain experience

• Experience developing AI models and working with data/ML teams

• Experience overseeing CE Marking for products in the field.

• Technical experience with hardware products, metalwork fabrication, or industrial environments

Even if you don’t tick every box listed above but are motivated by our work and believe you can make a difference on our team, we’d really love to hear from you – so please do apply and drop us a note about what you bring!

We are particularly interested in hearing from you if your background enables you to bring a different perspective to our team.

• An excellent salary that’s both equitable and reviewed regularly

• Shares in the company – each and every Recycleyte is invested in our vision, and we want to give you the opportunity to do so as well, both in your day-to-day as well as in your long-term investment

• Progression: we are growing rapidly and excited for you to make an impact as we do so

• A welcoming and inclusive team environment with monthly company-wide socials

• Plenty of opportunities for training and personal development

• Healthcare coverage – Vitality is available from your very first day!