Project Manager

Copello Global; North East; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

Copello Global is seeking an experienced Project Manager for RF, Microwave & Advanced Engineering based in County Durham. You’ll lead multiple engineering projects from concept through to customer acceptance, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver safely, on schedule and to high quality.

Experience managing complex engineering programs in regulated environments is preferred, with PRINCE2/APMP/PMP desirable and a engineering or scientific degree. SC eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex engineering or technology projects
• Ability to lead cross-functional project teams
• Strong planning, scheduling and risk management
• Stakeholder and customer management experience
• Budget control and project reporting

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering projects from concept through final delivery
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules and milestones
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Quality
• Monitor project performance, budgets and delivery timescales
• Identify and mitigate project risks and resolve issues
• Produce regular project reports and communicate progress to customers and senior stakeholders
• Support programme reviews, technical meetings and customer engagement
• Build strong working relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams
• Ensure alignment with commercial, technical and quality objectives

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget control

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Scheduling

MS Project/Jira usage

Education

Engineering or science degree

PRINCE2/APMP/PMP desirable

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Job description

Project Manager – RF, Microwave & Advanced Engineering

Location: County Durham

Salary: £60,000 + Excellent Benefits

We're working with an established engineering business at the forefront of RF, microwave and mmWave technology, supplying cutting-edge solutions into sectors including Defence, Aerospace, Space and Telecommunications.

Due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of new projects, they're looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to join their Programme Management team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys leading technically challenging engineering projects, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative products from initial concept through to customer acceptance.

The Role

As Project Manager, you'll take ownership of multiple engineering projects, ensuring they are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Working alongside Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality and Commercial teams, you'll play a key role in coordinating project activities, managing customer expectations and ensuring successful project delivery throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing engineering projects from concept through to final delivery.
• Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules and key milestones.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Quality.
• Monitoring project performance, budgets and delivery timescales.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks while resolving issues as they arise.
• Producing regular project reports and communicating progress to customers and senior stakeholders.
• Supporting programme reviews, technical meetings and customer engagement activities.
• Building strong working relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams.
• Ensuring projects are delivered in line with commercial, technical and quality objectives.

About You

We're keen to speak with experienced Project Managers who have successfully delivered complex engineering or technology projects within highly regulated or advanced manufacturing environments.

You’ll ideally have experience in:

• Managing complex engineering or manufacturing projects.
• Leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Project planning, scheduling and risk management.
• Stakeholder and customer management.
• Budget control and project reporting.
• Using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira or similar.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Experience within one or more of the following sectors would be highly advantageous:

• Defence
• Aerospace
• Space
• Satellite Communications
• RF & Microwave Technologies
• Radar Systems
• Electronics
• Advanced Manufacturing

Project management qualifications such as PRINCE2, APMP or PMP are desirable, along with an engineering or scientific degree, although equivalent industry experience will also be considered.

Please note this role will require SC eligibility.