Project Manager in Annswell

Energy Jobline AZ; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering and technology services company in Ashby-de-la-Zouch is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their R&D department. The role involves managing complex projects in the rail industry, ensuring successful delivery on time and budget. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience and a proven track record of delivering projects exceeding £1M. Strong skills in stakeholder management and project management tools are essential, alongside a commitment to quality and improvement.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Bonus scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Pension

Qualifications

• 5 years expertise as a Project Manager.
• Proven delivery record of multiple projects greater than £1M per year.
• Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience of managing complex safety critical development projects.
• Professional accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects with responsibility for cost, quality, schedule, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Create project schedules and drive R&D projects in cooperation with stakeholders.
• Perform risk and opportunity management.
• Ensure adherence to architecture, design, quality guidelines.

Skills

Project Management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

About Siemens, the leading global engineering and technology services company, has been active in the United Kingdom for over 170 years. We provide innovative solutions to help tackle the UK's major challenges across the key sectors of energy, industry, infrastructure & cities, and healthcare. Siemens has a significant presence throughout the UK, with 12 manufacturing sites and more than 25 major offices. A Project Manager is required to join our Research and Development department to drive forward the product development of ground-breaking technology in the rail industry. The PM will be expected to lead cross‑functional teams to deliver maximum product value to a range of internal and external customers. The focus of the role will be on the effective coordination of activities leading to the successful delivery of projects on time and to budget. The PM will liaise closely with other key roles in the organisation (e.g. programme managers, technical authorities, product line managers, quality managers, etc.) to ensure the project meets the needs of the business. Siemens offers a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive basic salary, a bonus scheme, a generous holiday allowance, and a pension.

Key Responsibilities

The R&D Project Manager manages projects with full responsibility for project results in the context of delivery to cost, quality, schedule, and stakeholder satisfaction. The PM creates project schedules and drives R&D projects in cooperation with stakeholders, executes projects within the defined requirements (e.g. regarding targets for project cost, time, quality, functionality and customer satisfaction), ensures business success and satisfaction of the customer by professional stakeholder management, ensures timely decisions about open issues, escalating if necessary, ensures adherence to architecture, design, quality guidelines, product security and product safety topics, manages and ensures compliance to standards, working laws, rules and regulations, intellectual property rights, performs risk and opportunity management, performs budget and resource planning as well as generation of project agreement for the project, aligns project targets with R&D strategy (e.g. product portfolio, technology roadmap), drives a continuous improvement culture including e.g. reuse, cooperation, knowledge management, lessons learned, ensures appropriate project documentation, incorporates customer feedback during project execution.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• 5 years expertise as a Project Manager
• Proven delivery record of multiple projects greater than £1M per year
• Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience of managing complex safety critical development projects
• Professional accreditation
• Experience with MS Project
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience of working in both Classical and Agile development environments (desirable)
• Aerospace or Transport background is desirable

How do I apply?

We are looking forward to receiving your online application. Please ensure you complete all areas of the application form to the best of your ability as we will use this data to review your suitability for the role.

What else do I need to know?

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