Project Manager (Innovation)

National Composites Centre; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology institute seeks a Project Manager to oversee engineering projects from initiation to delivery. This role involves collaboration with small and medium enterprises to establish business needs and project requirements. You will manage a variety of tasks including account management and bid work, while ensuring adherence to project management processes. The position offers a competitive salary package, including hybrid working options, private medical insurance, and a strong focus on employee wellbeing and development.

Benefits

Annual salary reviews

Company paid private medical insurance

Up to 12.5% employer pension contribution

Honorary staff status at the University of Bristol

Qualifications

• Background in Engineering, Manufacturing or Research & Development.
• Experience delivering engineering projects from initiation to delivery.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting successful project execution through all phases.
• Maintain up-to-date project plans covering all live and pipeline projects.
• Produce regular project reports and management information.
• Support weekly and monthly project review meetings.

Skills

Engineering mindset

Proven Project Manager

Experience with small to medium sized companies

Account management experience

Bid management experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Project Manager (Innovation)

Bristol based with Hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week in office, more may be required)

Salary: £39,878 to £47,752 per annum + 12.5% employer pension and private medical insurance.

Closing Date: 13th January 2026 - We reserve the right to withdraw advert earlier if needed.

Sitting within our Industrial Innovation team, you’ll have end to end responsibility for a variety of small to medium sized Engineering projects, from involvement in bid management through to implementation. Most projects are small, with a high turnover.

You’ll work with a range of small to medium sized external clients to establish business needs, translate those into requirements and potential solutions, then see those through delivery. You’ll also get involved in account management and bid work which could be up to 15% of your role at some points.

Using established project management processes, you’ll work with a variety of internal multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality.

Industrial Innovation Team

Working primarily with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), but often larger organisations as well, our aim is to accelerate industrial transformation by driving the innovation and development of advanced materials, processes and digital technologies, fostering collaboration across sectors, and delivering adoptable, sustainable solutions that strengthen the UK's manufacturing capability and global competitiveness.

Activities

• Responsible for supporting the successful execution of projects through any or all the phases of a project lifecycle: initiation, requirements capture, planning, execution and closure.
• Maintain up-to-date project plans covering all live and pipeline projects.
• Produce regular project reports and management information.
• Ensure all project management processes are followed including effective risk identification and mitigation, change control, maintenance of documentation logs, updating project reporting and creation and management of project plans.
• Support weekly and monthly project review meetings to ensure all elements of project delivery are achieved.
• Ensure all members of the project team have clear visibility of project booking codes and are accurately reflecting all the hours worked on the project.
• Ensure all projects adhere to NCC quality, health and safety processes and actively promote a positive H&S culture within the team.
• Ensure all project plans are correctly resourced so that capacity planning can be conducted.

What are we looking for in your application?

We will prioritise applications with background in fields such as Engineering, Manufacturing or Research & Development. Specific experience we will look for in your CV would include:

• Engineering mindset – We’ll look for a background in this domain, perhaps you have an Engineering degree then went into project management or you may be an experienced project manager already delivering engineering projects.
• Proven Project Manager delivering Engineering projects from initiation to delivery.
• Experience working with small to medium sized companies
• Involvement in account management or bid management work.

In terms of personal qualities, we look for the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people, good organisation skills, adaptability to change and resilience.

What do we offer in return?

Hybrid and flexible working patterns as standard, annual salary reviews, company paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.

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