Project Manager - JCB Power Systems

JCB; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Company pension

ULEV car scheme

Cycle to Work

JCB Rewards Hub

Job summary

JCB Power Systems is seeking a Project Manager to join the Propulsion New Product Delivery Team. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver new products and major upgrades on tight timelines.

You will manage NPIP processes, maintain project plans, track costs, and communicate status to stakeholders across the business. The role is permanent with a 39-hour week, offering growth within JCB.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Project Manager in a New Product Introduction or product development environment.
• Strong knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI/NPIP) processes.
• Excellent planning, organisational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels across the business.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to motivate, influence and lead cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, self-motivated and flexible approach, with a keen sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Good commercial awareness and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret and manage project financial data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Project, with advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate project teams in achieving project plans, reporting progress and proactively managing risks.
• Ensure cross-functional teams achieve agreed deliverables and key project milestones.
• Lead projects through the JCB New Product Introduction Process (NPIP), ensuring governance and compliance at every stage.
• Maintain and track project plans, master schedules, engineering timing plans, project metrics, parts trackers and PCM documentation.
• Provide clear, concise and timely communication on project status to stakeholders across the business.
• Work closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering and Finance teams to develop and maintain project cost tracking and financial reporting.
• Monitor and report project financial performance, including BOM costs, pricing and budget status.
• Prepare and coordinate project gate review documentation and approvals.
• Support the successful delivery of multiple concurrent programmes, ensuring business objectives are achieved.

Skills

Project management

NPI / NPIP processes

Planning & scheduling

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Numerical skills

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Salary: Competitive Salary

Contract Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: Permanent

Hours: 39.0

Project Manager - JCB Power Products

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join the Propulsion New Product Delivery Team at JCB Power Systems. Reporting to the Programme Manager - Propulsion, you will join a dynamic team focused on delivering innovative new products and major product upgrades that support our ambitious growth plans and expanding market share. This role is ideal for an experienced project professional with a strong background in new product introduction, who can effectively coordinate cross-functional teams, manage project performance, and drive successful delivery against demanding timelines and objectives.

What does this role involve day to day?

• Facilitate project teams in achieving project plans, reporting progress and proactively managing risks.
• Ensure cross-functional teams achieve agreed deliverables and key project milestones.
• Lead projects through the JCB New Product Introduction Process (NPIP), ensuring governance and compliance at every stage.
• Maintain and track project plans, master schedules, engineering timing plans, project metrics, parts trackers and PCM documentation.
• Provide clear, concise and timely communication on project status to stakeholders across the business.
• Work closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering and Finance teams to develop and maintain project cost tracking and financial reporting.
• Monitor and report project financial performance, including BOM costs, pricing and budget status.
• Prepare and coordinate project gate review documentation and approvals.
• Support the successful delivery of multiple concurrent programmes, ensuring business objectives are achieved.

This will be suited to you if

• Previous experience in a Project Manager role within a new product introduction or product development environment.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of New Product Introduction (NPI/NPIP) processes.
• Excellent planning, organisational and project coordination skills.
• The ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels across the business.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to motivate, influence and lead cross-functional teams.
• A proactive, self-motivated and flexible approach, with a keen sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Good commercial awareness and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret and manage project financial data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Project, with advanced Excel skills.

What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

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