Project Manager (Rail R&D)

Randstad Cpe London; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Product Development Project Manager to lead innovative R&D projects in the rail industry. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of project management experience, a proven record in delivering large-scale projects, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a chance to drive product development while ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and compliance with regulations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager.
• Proven delivery record of projects greater than £1M per year.
• Experience managing complex safety critical development projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage R&D projects ensuring delivery to cost, quality, and schedule.
• Create project schedules in cooperation with stakeholders.
• Perform risk and opportunity management.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication skills

Budget Management

Resource Planning

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Overview

Product Development Project Manager

A Project Manager is required to join our client's 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.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

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.

Creates project schedules and drives R&D projects in cooperation with stakeholders.

Executes project 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 as well as 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 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

Required Qualifications

• None