Robotics & Automation Deployment Program Manager

Linnk Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

Linnk Group seeks an experienced Program Manager – Robotics & Automation Deployment to lead a portfolio of complex engineering deployments across a large-scale logistics network in London, with travel. You will own programme planning and governance from initial mobilization through installation, commissioning, go-live, and handover, coordinating engineering, deployment, and site teams.

The role requires exceptional communication, stakeholder management and leadership to align cross-functional

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Program Management, Technical Program Management, Project Management, or Engineering Delivery.
• Experience managing multiple complex engineering or deployment projects simultaneously.
• Background within robotics, automation, mechatronics, MHE, logistics engineering, or a comparable technical environment.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle management from planning through deployment and handover.
• Experience coordinating internal engineering teams, external vendors, contractors, and operational stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without direct reporting authority.
• Strong risk management, problem-solving, and escalation management capability.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with changing priorities and incomplete information.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, STEM, Project Management, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of robotics, mechatronics, MHE, and automation deployment projects across multiple sites.
• Own programme delivery from initial planning and mobilisation through installation, commissioning, launch, and close-out.
• Coordinate Project Managers, Deployment Engineers, System Engineers, vendors, and site teams across concurrent workstreams.
• Establish clear programme plans, milestones, governance mechanisms, and reporting cadences.
• Track project scope, schedule, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, and key deliverables.
• Identify critical path issues and drive resolution across technical and operational teams.
• Manage escalations and communicate risks, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate external vendors and suppliers, monitoring performance against programme requirements.
• Facilitate cross-functional project reviews and ensure teams remain aligned on priorities and delivery dates.
• Work closely with Engineering and Product teams to understand technical requirements and translate them into executable deployment plans.
• Drive standardisation and continuous improvement across deployment processes, tools, and documentation.
• Capture lessons learned and develop scalable processes that can be replicated across future deployments.

Skills

Program management

Robotics & automation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Linnk Group seeks an experienced Program Manager – Robotics & Automation Deployment to lead a portfolio of complex engineering deployments across a large-scale logistics network in London, with travel. You will own programme planning and governance from initial mobilization through installation, commissioning, go-live, and handover, coordinating engineering, deployment, and site teams.

The role requires exceptional communication, stakeholder management and leadership to align cross-functional