Senior Project Manager

TalentStack Recruitment; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentStack Recruitment is partnering with an established engineering technology business to appoint an Engineering Delivery Manager / Senior Project Manager. You will lead a multidisciplinary team across software, hardware and testing, reporting to the Managing Director and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on aligning technical work with customer requirements and commercial priorities, spanning software, hardware, internal product development and

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering cross-disciplinary software and hardware projects.
• Experience leading technical teams and coordinating design to deployment.
• Strong Agile delivery experience and budget ownership.
• Comfortable engaging with customers and senior stakeholders.
• Able to operate in a smaller, entrepreneurial company.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary engineering team across software, hardware and testing.
• Own multiple engineering and product delivery projects end-to-end.
• Manage project plans, budgets, timelines, resources and dependencies.
• Run effective Agile delivery processes and team stand-ups.
• Translate customer and commercial requirements into clear engineering priorities.
• Keep software, hardware and test teams focused on agreed outcomes.
• Manage customer and senior stakeholder relationships.
• Coordinate third-party engineering and development partners.
• Oversee external suppliers commercially and operationally.
• Identify risks early and drive issues through to resolution.
• Oversee testing, trials and real-world product deployments.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility across project status and risk.
• Bring greater structure, accountability and commercial discipline to engineering delivery.

Skills

Project management

Delivery leadership

Software/engineering projects

Technical team leadership

Agile delivery

Budget ownership

Supplier management

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder engagement

Accountability in engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Teams

AI tooling

Embedded software environments

Job description

Engineering Delivery Manager / Senior Project Manager

We’re exclusively partnering with an established engineering technology business to hire an Engineering Delivery Manager / Senior Project Manager.

Operating as part of a larger international engineering group, the UK business retains significant autonomy and combines software, hardware and real‑world engineering technology, with products deployed across customers and partners internationally.

We’re looking for someone to join the Senior Leadership Team, take ownership of engineering delivery and lead a multidisciplinary technical team.

The Role

This is a hands‑on delivery leadership role, rather than a traditional PMO or governance‑led project management position.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you’ll take responsibility for a team of approximately six across Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering and Testing.

Your focus is simple: make sure projects get delivered successfully, on time and within budget.

You’ll sit at the centre of engineering, customers, suppliers and leadership, ensuring technical resources remain aligned with customer requirements and the commercial priorities of the business.

Projects will span software development, professional services, internal product development, hardware integration, physical testing, international trials and customer deployments.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Own multiple engineering and product delivery projects end‑to‑end
• Manage project plans, budgets, timelines, resources and dependencies
• Run effective Agile delivery processes and team stand‑ups
• Translate customer and commercial requirements into clear engineering priorities
• Keep Software, Hardware and Test teams focused on agreed outcomes
• Manage customer and senior stakeholder relationships
• Coordinate third‑party engineering and development partners
• Manage external suppliers commercially and operationally
• Identify risks early and drive issues through to resolution
• Oversee testing, trials and real‑world product deployments
• Provide leadership with clear visibility across project status and risk
• Bring greater structure, accountability and commercial discipline to engineering delivery

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Project Management / Engineering Delivery experience
• Experience delivering software, technology or engineering‑led projects
• Experience leading or coordinating technical teams
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery
• Ownership of project budgets, scope, resources and deadlines
• Experience managing external suppliers or development partners
• Strong commercial awareness
• Confident working directly with customers and senior stakeholders
• Comfortable challenging technical teams and driving accountability
• Able to operate effectively within a smaller, entrepreneurial environment

You don't need to be an engineer.

The business already has strong technical expertise. This hire is about bringing the leadership, structure, commercial awareness and accountability required to get the best from the engineering team and consistently deliver.

Technology Environment

You’ll work across a combination of software, hardware and physical engineering products, with an environment including: Jira / Atlassian | Confluence | SharePoint | Microsoft Project | Microsoft Teams | AI tooling | Embedded software environments

Why Join?

• Join the Senior Leadership Team
• Report directly to the Managing Director
• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Genuine ownership and autonomy
• Work across software, hardware and physical technology
• International customer and project exposure
• Backing of a larger international engineering group
• Influence how engineering delivery is structured and managed
• Opportunity to introduce new technology and AI into project delivery

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys leading and delivering rather than simply reporting on projects and wants genuine ownership within an established but entrepreneurial engineering business.