Senior Project Manager

Renishaw; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Renishaw's Encoder Products Division (EPD) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support the Current Products and Specials team. The successful candidate will manage current products maintenance and special product development projects and will support technical teams with planning, progress chasing and document management.

Responsibilities include managing activities, coordinating resources, creating and maintaining plans and documentation, and ensuring compliance with Renishaw standards.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in engineering or scientific discipline.
• 3+ years in a Project Management role or related discipline.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good technical awareness and understanding of design functions and engineering change processes.
• Proficient with Microsoft O365 applications.
• Experience with MRP/ERP and design change control processes.
• Ability to work without close supervision and to prioritise work.
• Excellent planning skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to adapt and create new processes for efficiency.
• Experience with Renishaw products and toolsets.
• Understanding of metrology and optical measurement technology.
• Strong problem solving abilities.
• Experience collaborating with remote teams.
• Knowledge of the Syteline CCAR system.
• Understanding encoder production processes and technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Project manage activities in the Current Products team.
• Manage and schedule change; coordinate resources.
• Agree objectives, create and manage plans; maintain documentation.
• Communicate across affected divisions and teams.
• Agree customer requirements for special products; manage manufacture & delivery.
• Coordinate and facilitate design changes through change processes; manage notices and plans.
• Identify affected parts, assemblies and stakeholders during design changes; communicate impact.
• Ensure data in technical and commercial databases is current; ensure compliance with standards.
• Liaise with other teams to support Current Products activities.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Teamwork

Planning

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Remote collaboration

Technical drawing understanding

Education

Engineering or scientific degree/HND

Tools

Microsoft O365

MRP/ERP systems

Syteline CCAR

Job description

EPD designs and supplies cutting-edge position feedback technology to the world’s precision measurement, automation, and manufacturing industries, it is made up of engineers, scientists and technicians all working together to produce market leading products for sale around the world.

Working closely with colleagues in our manufacturing division, we develop manufacturing and assembly processes and software to deliver quality products by the hundreds of thousands that in turn, perform reliably and repeatedly to sub-micron accuracies for our customers.

Renishaw’s Encoder Products Division (EPD) is looking for a Senior Project Manager to support the Current Products and Specials team. This role is suitable for an experienced Project Manager or someone with significant relevant experience in a related role. The successful candidate will manage current products maintenance and special product development projects and will support technical teams with planning, progress chasing and document management.

Responsibilities

• Project Manage activities in the Current Products team
• Manage and schedule change
• Co-ordinate resources
• Agree objectives, create and manage plans
• Create and maintain accurate project documentation
• Communicate across affected divisions and teams
• Agree customer requirements for special products
• Manage special products manufacture and delivery
• Coordinating and facilitating design changes through the corporate change process, creating and managing product change notices and product change plans
• Managing the impact of design changes by identifying all parts, assemblies and stakeholders that are affected and communicating appropriately
• Ensuring data in technical and commercial databases is current and accurate
• Ensuring compliance with Renishaw and legal standards
• Liaising with other teams in support of Current Products activities

Key requirements

• A Degree or HND in an engineering or scientific discipline, or the ability to demonstrate comparable applied knowledge and expertise
• ~ 3yrs experience in a Project Management role or related discipline
• Good communication and interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to “get on with people” and to work as part of a team
• Good technical awareness and understanding of design functions and engineering change processes
• Good computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft O365 applications
• An awareness of MRP/ERP and experience of design change control processes
• Ability to work without close supervision
• Excellent planning skills, able to complete tasks on time effectively prioritise work
• A willingness to adapt and create new processes to maximise efficiency of work
• Experience with Renishaw products and toolsets
• Understanding of metrology and optical measurement technology
• Problem solving experience
• Experience with working with remote team members
• Knowledge and understanding of the Syteline CCAR system
• Understanding of encoder production processes
• Understanding of technical drawings

Person specification

The successful candidate will have a high level of self-motivation and be a team player, with a positive attitude to problem solving. They will be pro-active, a completer, highly organised and flexible in their approach to meet the needs of the day to day project environment. They should be driven to meet deadlines and achieve targets.