Senior Projects & Delivery Lead

Ansible Motion Limited; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ansible Motion Limited in Norwich is seeking a Head of Projects to lead the delivery of a high‑profile portfolio of driving simulator projects and internal R&D initiatives. You will manage a small team of Project Engineers, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget, high‑quality outcomes.

You will work cross‑functionally with Business Development, Operations and Finance to align resources, plans and customer expectations while driving scalable project processes for growth.

Qualifications

• Significant project or portfolio management experience in a technical or engineering environment.
• Experience delivering multiple projects with budgets, forecasts, risks and deadlines.
• Experience leading, developing and managing a team.
• Experience managing customer relationships and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience improving project processes, systems or reporting.
• Experience using project management methodologies and tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Take overall accountability for the successful delivery of the project portfolio.
• Personally lead key projects where appropriate.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, forecasts, risks, resources and customer satisfaction, providing clear management reporting.
• Ensure projects are effectively planned, controlled and delivered to agreed scope, timescales, cost and quality.
• Lead, manage and develop a team of Project Engineers, setting clear priorities and expectations.
• Allocate resources effectively, monitor performance and coach team members to build capability and accountability.
• Balance hands-on project delivery with effective delegation and oversight of the wider portfolio.
• Build strong working relationships across the business and maintain excellent customer relationships.
• Work closely with Business Development, Operations, Finance and Technical to align priorities, resources, commercial expectations and delivery plans.
• Influence stakeholders, resolve competing priorities and proactively manage project issues.
• Manage the project delivery relationship with our customers regarding scope control, delivery schedule, customer dependencies, and customer satisfaction.
• Review and improve project management processes, systems and reporting to increase efficiency, consistency and visibility.
• Identify opportunities to simplify ways of working, strengthen governance and improve cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure processes and systems evolve to support business growth, increasing project complexity and future requirements.
• Contribute actively to the SMT, taking a company-wide perspective on priorities, performance and resource planning.
• Provide clear insight into project performance, risks, capacity and opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with other SMT members to improve business performance and support sustainable growth.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Team leadership

Customer relationships

Process improvement

PM methodologies

Microsoft Office 365

Education

PM qualification

Tools

Wrike

IFS

Job description

Ansible Motion Limited in Norwich is seeking a Head of Projects to lead the delivery of a high‑profile portfolio of driving simulator projects and internal R&D initiatives. You will manage a small team of Project Engineers, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget, high‑quality outcomes.

You will work cross‑functionally with Business Development, Operations and Finance to align resources, plans and customer expectations while driving scalable project processes for growth.