Junior Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Location Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire (hybrid working, 3 days/week)

Salary between £45,000 - £60,000 depending on experience

Renishaw plc is a world-renowned British engineering and scientific technology company, headquartered in Gloucestershire. It specialises in high-precision metrology, manufacturing systems, additive manufacturing, and healthcare technologies. With over 5,000 employees worldwide, including more than 3,000 in the UK, Renishaw is a FTSE 250 company recognised for its innovation and global reach

As part of the ongoing growth of Renishaw’s Spectroscopy Products Division, we are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead hardware and software design projects associated with new product development.

We seek an individual with proven project management experience. The ideal candidate will create detailed project plans for complex, high-impact hard tech projects and lead cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery. Strong stakeholder engagement at all levels and excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

This role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary with benefits and the opportunity for future career development.

• Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver projects on time, within scope and budget.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations from product inception to productionisation.
• Own project milestones.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and resolve issues proactively.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure alignment with business goals and strategic priorities.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership, including performance metrics, timelines, progress reports, and strategic recommendations.

• Proven experience in project management (3+ years).
• Proven track record of delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong organisational and leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive problem solver.
• Excellent computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with project management tools for example Confluence and Jira.
• Certification in project management, e.g. APM PMQ
• Full driving license

• Degree in a relevant engineering, science, or mathematical discipline.
• Previous experience working in hard tech

When you join Renishaw, we\'re committing to your future career. That\'s because we believe in developing our people\'s skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that\'s highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, car sharing scheme and 24 hour fitness centres. (not available at all sites).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or recruitment@renishaw.com.

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Employment Type: Permanent

Time Type: Full time

Requisition Number: R8460 Senior Project Manager (Open)