Project Manager

Sigmar Recruitment; Limerick; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Employee assistance programme

Onsite parking

Bike-to-work scheme

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is assisting a medical device manufacturer in Limerick, Ireland, to hire an experienced NPI Project Manager. The role is full-time, onsite, reporting to the Engineering and NPI Manager, managing several concurrent new product introduction projects.

You will translate customer requirements into delivery plans and coordinate people, resources and activities to ensure successful industrialisation, validation and production handover.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of project management experience in medical device manufacturing.
• Proven delivery of NPI or manufacturing transfer projects through industrialisation and production handover.
• Experience coordinating engineering, quality, operations, supply chain and customers.
• Solid knowledge of ISO 13485, change control, traceability and validation.
• Strong scheduling with dependency management and critical path analysis.
• Capable of managing project costs, risks and customer commitments.
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Life Sciences or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from planning through industrialisation, validation and handover to production.
• Translate customer requirements into realistic delivery plans and resource needs.
• Build integrated project plans with scope, WBS, milestones and dependencies.
• Manage schedules and report progress using Arcturus/MS Project.
• Coordinate engineering development, tooling, equipment, suppliers and first builds.
• Manage risks, budgets, scope changes and recovery plans.
• Identify resource conflicts and set priorities with functional leads.
• Lead reviews and provide updates to customers and management.

Skills

NPI project management

Multi-project coordination

ISO 13485 knowledge

Scheduling & planning

Cost & risk management

Stakeholder management

Engineering collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical, Manufacturing or Life Sciences)

Tools

MS Project

Arcturus

Job description

• Join an established medical device manufacturer specializing in orthopedic implants and precision-engineered medical components.
• Work on complex, high-impact projects that support the development and manufacture of products used in the healthcare sector.
• Collaborate directly with experienced Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and customer teams in a hands-on, technical environment.

The organization supports medical device customers in bringing new products into reliable, repeatable production. Its capabilities include precision machining and metal additive manufacturing, with a strong focus on quality, validation and production readiness.

This is a full-time, permanent position based fully onsite Limerick. You will report to the Engineering and NPI Manager and manage several concurrent new product introduction projects.

About Your New Job

As the NPI Project Manager, you will lead projects from initial planning through industrialisation, validation and final handover to production. You will translate customer requirements into realistic delivery plans and coordinate the people, resources and activities required to deliver successfully.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining integrated project plans, including scope, work breakdown structures, task ownership, milestones, dependencies and critical paths.
• Managing project schedules and reporting through the Arcturus project management system, using evidence-based progress updates and realistic forecasts.
• Coordinating engineering development, tooling, equipment, suppliers, first builds, process validation and production readiness activities.
• Managing project risks, issues, budgets and scope changes, escalating decisions promptly and presenting clear options and delivery impacts.
• Identifying resource conflicts across the NPI portfolio and agreeing priorities and recovery plans with functional leads.
• Leading focused project reviews and providing clear updates to customers and management on timing, cost, readiness and outstanding decisions.
• Coordinating stage-gate deliverables with Quality and Engineering, ensuring approvals and records comply with the quality management system.
• Leading the handover to production, ensuring approved documentation, training, capacity and acceptance criteria are in place.

What Skills You Need

• 5+ years project management experience within medical device manufacturing.
• Proven experience delivering NPI or manufacturing transfer projects through industrialisation, process validation and production handover.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and coordinating Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and customer stakeholders.
• Practical knowledge of ISO 13485, controlled change, traceability and validation requirements in medical device manufacturing.
• Strong scheduling and planning skills, including dependency management, critical path analysis, resource planning and recovery plans.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or an equivalent project management system.
• Confidence managing project costs, suppliers, risks and customer commitments.
• A degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Life Sciences or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

*Experience with orthopaedic implants, surgical instruments, precision machining, metal additive manufacturing or medical device contract manufacturing would be advantageous. PMP, PRINCE2 or a comparable project management qualification would also be beneficial.

Previous experience using Arcturus is welcome, although training will be provided.

What's on Offer

• The opportunity to take ownership of technically complex NPI projects within the medical device manufacturing sector.
• Direct involvement in projects supporting the production of orthopaedic implants and medical components.
• Ongoing training and educational support, with the opportunity to work closely with experienced technical and operational teams.
• Pension plan, employee assistance programme, onsite parking and bike-to-work scheme, subject to applicable terms.
• Full-time, permanent employment based onsite in Croom, Co. Limerick.
• Base salary of €65,000

What's Next

• If you are an experienced medical device project manager with a strong background in NPI, manufacturing transfer and production handover, apply now to be considered for this opportunity.