Project Manager - A&D in Bristol

Your role as a Project Manager is to manage the day‑to‑day operational aspects of complex NPI projects ($5-10M+) to ensure that they are delivered according to agreed specifications, timescales and budgets while following company procedures. You will report to the Programmes Manager.

You will:

• Ensure the project meets its performance and timescale objectives as defined by the Master Specification.
• Create a cross‑functional project plan encompassing all the tasks required to deliver the project in adherence to the product commercialisation process (PCP).
• Plan projects and agree timescales with the Programme Manager.
• Ensure all the required resources and skills are made available to deliver the project and its milestones, ensuring adherence to agreed dates.
• Highlight resource and/or planning issues in advance to the Programme Manager.
• Lead the Project team’s activities through a centrally visible plan, regularly reporting progress, dealing with exceptions, and escalating as appropriate.
• Ensure that the project plan is monitored and any deviance is mitigated by immediate intervention or escalated to the Programme Manager.

To succeed, you will need:

• A good Engineering/Scientific degree.
• A project management qualification would be desirable, preferably PRINCE2, APM certified or equivalent.
• 5 years involvement in the process of product development in a high technology environment, with 3 years’ experience in a Project Management capacity.
• A proven ability to manage complex projects – a strong understanding of delivering products on time, to specification and on budget.
• A proven ability to generate resource plans and drive schedule adherence whilst maintaining the flexibility required to react to rapidly changing customer and company needs.
• Good communication skills and excellent fluency in spoken and written English.
• Strong communication skills, organisational awareness, and impact.
• Influencing, communication, presentation and negotiating skills, both internally and externally.
• The ability to make things happen at all levels by seeing the need to communicate, elevate and facilitate.

In return, we offer:

• A culture of trust and accountability.
• Lifelong learning and career growth.
• Innovation powered by people.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits.
• Health and well-being.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on‑site at our office in Bristol, United Kingdom (GB).

About Edwards: Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value‑added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications. Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.