Project Manager in Manchester

At Nexperia Manchester, we are expanding our team with the addition of 3 new Project Managers – 1 permanent and 2 on 2 year fixed term contracts. If the thought of managing multiple projects for a global semiconductor manufacturer producing over 100 billion devices every year excites you, then this could be the role for you.

Are you a doer? Can you understand commercial realities, make decisions and then communicate them clearly? Are you interested in leading diverse teams and having a real impact on a global business? If so, please apply now for immediate consideration, but note this role is located in Stockport on a hybrid basis and we are not looking to offer visa sponsorship for this position at this time.

What our Project Managers do

Reporting to the Senior Program Manager and with a clear progression path, this role is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of multi-site, Research, Study and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, ensuring that the project delivers the expected outcomes. Often managing multiple projects simultaneously, you will take ownership of project delivery, defining and maintaining robust project delivery plans that include scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, and associated costs, aligned to the agreed governance standards. In addition to this, you will manage all changes, risks and issues to ensure delivery within the agreed boundaries of specification, quality, time and cost.

The Project Manager engages directly with multiple functions across Nexperia and regularly interfaces with senior management and executive level stakeholders. You will provide clear, concise, and timely updates to project sponsors and key stakeholders, cutting through complexity to enable effective decision making, mitigating risk, and ensuring commitments around timelines and budgets are consistently met. This role requires the ability to operate at pace, adapt to change, and deliver in a dynamic environment, applying agile or hybrid project delivery approaches as appropriate.

What you will need

• Demonstrable experience of the following core competencies:

• Project Planning and Delivery
• Cost and Budget Management
• Risk and Issue Management
• Change Management
• Reporting & Communication
• Cross Functional Team Management

Alongside the core technical skills, you will have strong leadership ability and must be an effective decision maker who leads from the front, takes accountability, and drives progress. You are highly organised, proactive, and a problem solver who thrives on turning complex challenges into practical, deliverable solutions. We are looking for someone with commercial acumen and a strong delivery mindset, who can influence at all levels, build trusted relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and clearly communicate complex technical or business topics in a simple, structured way. You are comfortable working to tight deadlines, maintaining focus and momentum while balancing competing priorities.

Essential

• A degree or equivalent in Mathematics, Physics, Electronics Engineering, or a relevant discipline
• A proven track record of successful management and delivery of multiple concurrent high value, high impact projects (with project budgets exceeding $1M)
• A strong understanding of risk management, change management, resource planning and budget management including CAPEX and product cost control
• Experience of managing diverse, cross-functional project teams in a matrixed organisation
• A demonstrable ability to build, motivate, and sustain high-performing teams
• Fluency in English

Beneficial

• Understanding of Power MOSFET design
• Familiarity with semiconductor manufacturing processes and packages

Interview process

• Stage 1: Recruiter Review
• Stage 2: 30-60 minute Technical Interview
• Stage 3: 60-minute Behavioural & Competency Interview

Your benefits will include

• Remuneration & Reward: Excellent starting salary, Bonus up to 10% (stretch 20%), excellent contributory pension scheme of up to 9%, recognition rewards scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme, income protection, 12 x salary life assurance policy.
• Health & Wellbeing: 33 days annual leave, flexible benefits scheme, enhanced parental leave, on-site medical centre, enhanced sick pay, subsidised canteen, employee assistance programme, retail & entertainment discounts, a variety of sports & social clubs.
• Professional Development: Possibility for funded academic support up to PhD level, employee goal setting and development plans, huge growth potential both internally and globally within the business, via both management and technical pathways.
• Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability: A global commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2035, working with suppliers who embrace and comply with the Nexperia Supplier Code of Conduct, paid time off for every employee to support charitable work up to 4 times per year.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Corporate members of Neurodiversity in Business and a Disability Confident Employer. Dedicated Employee Resource Groups for Neuroinclusion, the LGBTQ+ community, and Women in Nexperia, with a commitment to increase women in management positions to 30% by 2030.