Senior / Lead Project Manager in New Mills

Renishaw is currently seeking an experienced Senior / Lead Project Manager with excellent project co‑ordination and management skills to work in Renishaw’s Additive Manufacturing Group and support our future product range plans. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the role will involve working with multi-disciplinary research and development teams to manage exciting additive manufacturing projects, developing new techniques, technologies and products to drive the additive manufacturing industry forward. The role will be based at our New Mills site near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. Travel to other sites may also be required depending on the business need.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of additive manufacturing projects, from planning, execution of these plans, and the release of new products and technologies to market through the most optimal methods.
• Supporting projects through the formal Renishaw product development process.
• Supporting externally funded projects and applications.
• Working as part of a project management team to deliver the additive manufacturing programme.
• Communication of project progress and status to a range of stakeholders through various mediums (including verbal presentations and written documentation).
• Lead the risk management process for project team(s).
• Manage the resource requirements for project team(s).
• Coordinate and define project scope for responsible project(s).
• Manage the compliance and documentation processes.
• Manage project cost and resource forecast using Renishaw custom software.
• Report status against roadmap and iterations.
• Attend and lead team update meetings/stand ups and lead retrospectives and risk meetings.
• Assist with reporting for board papers, flagship reporting and the development of roadmaps.
• Supporting the team in good practice process.
• Support project management initiatives/process improvement activities both within divisions and across the business.
• Assist/support the Programme Manager where necessary with operational activities.

Key requirements

• Deep and broad experience in project management processes for R&D projects and delivering new products to market and product launches.
• Minimum HNC/Degree educated (2:1 or above) in a relevant discipline (STEM or Management).
• Able to work effectively as part of a diverse and global team, but able to work independently as well to drive outcomes.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• A full, valid passport ensuring unrestricted travel to and from the UK.
• A full UK driving license.

Desirable requirements

• Recognised project management qualifications.
• Experience managing Innovate UK funded projects.
• Engineering specific project management experience.
• Experience of configuration management systems for managing software development and changes (e.g., Microsoft DevOps, Atlassian products, SharePoint etc).
• Experience with working with remote team members.

Person specification

The successful applicant will be a self-motivated, organised and dynamic results driven individual, keen to make a significant contribution within our additive manufacturing division. They will be a strong communicator, innovative and highly organised, enabling them to manage multiple projects simultaneously and achieve the best project outcome possible.

Benefits

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.

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 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.