At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead scientific projects, optimise investments, and ensure timely delivery with cross-functional teams.
- Company: Join a leading organisation in sustainable crop protection science.
- Benefits: Generous pension, bonus scheme, private medical insurance, and up to 31.5 days holiday.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for career growth and collaboration across diverse teams.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on cutting-edge research while developing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and project management experience preferred.
The predicted salary is between 60750 - 74250 £ per year.
In this role you will lead the Scientific Equipment Programme to deliver scientific capability and capital targets within a robust governance framework. You will coordinate delivery with cross-functional teams and external partners to optimise asset investment and project outcomes. You will shape evidence-based investment proposals and ensure timely decisions that support sustainable crop protection science at scale. This position offers exposure to strategic capital delivery and a key role in enabling cutting-edge research at Jealotts Hill.
Pay / Benefits
- Generous pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Private medical life insurance
- Up to 31.5 days annual holiday + 8 UK bank holidays
- 36-hour working week
Responsibilities
- Lead the Scientific Investment Programme to meet capability, capital, and prioritisation targets with strong governance
- Maintain accurate visibility of expenditure, forecasts, progress, risks, and delivery confidence to enable early intervention
- Remove delivery barriers through timely issue resolution with internal teams and external partners
- Develop the CPR Scientific Asset Lead community and standardise practices for asset investment decisions
- Balance customer requirements with site, business, and portfolio priorities to optimise scope and value
- Partner with CPR Capital Portfolio Manager to shape the Programme and strengthen investment proposals
- Lead delivery of capital projects from definition through commissioning and close-out, ensuring scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and compliance
- Ensure projects are well defined with clear user requirements, technical specs, scope, sourcing, and governance
- Drive delivery pace by removing barriers and coordinating with stakeholders
- Act as Project Owner where appointed to provide direction and accountability
- Embed repeatable delivery routines across the portfolio to reduce rework and cost
- Collaborate with HSE, Facilities Management, Procurement, IT, Syngenta Engineering, and others to enable safe, compliant delivery
- Improve Capex processes, governance, controls, and reporting tools
- Provide deputy cover for the CPR Capital Portfolio Manager to maintain leadership continuity
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering or closely related technical discipline is required
- Knowledge of project and program management disciplines; PMI certification desirable
- Experience with capital-project delivery in scientific/engineering/infrastructure environments; governance and financial controls knowledge
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
- Proficiency in Excel, Power BI and Smartsheet; familiarity with PPM Capex desirable
- Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders and changing timelines
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and suppliers without direct authority
- Strong analytical capability to translate delivery and financial data into recommendations
Program and Project Manager employer: Syngenta
Syngenta is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture at the Jealott's Hill site where innovation thrives. Employees benefit from extensive professional development opportunities, a supportive team environment, and a commitment to work-life balance, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of metabolomics.
