At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead product development in civil engineering, collaborating with teams to innovate and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Company: Reputable civil engineering firm known for its innovative products and technical expertise.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company car, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with excellent career advancement potential and a collaborative work environment.
- Why this job: Shape the future of civil engineering products and make a real impact in the industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in product management within civil engineering or related fields is essential.
The predicted salary is between 52000 - 55000 £ per year.
Our client is an established and highly regarded business operating within the Civil Engineering and Construction sector, with a strong reputation for delivering innovative, high-quality products and technical solutions to the industry.
As part of their continued growth and product development strategy, they are looking to appoint an experienced Product Manager to take ownership of key product ranges, working closely with customers, technical teams, R&D, sales and marketing. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Product Manager with a background in civil engineering, construction, infrastructure or related technical products to play a key role in shaping product strategy, driving new product development and supporting continued business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct market research and network, consult and liaise directly with industry stakeholders to collate market insight.
- Undertake range and market-specific commercial analyses.
- Expedite development and communicate more clearly, using engineering skills where appropriate to conceptualise and propose solutions.
- Create models to support the commercial team in developing pricing cascades for different routes to market.
- Develop comprehensive design briefs for the R&D team to use as the basis for development programmes.
- Track new product development and improvements.
- Organise and coordinate field trials between customer-facing teams, R&D and external stakeholders.
- Keep the wider business up to date with product development stages, trials and launch timescales.
- Champion the company’s product information management, ensuring data is appropriate, correct and comprehensive.
- Identify and prioritise FABs for each product range, providing support to Marketing when building training materials and proof-reading marketing materials.
- Support and work alongside Sales to present to customers as and when required.
- Support the Technical team in defining the requisite level for product quality and remain an active part of the quality inspection process.
- Engage in the use of all company communication formats, such as SharePoint.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Project delivery against deadlines.
- Adherence to company policies.
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