Senior Project Manager in Kidlington

YASA is looking for an experienced Project Manager, to be responsible for managing the development and completion of large-scale project plans for multiple customers. You will be providing the bridge between the customer and internal engineering and cross-functional teams ensuring projects are on time, on budget and within scope delivery. This role is for a 12-month fixed term period.

About YASA: YASA, a Mercedes Benz group company, is leading the way in EV Motor Revolution with our patented and unique Axial Flux Technology. Our motor is more powerful, lighter, and smaller than our competitors. Our spirit of innovation drives us to continually explore and test new technologies, a mindset that exists from early-stage R&D projects through to manufacturing optimisation. We stay true to the freedom and flexibility that drove our success as a start-up, alongside having the stability, security, and roadmap of an established organisation.

What You’ll Do:

• Acting as the prime technical and project interface to key YASA customers for large scale motor and motor controller projects.
• Oversee the generation of realistic, achievable project plans using MS project and ensuring they are driven through to completion.
• Identifying key project and product risk areas; tracking and developing mitigating actions for teams.
• Ensuring design and project best practices are followed; identifying any gaps and developing processes as the company grows.
• Working closely and effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Facilitating discussions with key members of key suppliers on timing costs, APQP, PPAP and delivery requirements.
• Work with the Sales Team to realise technical opportunities with developing customers.
• Providing updates to management on the state of projects and developing action plans to resolve issues.
• Ensuring development, procurement, assembly, and delivery meet project timings.
• Motivating and driving internal teams by setting goals and direction.

To succeed in this role, we believe you’ll need:

• Proven experience working in the automotive industry in a lead project management role.
• Demonstrated track record of engineering ability in an electrical or mechanical discipline.
• Proven track record of successful project delivery from concept to J1+90 and clear understanding of requirements through entire project lifecycle.
• Experience managing OEM customers both technically and commercially to ensure costs, delivery, and quality are clear at all times.
• Good awareness of best practice development processes, requirements, and expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to highlight process weaknesses and implement changes.
• Experienced in the use of MS project and practical project/risk management techniques.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams in a matrix leadership organisation.
• To have instinctive problem-solving skills coupled with a sound analytical approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, practiced in negotiation and presentations.
• UK driving license and ability to travel.

Our mission is to lead the design and delivery of the best electric motor technology available. We believe that diversity of thought, and experience is a key driver of innovation. Research shows that while men apply to jobs if they meet ~60% of criteria, women and those in traditionally underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they check all boxes. So if you think you have what it takes but don't meet every single point, please still get in touch. We’d love to have an initial chat and see if you could add value.