Job Description

Location Wotton-under-Edge
Salary up to £55,000 Depending on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Styli and Fixturing Product Division for a Lead/Senior Project Manager. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for achieving success in all new and current product project activities across the division, as well as leading the Project Management and Technical Administration teams.

Working directly with the management team, this role will take responsibility for owning and driving the divisional project roadmap, whilst making sure our standard and custom product projects and process meet our customers’ expectations, keeping Renishaw at the forefront of our market.

The division is made up of three product families: Styli, Fixturing, and Machine Tool Custom Products. This creates a varied and fast-paced project environment, with projects ranging in size and complexity. In some cases, providing the opportunity to experience the full project lifecycle several times each year, often working with cross-functional teams across the division, Group Engineering, NPI, Purchasing and manufacturing sites in the UK, Ireland and India.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager who is ready to progress into a Lead role, or for an experienced Project Manager looking to step into a Senior role with a clear pathway to Lead in the future.

Both opportunities include line management responsibility for the Project Management and Technical Administration teams.

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

Manage the full lifecycle of new product development and current product projects using Renishaw’s Product Innovation Process
Coordinate the multi-disciplinary activities of the SFPD teams, other Renishaw divisions and external suppliers, in order to achieve project deliverables and objectives
Create and maintain project plans and priorities, ensuring process, regulatory compliance, and good working practices are adhered to
Coordinate, define project scope and be accountable for all divisional projects
Manage project cost and resource requirements throughout the project lifecycle
Resolve problems, ensuring completion of tasks to agreed time, cost, and quality targets
Regularly report on project status and risks to divisional management and other stakeholders through various channels (including verbal presentations and written documentation).
Utilise lessons learnt to provide input to improve our divisional processes and performance
Be an ambassador for your projects and area, to all levels of the Renishaw Group
Champion improvement of project management tools and practice, through project experiences and industry best practice
Support project management initiatives / process improvement activities both within divisions and across the business
Daily line management responsibilities for the Project Management and Technical Administration teams within SFPD
Support the career development of each team member and act as a mentor and role model to strengthen the overall function

Key requirements

A degree or similar qualification in a technical or project management discipline, or the ability to demonstrate comparable applied knowledge and expertise
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with the ability to motivate and inspire
Proven ability to manage new product development projects through to completion
Experience of project coordination and risk management in an engineering environment
Able to work effectively as part of a diverse and global team, but also able to work independently as well to drive success
Good computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications
Strong knowledge of project planning and project management techniques
Good technical awareness and understanding of design functions and engineering change processes
A full UK driving licence

Desirable requirements

Recognised project management qualifications (APMP/PMQ)
Engineering specific project management experience
Understanding of Styli, Fixturing and/or Machine Tool product designs/technology/manufacturing processes
Strong understanding of Renishaw’s processes and internal systems, such as Syteline, PDM, Teamcenter and Sage
Experience of Design/Process FMEA
Experience of managing a team, including working with remote team members

Person specification

The successful applicant will have a high level of personal discipline and motivation, with a keen sense of responsibility for the success of their work. They will enjoy learning and developing their own abilities, and those of their team. They will be proactive, highly organised, and also flexible in their approach to meet the needs of the day-to-day project environment, being driven to meet deadlines and achieve targets.
An effective communicator in the technical and business domains, they will be able to prioritise work effectively under pressure of conflicting requirements.

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 Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

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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.

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Employment Type:

Permanent

Time Type:

Full time

Requisition Number:

R9859 Senior / Lead Project Manager (Open)

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