Senior / Lead Project Manager

Job Description

Senior/ Lead Project Manager

Wotton under Edge

Up to £60,000 depending on experience

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible we want to help our people grow professionally before recruiting external candidates. If you think this position is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Renishaw is currently seeking a Senior / Lead Project Manager with excellent project co‑ordination and management skills to work in Renishaw’s Machine Tool Products Division 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 software and hardware 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 both software and hardware projects, from planning, execution of these plans, and the release of new and upgrade products and technologies to market through the most optimal methods.
• Supporting projects through the formal Renishaw product development process, both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Working as part of a project management team to deliver the machine tool products project portfolio.
• 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.
• Lead and chair team update meetings/stand ups and lead retrospectives and risk meetings.
• Report project status in various forums including project reviews, for board papers, flagship reporting and the development of roadmaps.
• Supporting the team in adopting project-management good practice.
• Support project management initiatives / process improvement activities both within divisions and across the business.
• Assist/support the Operations Manager where necessary with operational activities.

Key requirements

• Experience in project management processes for R&D projects.
• Experience of Agile and Waterfall project delivery
• Experience managing projects that deliver 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 machine tool products 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 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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About Us

Renishaw is a FTSE 250 global engineering and scientific technology company, with core skills in measurement, motion control, additive manufacturing, healthcare, spectroscopy and manufacturing. We supply products and services that push the boundaries of what is possible in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. We are also a world leader in the field of metal additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where we design and make industrial machines that ‘print' parts from metal powder.

We currently have 77 offices in 36 countries, with around 5,200 employees worldwide. Over 3,000 people are employed within the UK where we carry out the majority of our research and development, and manufacturing.

With a global presence in a broad range of sectors, we aim to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse global communities we serve. Every year we welcome a wide range of new employees, from apprentices to experienced professionals. By joining Renishaw you will be making a difference to the world in which we live, in a global company that encourages innovation and personal achievement.

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Our people help us to pursue this purpose so that we can continue to be a world leader in precision technology and deliver on our vision to innovate and transform capabilities in manufacturing, science and healthcare through unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality.