R&D PROJECT MANAGER

6 MONTHS

CHIPPENHAM

£450-500/DAILY

***OUTSIDE IR35***PROJECT MANAGER EXPEREINCE***RAIL EXPERIENCE***RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT***LONG-TERM CONTRACT***IMMEDIATE SUBMISSION***

A Project Manager is required to join our Research and Development department to drive forward the product development of ground-breaking technology in the rail industry.

ESSENTIAL

·3+ years expertise as a Project Manager

·Proven delivery record of multiple projects greater than £.5M per year

·Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously

·Professional accreditation

·Experience with MS Project

·Excellent communication and presentation skills

·Experience of safety systems development desirable

·Experience of working in both Classical and Agile development environments desirable

·Aerospace or Transport background is desirable

·Experience of leading hardware and software development desirable

·Experience in projects that developed complex electronics for rail or aerospace desirable

·Good understanding of hardware, software and system development as well as experience with new product introduction desirable

RESPONSIBILITIES

·The R&D Project Manager manages projects with full responsibility for project results in the context of delivery to cost, quality, schedule and stakeholder satisfaction.

·Creates project schedules and drives R&D projects in cooperation with stakeholders.

·Executes project within the defined requirements (e.g. regarding targets for project cost, time, quality, functionality and customer satisfaction).

·Ensures business success and satisfaction of the customer by professional stakeholder management.

·Ensures timely decisions about open issues, escalating if necessary.

·Ensures adherence to architecture, design, quality guidelines as well as product security and product safety topics.

·Manages and ensures compliance to standards, working laws, rules and regulations, intellectual property rights.

·Performs risk and opportunity management.

·Performs budget and resource planning as well as generation of project agreement for project.

·Aligns project targets with R&D strategy (e.g. product portfolio, technology roadmap).

·Drives a continuous improvement culture including e.g. reuse, cooperation, knowledge management, lessons learned.

·Ensures appropriate Project documentation.

·Incorporates customer feedback during project execution

For more information and full job description, please contact Charlie Tay at Vital today!

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