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Technical Project Manager

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5 days ago
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The company was founded in 2011 and has grown to become a globally recognised manufacturing company with a workforce of 9000 employees. The companys commitment to excellence and innovation is reflected in its 4 global factories.  

As the Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for creating and managing a project plan to ensure all key project milestones are met on time. Additionally, youll perform reviews and reports, lead internal an external client meetings, from kick-off to mass production, including travel to clients sites or factory site if necessary, track and report progress, manage technical issues and risks using appropriate Risk Register and Action Tracker, manage ramp up materials planning, including long lead item procurement, manage project finance, including expenditure and payment schedules, and plan all needed product validation, certification testing and project specific approvals.

What we would like from the Technical Project Manager:

Degree within an engineering or business management field
Project Management experience in a relevant engineering environment, preferably fast-paced (minimum 5 years)
Understanding of Product development, Automation, Robotics, Manufacturing, Assembly, Quality standards, and Certification
Experience with SCRUM principles, managing a backlog, and working in a sprint format
Ability to create a project plan for a full technical development using tools (ideally MS Project)
Proven track record of successfully leading project delivery
A working understanding of Agile and Waterfall approaches 

What we offer the Technical Project Manager:

Salary between £55,000 to £60,000 doe
Company pension
Private Insurance
Subsidised Health Club Membership
Annual Individual performance-based bonus
Hybrid working
Travel to China is required 

If this opportunity as a Technical Project Manager is of interest to you, don't hesitate to get in touch as soon as possible.

Click here to apply or contact Luke Tanner at Orion Recruitment

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