Job Description
Project Coordinator – Technical Product Development
Location: London (On-Site)
Job Type: Full-time / 6-Month Contract
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Are you an organised, proactive Project Coordinator with a passion for technology and complex product development?
This is a unique opportunity to join an innovative engineering-led organisation in London, contributing to the development of advanced scientific instruments and highly engineered products. You'll play a vital role in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring technical projects are delivered smoothly, efficiently, and on time.
Key Responsibilities of the Project Coordinator – Technical Product Development
1. Coordinate the delivery of engineering and product development projects.
2. Work closely with design, R&D, and manufacturing teams to maintain detailed project plans - outlining key milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and resource requirements.
3. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, ensuring effective communication between internal stakeholders and external partners or suppliers.
4. Support agile and iterative development processes, including sprint planning, progress tracking, and post-project retrospectives.
5. Anticipate and resolve project risks or bottlenecks, proactively adapting plans and timelines to maintain momentum.
6. Promote best practices in technical project delivery, such as risk management, milestone tracking, and stakeholder reporting.
7. Provide clear project updates and escalate issues to senior stakeholders when needed.
Candidate Requirements for the Project Coordinator – Technical Product Development role:
1. Proven experience coordinating complex product development projects —ideally within scientific instrumentation, medical devices, or for complex mechanical products.
2. Comfortable working across R&D, design, manufacturing, and quality functions.
3. Familiarity with working in start-ups or high-growth organisations is advantageous.
4. Strong communication skills with the ability to translate project updates for varied audiences.
5. Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM subject would be an advantage but is not essential.
6. Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) is desirable.
Why Apply to the Project Coordinator – Technical Product Development position?
Join a company at the cutting edge of innovation, where engineering excellence, collaboration, and problem-solving are at the heart of every project. This role offers the chance to work on ground-breaking technologies that have a real-world impact—within a supportive, agile, and fast-paced environment.
Apply online or contact Neil Walton at CY Partners for more information.
CY Partners is acting as a recruitment agency/business in relation to this vacancy.
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