Job Title: Project Manager
Job Location: Cheltenham, UK
Job Location Type: Hybrid
Job Contract Type: Full-time
Job Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
Location: Cheltenham, UK (Hybrid working) Benefits: 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day, Private Medical Insurance, Bonus scheme, Sharescheme, Enhanced pension plan, Life assurance, Discount scheme.
Role Overview
The Project Manager will drive and manage the new products and service-related Research & Development (R&D) projects; taking leadership of a project team to ensure new developments are launched on-time, on-budget and within scope.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to collaborate closely and actively with technical teams, portfolio managers, supply chain, sales and marketing, engineering, and other stakeholders, globally.
Your Objectives And Responsibilities Will Focus On…
* Engaging stakeholders to identify project scope and communicating requirements to project teams
* Initiating projects in agreement with the Product & Portfolio Managers concern the project targets and overall boundaries
* Working closely with Technical leads, Commercial Leads and Resource Owners to establish robust, realistic and executable project plans in Microsoft Project Online
* Managing the projects throughout the New Product Introduction (NPI) and stage gate process
* Ensuring business success and customer satisfaction through professional stakeholder management and managing an effective communication plan to report project status and forecast
* Representing projects in all review meetings, negotiating resource requirements and project priority; acting as an entrepreneur throughout the project execution through proactive identification of opportunities or hurdles and ensuring timely decisions on open issues while escalating if necessary
* Balancing project scope through Change request Management and managing risk by devising suitable strategies for risk mitigation based on knowledge of business risk appetites
Your Previous Experience Is Likely To Include….
* A qualification in engineering, project management or equivalent
* Project management experience or a combination of project management and relevant technical lead/equivalent work
* Leading or working within varied project environments, including lean, waterfall and agile methods
* Utilising project management and financial management tools and software
* Change management and risk mitigation
To be successful in this role you will…
* Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times
* Effectively coach, lead and motivate the team even when faced with unexpected challenges
* Identifying, recognising and congratulating strong team performances while acting upon areas for improvement
* Demonstrate excellent leadership, passion for ownership and self-motivation
* Be a team player with strong communication and influencing skills
* Effectively build relationships with a variety of stakeholders, demonstrating collaborative and inclusive behaviours
* Have an advanced knowledge of products, software or services development projects
* Possess a sound understanding of the principles of working across a matrix organisation structure
* Demonstrate excellent conflict resolution and prioritise skills
* Constructively challenge and question where necessary
The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.
Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
Benefits
You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments .
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.
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