Who will you be working with?
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Whether it's freight rail, transit, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people are accelerating the future of transportation.
Role: Project Engineering Manager – IoT and Smart Data
Salary: £Competitive
Location: Remote (On-site requirement in Derby every 2 weeks)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
How will you make a difference?
In this role you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex engineering projects, including the development and deployment of a large-scale IoT platform. You will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring projects meet quality standards, timelines, and budget requirements.
The role requires expertise in managing both software and hardware engineering projects, particularly in environments that involve cloud technologies, IoT devices, cybersecurity, and DevOps practices.
As a Project Engineering Manager, you will work closely with the Lead Architect – IoT Edge & Cloud, the Lead Cybersecurity, DevOps, and UX Manager, and other technical leaders to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and effectively.
What will your typical day look like?
* Define scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
* Manage resources, budget, and risks.
* Ensure projects are on time and within budget.
* Work with engineering, product management, and other stakeholders.
* Act as the main contact between teams and business functions.
* Establish performance metrics to monitor project progress, using project management tools and methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban.
* Provide regular status updates, reports, and presentations to senior leadership and stakeholders, highlighting risks, issues, and achievements.
* Collaborate with technical leads to ensure that engineering resources are aligned with project goals and that technical challenges are addressed.
* Identify and mitigate risks. Develop contingency plans and handle scope changes.
* Oversee third-party vendors and ensure they meet requirements. Assist with contract negotiations.
* Mentor team members and collaborate with HR for hiring. Promote professional development.
* Maintain relationships with stakeholders. Facilitate meetings and ensure clear communication.
What do we want to know about you?
* Proven work experience as a Project Engineer, Project Manager, Project Engineering Manager, or related position.
* Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Project Management, or a related field is desirable.
* Certification in Project Management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, PMP) is desirable.
* Proven experience leading cross-functional teams in complex, high-tech environments, ideally within IoT, cloud infrastructure, or industrial automation sectors.
* Experience in project management, managing large-scale technical or engineering projects.
* Exposure to Agile methodology and working with Agile development teams.
If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.
About Wabtec:
Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.
It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make your and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
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