Senior Project Manager- Maternity cover

TE Connectivity; Swindon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple product development projects in a regulated environment. The role involves responsibility for project delivery from inception to production launch, managing budgets, and liaising with global cross-functional teams. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills, project management certifications, and relevant technical experience. This is a contract position based in Swindon, England.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, negotiating, and influencing skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with multiple functions.
• Ownership of projects in a non-matrixed leadership role.
• Self-motivated and able to perform in a demanding environment.
• High level of IT capability with Microsoft Office expertise.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from inception to production launch.
• Conduct Risk Management and lead Risk Assessment activities.
• Develop Business Cases with the Business Office.
• Report project status and manage project budgets.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers globally.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Influencing skills

Organizational skills

Time-management skills

Administrative skills

Microsoft Office

Project Management

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP, Prince2, APM)

Technical and commercial education/experience related to Engineering and/or Manufacturing

Tools

MS Project

Planisware

Job description

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Job Overview

You will work as part of TE’s Aerospace, Defence and Marine PMO (Project Management Office). You will have responsibility for delivery of a series of Product Development Projects within this Group. You will be expected to drive the successful performance of multiple high profile/value projects following defined methods and processes to achieve commercial and efficiency targets set by the business. Developing relationships and maintaining a high-level of communication with cross‑functional global teams will be critical. You will be required to act as the primary owner of each project and to report progress to a senior leadership team on a regular cadence and at specific key milestones during each project. Day‑to‑day oversight will be provided by a TE Project Portfolio Manager.

Your new role

• All aspects of Project Management from project inception to completion (production launch)
• Risk Management and leadership of Risk Assessment activities
• Development of the Project Business Case alongside the Business Office
• Reporting on Project status and being accountable for project progress against the Plan
• Escalation of issues as applicable and utilization of project change control
• Managing and being accountable for a project budget, liaising with Procurement to ensure timely acquisition of goods and materials
• Liaising with customers and suppliers globally

Working with global multi‑disciplinary teams to engineer and manufacture aerospace and defence products in a regulated business environment.

Your ideal background

• Strong interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills and the ability to build strong, credible relationships with multiple organisation functions (internal and external)
• Able to take ownership of each project and drive good decisions in a non‑matrixed leadership position to deliver results
• Self‑motivated with the ability to perform in a demanding environment
• Excellent organisational, time‑management and administrative skills
• High level of IT capability with detailed experience of Microsoft Office (MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Project Management Professional (e.g. PMP, Prince 2, APM certifications)
• A professional level of business acumen and good commercial understanding
• Experience with Planisware
• Technical and commercial education/experience related to Engineering and/or Manufacturing in a similar regulated industry

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Project Management

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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Swindon, England, United Kingdom