Project Manager
Posted Today by Owen Daniels
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
Telford
Summary: The role of Project Manager involves leading the delivery of automotive programmes within a well-established manufacturer in Telford, focusing on automotive OEMs and Tier 1 customers. The position requires managing timelines, budgets, and compliance with quality standards throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automotive manufacturing and plastic injection moulding. This is an outside IR35 contract with a duration of six months and an ASAP start date.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end automotive programme delivery from RFQ/award through tooling, APQP, PPAP and SOP.
- Act as the primary point of contact for OEM and Tier 1 customers, managing timelines, expectations and engineering changes.
- Manage programme budgets, tooling investment, resources and capacity to achieve launch and cost targets.
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements and drive successful launch readiness.
Key Skills:
- Proven project management experience within Automotive Manufacturing.
- Strong experience delivering full lifecycle automotive programmes.
- Experience working directly with OEMs and Tier 1 customers.
- Commercially aware with strong cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Telford
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Project Manager
OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT
6 month duration – ASAP start
Telford
Are you an experienced Project Manager with a background in automotive manufacturing and plastic injection moulding, looking for your next contract opportunity?
We’re working with a well-established manufacturer supplying into Automotive OEMs and Tier 1 customers. They are seeking a Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of automotive programmes from award through to SOP, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to OEM quality standards.
Project Manager Job Description:
- Lead end-to-end automotive programme delivery from RFQ/award through tooling, APQP, PPAP and SOP.
- Act as the primary point of contact for OEM and Tier 1 customers, managing timelines, expectations and engineering changes.
- Manage programme budgets, tooling investment, resources and capacity to achieve launch and cost targets.
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements and drive successful launch readiness.
Project Manager Experience / Skills / Qualifications
- Proven project management experience within Automotive Manufacturing
- Strong experience delivering full lifecycle automotive programmes
- Experience working directly with OEMs and Tier 1 customers.
- Commercially aware with strong cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
If you feel you’re a good fit for this position, please click ‘apply’