Project Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Owen Daniels
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
Telford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Project Manager involves leading the delivery of automotive programmes in a contract position outside IR35. The successful candidate will manage projects from award through to start of production, ensuring adherence to quality standards and budget constraints. This position requires experience in automotive manufacturing and strong stakeholder management skills. The role is based in Telford and is set to start as soon as possible.
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: United Kingdom
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.
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