Research and Development Project Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Fusion People Ltd
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire
Summary: The role of Research and Development Project Manager involves leading cross-functional teams to drive product development in the rail industry. The position requires effective coordination of activities to ensure timely and budget-compliant project delivery while managing stakeholder satisfaction. The PM will work closely with various key roles within the organization to align project targets with the R&D strategy. This position is based in Ashby-De-La-Zouch with some travel to Chippenham required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage projects with full responsibility for project results in terms of cost, quality, schedule, and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Create project schedules and drive R&D projects in cooperation with stakeholders.
- Execute projects within defined requirements regarding cost, time, quality, functionality, and customer satisfaction.
- Ensure business success and customer satisfaction through professional stakeholder management.
- Make timely decisions about open issues and escalate if necessary.
- Ensure adherence to architecture, design, quality guidelines, product security, and product safety topics.
- Manage compliance with standards, working laws, rules, regulations, and intellectual property rights.
- Perform risk and opportunity management.
- Conduct budget and resource planning and generate project agreements.
- Align project targets with R&D strategy, including product portfolio and technology roadmap.
- Drive a continuous improvement culture, including reuse, cooperation, knowledge management, and lessons learned.
- Ensure appropriate project documentation.
- Incorporate customer feedback during project execution.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years expertise as a Project Manager.
- Proven delivery record of multiple projects greater than £1M per year.
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience managing complex safety-critical development projects.
- Professional accreditation.
- Experience with MS Project.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Ashby-De-La-Zouch
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Project Manager
Contract Dates:10/11/2025 - 30/09/2026
Location: 3 days per week( Minimum) in Ashby-De-La Zouch office / 1 day per month in Chippenham office
IR35 Determination: Outside
Our Rail client is recruiting for an experienced Software Development Project Manager to join the Research and Development department to drive forward the product development of ground-breaking technology in the rail industry.
The PM will be expected to lead cross functional teams to deliver maximum product value to a range of internal and external customers. The focus of the role will be on the effective coordination of activities leading to the successful delivery of projects on time and to budget.
The PM will liaise closely with other key roles in the organisation (e.g. programme managers, technical authorities, product line managers, quality managers etc.) to ensure the project meets the needs of the business.
Responsibilities:
- The R&D Project Manager manages projects with full responsibility for project results in the context of delivery to cost, quality, schedule and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Creates project schedules and drives R&D projects in cooperation with stakeholders.
- Executes project within the defined requirements (e.g. regarding targets for project cost, time, quality, functionality and customer satisfaction).
- Ensures business success and satisfaction of the customer by professional stakeholder management.
- Ensures timely decisions about open issues, escalating if necessary.
- Ensures adherence to architecture, design, quality guidelines as well as product security and product safety topics.
- Manages and ensures compliance to standards, working laws, rules and regulations, intellectual property rights.
- Performs risk and opportunity management.
- Performs budget and resource planning as well as generation of project agreement for project.
- Aligns project targets with R&D strategy (e.g. product portfolio, technology roadmap).
- Drives a continuous improvement culture including e.g. reuse, cooperation, knowledge management, lessons learned.
- Ensures appropriate Project documentation.
- Incorporates customer feedback during project execution.
Key Skills and Qualifications
- 5+ years expertise as a Project Manager
- Proven delivery record of multiple projects greater than £1M per year
- Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience of managing complex safety critical development projects
- Professional accreditation
- Experience with MS Project
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
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