Job summary

Engineering Project Manager - 6 month contract - Rochester - £57.76ph UMB or £43.77ph PAYE (Inside IR35)

Key skills required for this role

project manager, project management, engineering, engineering project manager, PM, PMO, engineering PM, programme manager, engineering project management, agile

Important

project manager, project management, engineering, engineering project manager, PM, PMO, engineering PM, programme manager, engineering project management, agile

Job description

Your main responsibilities as an Engineering Project Manager will involve:

Developing, maintaining and executing an engineering development strategy for the project using the principles of incremental and agile development

Owning the engineering budgets, ensuring adherence to the schedule and reviewing the quality of the product designed; making sure it is fit for purpose and compliant with customer requirements

Taking the lead on the engineering risks and mitigation strategies

Developing and maintain the Engineering Management Plan (EMP) describing all aspects of engineering work for the programme, including programme tailoring

Supporting the development of subcontracted items, developing and implementing a strategy to ensure they are successful

Owning the 'Design Fors' with focus on design for Life, including manufacturing, testing, reliability and maintainability

Leading and making technical decisions for the project, identifying and trading the various factors involved

Utilising Maturity Management (supported by Earned Value) to validate the correctness of work being produced by the team

Your skills and qualifications as an Engineering Project Manager:

Demonstrable experience leading a team in at least one key Engineering discipline (ideally having performed a cross functional team leading role)

Technical knowledge of electronic systems

Demonstrable experience managing the costs for the engineering work within the allocated budget

Experience articulating engineering strategy and motivate teams to realise it

Demonstrable experience managing and mitigating risks utilising specific techniques for engineering projects

The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.

Clearance Requirements & Eligibility

BPSS Only

This role requires you to obtain a basic disclosure along with employment reference checks before starting.