Senior R&D Project Manager Overview The Senior R&D Project Manager is responsible for defining, scheduling and managing a portfolio of key projects, ensuring delivery of the R&D functions’ objectives and overall business priorities. R&D projects will be related to the electrification of commercial vehicles working with new technologies typically between TRL4-7. Projects are undertaken at the company’s R&D hub in Greenford, London but also collaborate with project teams located in Indianapolis, USA. The R&D hub is a fast-paced environment with small, agile teams and is ideally suited to someone who enjoys a mixture of creating and improving existing processes with hands-on management of projects themselves.Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Candidates already in the UK and working under Tier 2 Sponsorship will also be considered.Responsibilities and Activities Project Management:Lead and manage a portfolio of technical R&D projects through their entire lifecycle, ensuring project objectives are met.Lead project planning activities, coordinating inputs and project development through internal approvals to build realistic execution plans and identify project level risks.Create and maintain high quality project documentation, ensuring alignment to internal process and change management.Coordinate cross-functional project teams to deliver on Project objectives, ensuring appropriate communication, documentation, and governance.Support or lead onboarding and management of additional contracted resource as required for Project needsReport status, key risks and issues to the Program Manager, Senior Management Team and Project Steering Group. Evaluate mitigation plans to deliver proposals as required.Define and maintain project budgets, reporting monthly actuals and forecasts to the Program Manager.Lead project-level meetings both internally and externally as per project needs.Capture Project Lessons Learned, identifying and driving actions required to aid continuous improvement.Create and present technical summaries to project stakeholders, including results, scope changes, issues and business benefits realised. PMO Team Responsibilities:Support the PMO Lead with incremental development of internal Project Management Process.Support and coach other team members (project managers / interns) with best practice and some on-the-job trainingOwn a specific area of PM-related process, e.g. Lessons LearnedProvide input into ongoing business strategic planning activities based on project work, outcomes on ongoing activitiesSkills and ExperienceRequired:Proven experience managing/leading multiple and/or high-complexity projects through development and execution.Effective management of Project budgets, including forecasting and reporting of actualsProven knowledge of different Project Management methodologies and associated tools, both Predictive (Traditional/Waterfall) and Adaptive (Agile)Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (e.g. ISO 9001 standard) and Quality Process development methodologies (e.g. SixSigma DMAIC/DMEDI or similar) preferable.Very strong communication skills at all levels of the business across email, large meetings, conference calls and one to oneProven ability to plan projects – particularly for estimating time and resource neededExcellent stakeholder management skills – quick to understand and communicate the relevant technical expert and management stakeholder needsProactive and takes initiative – spots potential problems and tackles them early, thinks of ways to do things better and takes action to make the business more efficientA desire to create new processes and process tools and get them adopted by the project teamsProficient in the use of MS Office software as well as familiarity with common project management software tools (e.g MS Project, JIRA, Monday.com)Desirable:Experience in aerospace / automotive R&D type environment – ideally powertrain/propulsion domainExperience working in a technical role (as an engineer or similar) on electrified powertrain projects Name: Phone Number: Email Address: CV Document This field is required Cover Letter Document This field is required Submit Application Vantage Power explicitly rejects any obligations, conditions or terms and conditions attached to any CV, profile or email. All agreements are subject to contract.
Senior R&D Project Manager Overview The Senior R&D Project Manager is responsible for defining, scheduling and managing a portfolio of key projects, ensuring delivery of the R&D functions’ objectives and overall business priorities. R&D projects will be related to the electrification of commercial vehicles working with new technologies typically between TRL4-7. Projects are undertaken at the company’s R&D hub in Greenford, London but also collaborate with project teams located in Indianapolis, USA. The R&D hub is a fast-paced environment with small, agile teams and is ideally suited to someone who enjoys a mixture of creating and improving existing processes with hands-on management of projects themselves.Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Candidates already in the UK and working under Tier 2 Sponsorship will also be considered.Responsibilities and Activities Project Management:Lead and manage a portfolio of technical R&D projects through their entire lifecycle, ensuring project objectives are met.Lead project planning activities, coordinating inputs and project development through internal approvals to build realistic execution plans and identify project level risks.Create and maintain high quality project documentation, ensuring alignment to internal process and change management.Coordinate cross-functional project teams to deliver on Project objectives, ensuring appropriate communication, documentation, and governance.Support or lead onboarding and management of additional contracted resource as required for Project needsReport status, key risks and issues to the Program Manager, Senior Management Team and Project Steering Group. Evaluate mitigation plans to deliver proposals as required.Define and maintain project budgets, reporting monthly actuals and forecasts to the Program Manager.Lead project-level meetings both internally and externally as per project needs.Capture Project Lessons Learned, identifying and driving actions required to aid continuous improvement.Create and present technical summaries to project stakeholders, including results, scope changes, issues and business benefits realised. PMO Team Responsibilities:Support the PMO Lead with incremental development of internal Project Management Process.Support and coach other team members (project managers / interns) with best practice and some on-the-job trainingOwn a specific area of PM-related process, e.g. Lessons LearnedProvide input into ongoing business strategic planning activities based on project work, outcomes on ongoing activitiesSkills and ExperienceRequired:Proven experience managing/leading multiple and/or high-complexity projects through development and execution.Effective management of Project budgets, including forecasting and reporting of actualsProven knowledge of different Project Management methodologies and associated tools, both Predictive (Traditional/Waterfall) and Adaptive (Agile)Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (e.g. ISO 9001 standard) and Quality Process development methodologies (e.g. SixSigma DMAIC/DMEDI or similar) preferable.Very strong communication skills at all levels of the business across email, large meetings, conference calls and one to oneProven ability to plan projects – particularly for estimating time and resource neededExcellent stakeholder management skills – quick to understand and communicate the relevant technical expert and management stakeholder needsProactive and takes initiative – spots potential problems and tackles them early, thinks of ways to do things better and takes action to make the business more efficientA desire to create new processes and process tools and get them adopted by the project teamsProficient in the use of MS Office software as well as familiarity with common project management software tools (e.g MS Project, JIRA, Monday.com)Desirable:Experience in aerospace / automotive R&D type environment – ideally powertrain/propulsion domainExperience working in a technical role (as an engineer or similar) on electrified powertrain projects