Project Manager (12 month Maternity Cover)
- Lead multiple projects concurrently involving the installation and retrofitting of software and hardware solutions into client sites with focus on optical sorters.
- From signature of contract to project sign-off including travels on site and contributing to production work during installation on top of client interaction and supervision of work.
- Perform sampling and scanning of waste samples as part of the commissioning phase and produce clear reports on performance analysis for sign off metrics
- Manage data and AI model deployment pipelines to fulfil client goals
- Guide UK and international clients through all aspects of each project, including hardware installation, and update them on the project status via regular client meetings and presentations.
- Manage third party suppliers and customer required actions as part of project delivery.
- Document and track action items from project kick-off, design review, installation review and installation aftercare (via multiple platforms such as Teams, Notion, Jira, SharePoint). Hold regular client project meetings for internal team.
- Plan Production team's sprints, ensuring with other PMs that tasks are evenly distributed throughout the team, and no one is overloaded.
- Communicate well with each department throughout the business, clearly identifying issues and reporting any changes back to the client. Pro-actively keep both the internal project team and the client informed with clear and concise written updates.
- Establish, monitor and maintain budgets through the entire project lifecycle, reporting clearly upon conclusion.
- Effectively manage project/commercial risk. Respond effectively to change requests or project variations.
- Improve our processes - work to make our processes more efficient and robust. This includes the AI model and hardware product delivery.
- We are looking for an organised project manager used to working on medium-cycle, complex and fast-paced projects with multiple stakeholders.
- You would have previous experience in an environment involving operations, project management or manufacturing.
- The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role either retrofitting or installing new cutting edge software and hardware solutions into heavy industrial environments.
- A willingness to be hands-on and get stuck-in with waste! This could involve sampling, testing, or even helping build a robot frame.
- An excellent salary that's both equitable and reviewed regularly
- Progression: we are growing rapidly and excited for you to make an impact as we do so
- Unlimited holiday
- A welcoming and inclusive team environment with monthly company-wide socials
- Plenty of opportunities for training and personal development
- Healthcare coverage - Vitality is available from your very first day!
- An additional language; fluent or to a business standard.
- A computer science, general engineering or STEM background.
- Experience in linking projects milestones with software sprint cycles (ideally within JIRA)
- Technical experience with hardware products, metalwork fabrication, or industrial environments
- Experience developing AI models and working with data/ML teams
- Experience overseeing CE Marking for products in the field.
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