Project Manager (12 month Maternity Cover)

Recycleye
London
A little bit about us

At Recycleye we are revolutionising Recycling. Our ground-breaking AI powers robots and optical sorters making waste sorting faster, cleaner and more profitable. With our advanced tech, the previously unsortable can now be sorted efficiently and effectively. Founded in 2019, we have grown rapidly ever since, with installations at leading waste management companies across Europe and the US.

We are on a mission to help our clients produce higher quality outputs - turning the world's waste into valuable resource. And our work has never been needed more. Worldwide only 9% of plastic waste is being recycled - every day, we are proud to work on making a meaningful difference towards a sustainable future.

Be part of it - come and join us!

Why choose to work at Recycleye? Our team works together to grow and succeed, driven by our shared values of empowerment, inclusivity, and perseverance. We offer great benefits (which we think punch above our weight), including regular upskilling opportunities and enhanced parental leave.

We know that our mission will be achieved by having the most passionate, driven, talented, and all-around best people on our team. So come and shape the future and help turn trash into treasure!

Responsibilities Overview
  • 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.
Requirements
  • 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 eeither retrofitting or installing new lcutting 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.
Benefits
  • An excellent salary that's both equitable and reviewed regularly
  • Shares in the company - each and every Recycleyte is invested in our vision, and we want to give you the opportunity to do so as well, both in your day-to-day as well as in your long-term investment
  • 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!
It's a bonus if you have...
  • 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.
Even if you don't tick every box listed above but are motivated by our work and believe you can make a difference on our team, we'd really love to hear from you - so please do apply and drop us a note about what you bring!

We are particularly interested in hearing from you if your background enables you to bring a different perspective to our team.
Posted 2025-12-21

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