Senior Project Manager

New Product Development

Salary: Circa £75,000 + Benefits

Location: Banbury

A global engineering and manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead new product development projects from concept through to production release.

This is a hands-on leadership role managing multiple engineering projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving delivery against quality, cost, and timeline objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end new product development projects
• Manage project plans, budgets, risks, and delivery schedules
• Coordinate engineering, production, design, and commercial teams
• Oversee prototype build, testing, and validation activities
• Manage and develop a small technical team
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry and machinery standards
• Provide regular project updates to senior stakeholders

Requirements

• Proven project management experience within engineering or manufacturing
• Background in new product introduction (NPI) or capital equipment projects
• Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent)
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Commercially aware with excellent organisational ability
• Experience working across technical and operational teams

Desirable

• PRINCE2, PMP, APM or similar qualification
• Experience within food, pharma, automation, or industrial equipment sectors

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee wellbeing and discount schemes

If you are interested in this position, please contact Alex Connolly on 01254781300

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