Assistant Project Manager

On site 5 days

East Kent

£35-40k + car allowance + benefits + bonus

Please note, I cannot consider candidates who require sponsorship for this role, so please do not apply if you do not already have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions on a permanent basis.

Rare opportunity for an Engineering professional to join a market leading business within a small but busy Project Management team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in new product development looking to move into Project Management long term.

They offer a competitive salary along with great benefits such as a car allowance, healthcare, extended holiday allowance and more!

Duties include:

Overseeing new product development projects, including reporting on project process, budgets, scheduling, risk management, resource management

Working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders

Analysis and reporting on various elements of the project

Using your experience in new product development in order to ensure smooth running of projects

Offering financial reports including forecasts, estimates and managing budgets

Provide feedback and suggestions for continuous improvement

Working to deadlines and ensuring adherence to KPIs

Any other duties required.

The successful Project Manager role will:

Have significant experience working within New Product Development / Innovation with a track record of understanding the NP process end to end

Ideally have experience with safety critical projects

Ideally have some Project Management experience, be wanting to develop career in this area

Be educated to degree level or equivalent within Engineering or Science

Have analytical and data analysis skills

Have outstanding communication skills, able to develop effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders

Have clear leadership and organizational skills demonstrated through a track record and personal presentation

Be focused on working towards a common goal with a team orientated, logical and results focused mentality

Be tech savvy with top skills using systems and softwares

Be focused on continuous improvement, with LEAN skills training such as 5S

This role offers real room for further growth in the future.

You will be given the opportunity to upskill significantly, run projects with autonomously and you will also be offered a competitive salary as well as a plethora of fantastic benefits.

This company will fund further study for the right person too, so what are you waiting for…. APPLY ONLINE NOW!

This role is being handled by Emily Powell, Manufacturing, Engineering & Technical Specialist at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment

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