Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Facilitating end-to-end planning, and facilitating technical and R&D projects using Agile principles, tailoring these practices to the scientific environment
• Break down complex scientific or engineering work into clear, deliverable increments
• Build flexible project plans that reflect the uncertainty inherent in R&D while enabling measurable progress
• Support researchers in planning experimental cycles and ensuring results feed into subsequent research stages
• Facilitate the transition of research outputs into engineering pipelines
• Monitor project progress, dependencies, risks, issues and resourcing needs, escalating as appropriate
• Facilitate collaboration between scientists, engineers, software teams, and external partners
• Produce clear and concise project updates including timelines, blockers, risk logs and key decisions
• Coach teams on Agile practices adapted to technical/scientific workflows
• Coordinate external collaborations, including academic institutions, labs, industrial partners or manufacturing vendors
• Ensure documentation, version control and specification updates are properly managed
• Implement systems, workflows and tools that support scaling project operations as the company grows
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and delivery confidence
• Lead on shaping internal project management frameworks and best practices

Essential Qualifications

• Track record of success as a Project Manager managing projects in a scientific or advanced engineering setting
• Strong working knowledge of Agile methodologies and demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplinary technical projects (e.g., research + software engineering)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; capable of bridging highly technical and strategic discussions
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, iterative and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Strong organisational and analytical skills with the ability to track complex interdependencies
• Certification in AgilePM, DSDM

Desirable Qualifications

• Exposure to scientific workflows (experiments, simulations, technical reviews, design‑of‑experiments, prototyping)
• Experience managing academic or industrial research collaborations

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