Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Operations Management

Are you a Project Manager looking for the next step in your career, based in Rochester, Kent? My client are a world leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial fire detection and emergency lighting solutions. They are looking for a Project Manager to lead the design, develop and sustain electronic hardware products. The job will include working on development cycles for existing products and new product development.

You will also be doing analogue and digital design at system, product, and circuit level. The successful candidate will be working alongside the existing multidiscipline R&D team but should also be comfortable working alone. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in delivery of engineering projects; they will be self-motivated, enthusiastic, technically excellent, business savvy and a strong communicator.

The successful Project Manager will come from a manufacturing background, either mechanical or electronic background. Skills and Responsibilities of this Project Manager job:

- Create project plans, present to and review with customers.

- Provide technical leadership and direction to cross functional project teams (hardware, software, mechanical).

- Manage the NPI development and ensure new products are delivered on time and to quality and cost targets.

- Experience with electronic assembly techniques.

- Advanced Microsoft Professional experience.

- Provable Project Management experience with Waterfall & Scrum. Benefits include hybrid working. They are not able to support work Visas. This Project Manager will join a highly successful technology company in the Rochester area and play an important role in their projects going forward. They are renowned for investing into their employees and providing excellent training & career progression. If you are interested in the Project Manager job based in Rochester, Kent with a hybrid working environment, please send an updated version of your CV to or call Ricky Wilcocks on for further information, otherwise, we always welcome the opportunity to discuss other engineering jobs.