Senior Project Manager
Wotton under Edge
Up to £48,000 depending on experience
EPD designs and supplies cutting-edge position feedback technology to the world’s precision measurement, automation, and manufacturing industries, it is made up of engineers, scientists and technicians all working together to produce market leading products for sale around the world.
Working closely with colleagues in our manufacturing division, we develop manufacturing and assembly processes and software to deliver quality products by the hundreds of thousands that in turn, perform reliably and repeatedly to sub-micron accuracies for our customers.
Renishaw’s Encoder Products Division (EPD) is looking for a Senior Project Manager to support the Current Products and Specials team. This role is suitable for an experienced Project Manager or someone with significant relevant experience in a related role. The successful candidate will manage current products maintenance and special product development projects and will support technical teams with planning, progress chasing and document management.
Responsibilities
Project Manage activities in the Current Products team
Manage and schedule change
Co-ordinate resources
Agree objectives, create and manage plans
Create and maintain accurate project documentation
Communicate across affected divisions and teams
Agree customer requirements for special products
Manage special products manufacture and delivery
Coordinating and facilitating design changes through the corporate change process, creating and managing product change notices and product change plans
Managing the impact of design changes by identifying all parts, assemblies and stakeholders that are affected and communicating appropriately
Ensuring data in technical and commercial databases is current and accurate
Ensuring compliance with Renishaw and legal standards
Liaising with other teams in support of Current Products activities
Key requirements
A Degree or HND in an engineering or scientific discipline, or the ability to demonstrate comparable applied knowledge and expertise
~ 3yrs experience in a Project Management role or related discipline
Good communication and interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to “get on with people” and to work as part of a team
Good technical awareness and understanding of design functions and engineering change processes
Good computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft O365 applications
An awareness of MRP/ERP and experience of design change control processes
Ability to work without close supervision
Excellent planning skills, able to complete tasks on time effectively prioritise work
A willingness to adapt and create new processes to maximise efficiency of work
Desirable requirements
Experience with Renishaw products and toolsets
Understanding of metrology and optical measurement technology
Problem solving experience
Experience with working with remote team members
Knowledge and understanding of the Syteline CCAR system
Understanding of encoder production processes
Understanding of technical drawings
Person specification
The successful candidate will have a high level of self-motivation and be a team player, with a positive attitude to problem solving. They will be pro-active, a completer, highly organised and flexible in their approach to meet the needs of the day to day project environment. They should be driven to meet deadlines and achieve targets.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R9286 Senior Project Manager (Open)Skills Required
- A Degree or HND in an engineering or scientific discipline
- ~ 3yrs experience in a Project Management role or related discipline
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good technical awareness and understanding of design functions and engineering change processes
- Good computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft O365 applications
- An awareness of MRP/ERP and experience of design change control processes
- Ability to work without close supervision
- Excellent planning skills, able to complete tasks on time effectively prioritise work
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
Renishaw Insights
What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
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