Our client, a long established and successful electronics manufacturing business, seek to appoint a Head of Projects to their engineering team. Comfortable leading project design teams with a keen eye for detail the appointed Head of Projects will run a number of R&D projects, appropriately liaising with internal engineering/quality/production/purchasing departments, ranging from minor modifications taking a few weeks to brand new designs taking up to 2 years. On offer is a long term stable career path with a company committed to training their staff and being an employer of choice. You need to understand complex R&D projects (mechanical, electronic and software) and have an excellent working knowledge of technologically complex design for industrial applications.

Head of Projects - Role and Responsibilities - Programme Manager / Project Manager / Electronics / Mechanical / Software

* Manage full project life cycle of 8-12 concurrent design projects
* Co-ordinate engineering resources to deliver successful projects on-time and on-budget
* Chair project meetings, gate reviews and design reviews
* Internal project champion. Facilitate better communication between departments and liaise with individual departments to ensure adherence to project timescales

Head of Projects - Skills and Experiences - Programme Manager / Project Manager / Electronics / Mechanical / Software

* A minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior project manager role
* Experience of leading R&D project teams
* Prior experience working for an electronics manufacturing business
* Ability to organise and plan. Keen eye for detail
* Prince 2 beneficial
* Familiarity with Microsoft Project (or another project management tool) beneficial

Head of Projects, Electronics, R&D, Prince 2, Programme Manager

If this role could appeal please do apply now!