Technical Project Manager
hace 6 días
Sheffield
Productive Machines develops advanced industrial software that improves machining performance, productivity, and manufacturing decision-making in complex production environments. Our physics-AI technologies sit at the intersection of software, AI, engineering, and real-world machining production, helping manufacturers unlock machining capacity, reduce cycle times, eliminate chatter vibration, and improve process stability across high-value manufacturing operations. We are a growing deep-tech company working with industrial customers, machine tool partners, and manufacturing organisations where projects must deliver measurable impact on the shop floor. As we scale, we are looking for a Technical Project Manager to help coordinate and deliver a mix of: • customer-facing industrial pilot projects, • collaborative R&D programmes involving industrial and academic partners, • complex internal software and product delivery programmes This is a hands-on, high-visibility role suited to someone who enjoys operating in fast-moving technical start-up environments and helping bring structure, momentum, and delivery focus across multidisciplinary teams. You will act as a central coordination point across software engineering, product development, customers, manufacturing partners, and commercial teams. The role combines: • technical project delivery, • customer coordination, • operational organisation, • stakeholder management within a scaling industrial software business. This is not a purely administrative PM role. Project Delivery • Coordinate internal software and product development projects across engineering and product teams., • Manage customer-facing pilot projects, onboarding activities, software deployments, and technical integrations., • Support delivery of Innovate UK and other collaborative R&D projects involving external partners., • Define and track project scope, timelines, milestones, risks, budgets, and dependencies., • Ensure projects remain aligned to delivery priorities, defined budgets, and commercial objectives. Customer & Stakeholder Coordination • Act as a key interface between engineering, product, commercial teams, customers, and external partners., • Run project meetings, planning sessions, delivery reviews, and progress updates., • Ensure customer expectations are managed clearly and professionally., • Support management reporting and project status visibility. Manufacturing & Technical Environment • Work closely with customers operating CNC machining and manufacturing environments., • Develop an understanding of machining workflows, CAM software, production constraints, and industrial customer requirements., • Help translate technical and operational requirements into structured project plans and actionable tasks. Process & Operational Improvement • Help improve project management processes, reporting, introduction of standards and tools, and delivery coordination as the company scales., • Ensure documentation, actions, decisions, and lessons learned are captured effectively., • Support prioritisation and coordination across multiple concurrent internal and external projects, including roadmap development., • Proven senior-level experience in managing technical, software, engineering, or industrial projects., • Proven experience coordinating both internal and customer-facing projects., • Comfortable working with technical engineering teams and external customer technical and senior-level stakeholders., • Eligible to work in the UK., • Live within commuting distance of the AMP Centre, Rotherham., • Experience within manufacturing, machining, industrial automation, engineering software, or Industry 4.0 environments., • Familiarity with CNC machining, CAM systems, or production operations., • Experience working with industrial software or technical products., • Experience supporting grant-funded or collaborative R&D projects., • Familiarity with Agile workflows and tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Bitbucket., • Formal PM qualifications (PRINCE2, Agile, PMP, Scrum, etc.) beneficial but not essential., • Options for the right candidate, dependent on experience., • Opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-driven industrial technology, • High-impact role within a growing deep-tech company, • Exposure to advanced manufacturing and cutting-edge industrial software, • Collaborative engineering-led culture with significant ownership and visibility, • Private medical insurance, life assurance, and contributory pension scheme, • Flexible working arrangements where appropriate #J-18808-Ljbffr