Senior Project Manager – Product Development Projects
Rheinmetall · Somerset West
Job description
About the role
The Senior Project Manager will lead product development projects across a diverse portfolio, from urgent small‑scale efforts to complex multidisciplinary programmes. The role spans the entire product lifecycle – concept, development, industrialisation – and requires coordination with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain and commercial functions.
Key responsibilities
- Define project objectives, deliverables and scope in line with strategic and customer requirements.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets and resource allocations.
- Identify, assess and manage risks and issues, contributing to risk response strategies.
- Lead cross‑functional teams to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery meeting quality expectations.
- Facilitate communication and alignment with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, international customers and executive management.
- Monitor progress using planning and reporting tools, track cost and schedule performance and initiate corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with project governance, company policies, export control regulations and product development procedures.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes, tools and best practices.
Required profile
- BTech or B.Eng degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, preferably in engineering or product development environments.
- Proven experience managing multidisciplinary projects, with exposure to export‑controlled or regulated environments.
- Formal project‑management training such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, IPMA or related graduate/post‑graduate courses.
Required skills
- Proficiency with MS Project.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Experience using SAP for project planning and reporting.
- Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter (advantageous).
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