Senior Project Manager – New Product Development (NPD)
Location: Aberdeen or Glasgow (regular travel to Aberdeen required)
Are you a confident Project Manager who thrives on taking complex products from concept through to delivery? This is an opportunity to lead the development of a highly innovative, technically advanced product within a regulated engineering environment. You’ll play a critical role in shaping, delivering, and defending projects at senior level, with full ownership across the lifecycle.
The Opportunity
You will take the lead on new product development projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams from early concept and design through to manufacture and final delivery. This is a high-visibility role where strong leadership, accountability, and the ability to challenge constructively are essential.
You’ll be working in an environment where standards are high, governance matters, and projects sit within frameworks.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead end-to-end delivery of NPD projects, from concept through to production and launch
- Drive structured, gated project delivery in complex engineering or manufacturing environments
- Take full ownership of project performance, including timelines, budgets, risks, and outcomes
- Lead and influence cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and commercial functions
- Engage confidently with senior stakeholders and steering committees, able to challenge, defend, and justify decisions
- Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and commercial risks across the product lifecycle
- Ensure alignment between design intent and manufacturing capability, with a strong focus on Design for Manufacture
- Manage change control, governance, and reporting to ensure successful project outcomes
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience delivering new product development projects from concept to completion
- Background in engineering or manufacturing environments (essential)
- Experience working within highly regulated industries, ideally defence or similar sectors
- Strong leadership presence, able to take ownership and drive delivery in complex settings
- Confident communicator who can handle challenge, push back when needed, and represent the team at senior level
- Solid understanding of project governance, risk management, and financial control
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams across the full product lifecycle
Additional Requirements
- Willingness to travel regularly to Aberdeen
- Ability to obtain SC-level security clearance
Why This Role Stands Out
This isn’t just another project role. You’ll be at the forefront of developing a cutting-edge product, working in an environment where your leadership, judgement, and ability to deliver truly matter.