Senior Technical Project Manager

About Sentec:

We are part of the Xylem group and our teams apply our knowledge of fundamental science, electronics, software, analytics and design across a wide range of advanced products, both within the Xylem group, and to a number of selected third parties, including some familiar household brands.

From brainstorming to prototype to manufacture and production process, Sentec clients benefit from outstanding ideas and class-leading products and services.

About Xylem:
Xylem is a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.

If you are excited and passionate about helping us #letssolvewater, we want to hear from you! For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.

We Offer You More Than Just “A Job”

• Professional Development – To advance the capabilities of our people, we offer a wide variety of experiences to support our employees’ professional growth and continuous learning.
• Total Rewards – We offer comprehensive programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, work-life integration and corporate citizenship.
• Watermark – Watermark is our corporate social responsibility program working to provide education and access to safe water to ensure healthy lives, gender equality, and resilient communities. Employees have the opportunity to learn and volunteer on various water-related projects.
• Employee Networks – Our Employee Networks provide a professional, supportive network for employees from diverse backgrounds, including Women’s, LGBT+ and Allies, Veteran’s, People of Color and Allies, Emerging Leaders, and Working Parents Networks.

We hire bright, thoughtful and motivated individuals, and recognise that our success as an organisation depends on creating an environment where great employees can thrive. Teams are fluid, and individuals are trusted to take on stretching work within a supportive environment that emphasises the importance of strong communication and knowledge sharing.

The Role

As a result of internal promotions and team expansion, we are looking to hire a Senior Technical Project Manager. You will be responsible for delivering a broad range of technical projects internally and for our external clients. These will range in scope, complexity, duration and size according to the specific projects – giving a great variety to the role. In order to be successful, you will need to demonstrate leadership in pursuit of technical solutions and novel ideas, have a hands-on approach to problem solving and ultimately manage projects against time, budget and client expectations.

The position is largely based in our Cambridge office; however, you will have the opportunity for some travel UK-wide, within Europe or the United States.

Key Skills and Experience

• Manage several Technical R&D projects simultaneously.
• Prioritize and manage your work.
• Facilitator to our project teams, enabling them to achieve project goals.
• Support inclusive and open project working.
• Manage risks, opportunities and expectations, ensuring technical leads and internal stakeholders are consulted.
• Contribute to proposals for new projects and identify additional project opportunities.
• Work with other project managers to balance the workload for all.
• Comfortable communicating effectively and sensitively at all levels within the business.
• Strong organisation skills and demonstrate ability to achieve results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Participation in activities as part of our corporate responsibility program Watermark.

Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:

• Manage several Technical R&D projects simultaneously.
• Prioritize and manage your work.
• Facilitator to our project teams, enabling them to achieve project goals.
• Support inclusive and open project working.
• Manage risks, opportunities and expectations, ensuring technical leads and internal stakeholders are consulted.
• Contribute to proposals for new projects and identify additional project opportunities.
• Work with other project managers to balance the workload for all.
• Comfortable communicating effectively and sensitively at all levels within the business.
• Strong organisation skills and demonstrate ability to achieve results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Participation in activities as part of our corporate responsibility program Watermark.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical or Scientific degree or background and experience.
• Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Project Management qualification(s) are desirable but not essential.
• Experience of project management tools and methodologies would be an advantage; however, this is not as important as the correct approach to complex challenges.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office or site laboratory setting.
• Standard weekly job hours: 37.5 hours.

Benefits Include:

• Holiday of 25 days per year, increasing with length of service.
• Discretionary 10% All staff bonus scheme.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Access to flexible benefits including cycle to work, critical illness cover and green car leasing.
• Group life cover at 4 times basic salary.