Head of Project Management & Engineering

HEAD OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING

Job Title: Head of Project Management & Engineering

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Salary: Up to £85,000

Shift: Monday - Friday

A great opportunity has come to market for a Head of Project Management & Engineering to join a highly respected and fast growing engineering business with a strong reputation within the automotive sector.

You will be responsible for leading all customer and R&D projects from concept through to delivery, managing a team of Project Engineers, and ensuring full alignment between engineering, manufacturing, quality, and commercial functions.

This is a senior leadership role within the Management Team, where you will play a key part in driving technical delivery, project execution, and continuous improvement across complex engineering programmes.

Sector - Automotive / Advanced Manufacturing / Composites

Non Negotiable Requirements

• 10-15+ years' experience in automotive, composites, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing environments
• Strong engineering project management leadership experience
• Proven experience managing technical engineering teams

Requirements

• Strong understanding of engineering design, manufacturing, and project delivery processes
• Experience working with ERP systems and structured project controls
• Strong commercial awareness including quotations and project costing
• Experience working with customers and senior stakeholders
• Understanding of manufacturing environments and production planning

Desirable

• Experience within composites or high-performance automotive/aerospace environments
• Knowledge of FEA and design tools (CATIA V5, Femap, Altair, HyperWorks)
• Experience working to AS9100 quality standards
• Background in low-volume, high complexity engineering programmes

The Head of Project Management & Engineering will benefit from:

• Joining a highly respected and growing engineering business
• Senior leadership position with real influence across the organisation
• Opportunity to work on cutting edge automotive and composite engineering programmes
• Excellent salary of up to £85,000
• Monday to Friday working pattern