About the job
Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Aylesford, Kent
Working Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Office-Based
About the Role: We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Senior Project Manager to join our Product Development team at Pineapple Contracts. This role is crucial for overseeing our Product Development Projects from initial concept to final production. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership, including the CEO, to bring structure and pace to a dynamic product development environment.
The ideal candidate will embody a ‘Get Stuff Done!’ attitude, demonstrating confidence and commercial awareness as a project leader who can maintain momentum and motivation. You will be instrumental in enhancing processes and ensuring the team thrives in a fast-paced setting.
We are looking for an individual who embraces challenges and enjoys driving initiatives forward while adapting to changing priorities and project directions. This position will also provide flexibility to support our wider group of companies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the daily management of product development projects from concept to production.
- Collaborate with Heads of Department and the Board to build, maintain, and drive project timelines, ensuring key milestones are clearly defined and met.
- Proactively monitor project progress, identifying risks, delays, and issues, and implement corrective actions to keep projects on track.
- Serve as the central coordination point across the product team and stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and accountability.
- Ensure timely completion of actions by following up with stakeholders and maintaining project schedules.
- Motivate and support stakeholders while constructively challenging them through a personable yet firm approach.
- Quickly adapt to changing priorities and project directions while keeping the team focused and motivated.
- Organize and lead project meetings, ensuring that actions and updates are clearly documented and followed through.
- Focus on cost-efficiency to ensure commercially effective delivery of projects.
- Anticipate resource and expertise requirements to prevent delays.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including trackers, plans, and reports.
