Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd

Job Vacancy New Product Project Manager

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Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd

Published on 09/22/2026

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NPI Project Manager / New Product Introduction Project Manager
Woking, Surrey
£40,000 + Production Bonus + Training & Development + Project Ownership + Long-Term Stability


Are you an NPI Project Manager or Product Development Project Manager looking to take full ownership of projects from concept through to production launch, in a business that genuinely invests in staff development?

On offer is a permanent position with a multinational engineering and manufacturing group where you'll drive new products through an established five-phase NPI framework and play a key role in continued growth.

In this role you will run multiple NPI projects, owning plans, milestones, resources and risk, while coordinating Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Quality. You'll lead stage/gate reviews, provide progress reporting to senior leadership, and support prototype builds, verification and regulatory approval activity.

This role would suit a project professional who enjoys cross-functional ownership and wants long-term development in a quality-led engineering environment with the chance to improve processes and project controls.

The Role:

  • Manage multiple new product projects from concept to manufacturing release and launch
  • Drive projects through a five-phase NPI process (managed via Wrike or similar)
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers and external engineering resources
  • Lead meetings, stage/gate reviews and provide clear progress reports
  • Support prototype builds, testing and CE approval activities where required

The Person:

  • Proven experience delivering NPI / product development projects in an engineering environment
  • Strong project planning and control skills (milestones, dependencies, resources, risk)
  • Comfortable coordinating technical and non-technical stakeholders

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom
100 - 249 employees
Recruitment agency
Rise Technical Recruitment is a leading specialist recruiter in engineering, IT, energy, and technical sectors. Connecting top talent with the best employers, Rise Technical is dedicated to delivering quality recruitment solutions across the UK and globally.

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