Project Manager – Wireless

Project Manager – Wireless Job

Our client is a world leader in wireless communications, with one of the largest independent wireless development teams in the world. The group works across the entire wireless landscape – from high volume consumer applications such as portable internet-based devices, through to professional high-performance systems including the air traffic control radios used to govern the US airspace. This breadth of wireless activity provides tremendous variety to our team members. The markets that we address include telecommunications, healthcare, industrial, satellite, consumer and automotive. Examples of our wireless design includes the first digital patient monitor in the medical WMTS band, the WiMAX PHY reference design adopted as the gold standard for European type approval testing, a professional intercom used at the Olympic Games and within professional broadcasting studios, satellite handsets, as well as key technologies fuelling the rollout of 4th generation cellular systems.

Responsibilities

In this role you will:

• support business developers to define projects to meet the needs of prospective clients
• lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams of engineers to deliver these projects
• report project status to clients, both written and verbally

Requirements

A good degree in engineering.

You will have experience of either project managing small-medium sized projects, or of team leading a discipline (e.g. software) within a larger new product development project.

Experience in planning tasks, then tracking the progress of a team to deliver against those tasks, addressing issues as they arise.

An understanding of, and an empathy with software development.

A desire to pursue a professional Programme Management career.

Strong time management, organised, interpersonal skills and leadership ability.

Client exposure would be an advantage.