Project Leader Technology

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Project Leader Technology

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Project Leader

The Thermal Processing Technologies (TPT) team develops and delivers solutions for industry related to brazing, diffusion bonding, powder metallurgy and heat treatment processes. Materials of interest include aluminium alloys, titanium alloys, nickel base superalloys, special steels, ceramics and metal matrix composites (MMCs). We work with customers in the aerospace, nuclear, automotive, oil & gas, medical and power generation sectors.

The successful candidate will enjoy responsibility for, and rapidly gain experience in, these areas. You will strengthen the core skills of an exciting and innovative team by taking on responsibilities including project management, preparation and negotiation of contract proposals, laboratory-based experimental work and preparation of reports.

We are recruiting for a Project Leader/ Senior Project Leader position depending on qualifications and experience. The role will involve bidding on and delivering a wide variety of technical projects ranging from blue-sky innovation projects, single client projects to large publicly funded projects. This will require co-ordinating work across the wider TWI business to achieve the project goals. The successful applicant’s main duties and responsibilities would include:

• Managing projects within agreed budgets and timescales
• Defining processing and characterisation work to be completed, and analysing the results
• Producing high quality reports and/or research papers arising from project work
• Responding to technical enquiries from clients with clear, accurate, comprehensive information
• Visiting clients, presenting to clients, and hosting client visits to TWI
• Identifying and developing business opportunities
• Understanding customers’ requirements, accurately costing the effort required and writing detailed, high quality proposals and project reports
• Working with colleagues to bid for publically funded research projects
• Maintaining and developing your own technical expertise and reputation

To be successful in your application the following skills/qualifications are essential:

• A Bachelor degree, or be working towards a degree, or equivalent qualification/experience in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline

Or, significant experience in one or more of the following technical areas: brazing, diffusion bonding, powder metallurgy, hot isostatic pressing, near net shape manufacturing,

• Knowledge of metallurgy and materials characterisation
• Project management skills, with a particular emphasis on managing applied research projects.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) within a business environment.
• Good client interaction skills, preferably gained in an industrial or applied research environment.
• Ability to work independently and also as part of a team.

The following skills/qualifications would be desirable:

• Experience in one or more of the following technical areas: brazing, diffusion bonding, powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing, hot isostatic pressing, near net shape manufacturing, heat treatment, materials characterisation
• Understanding of engineering drawings, CAD modelling and design

• Managing projects within agreed budgets and timescales
• Defining processing and characterisation work to be completed, and analysing the results
• Producing high quality reports and/or research papers arising from project work
• Responding to technical enquiries from clients with clear, accurate, comprehensive information
• Visiting clients, presenting to clients, and hosting client visits to TWI
• Identifying and developing business opportunities
• Understanding customers’ requirements, accurately costing the effort required and writing detailed, high quality proposals and project reports
• Working with colleagues to bid for publically funded research projects
• Maintaining and developing your own technical expertise and reputation
• Conducting yourself in line with TWI’s values of teamwork, innovation, taking responsibility, customer focus, adaptability and respect.

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

• A Bachelors degree, or be working towards a degree, or equivalent qualification/experience in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline
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Significant experience in one or more of the following technical areas: brazing, diffusion bonding, powder metallurgy, hot isostatic pressing,

• You will preferably be working towards, or hold, Incorporated or Chartered status linked to membership of a relevant professional institute.

Skills

• Be highly motivated, have good interpersonal skills and willing to actively seek external engagement opportunities.
• Be able to develop and apply new concepts and have a creative ability to problem solving.

• Have a demonstrated ability for independent research and effective teamwork.
• Knowledge of brazing, diffusion bonding and materials science.
• Good client interaction skills, preferably gained in an industrial or applied research environment.
• Ability to work independently and also as part of a team.

Specific relevant experience

• Have demonstrable project management experience with good organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) within a business environment.

• Project management skills, with a particular emphasis on managing applied research projects.
• Understanding of engineering drawings, CAD modelling and design
• Experience in running equipment related to one or more of the following technical areas:: brazing, diffusion bonding, powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing, hot isostatic pressing, near net shape manufacturing, heat treatment, materials characterisation

Competencies aligned to Organisational values

• Self-motivated/self-starter and creative problem solver with the ability to work alone or in teams, with the minimum of supervision.
• To take responsibility for own health and safety and that of others in the workplace and to comply with TWI quality assurance, security, environment and data protection requirements