Senior Project Manager

Job description

At Nidec Drives, our values and behaviours are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success.

We are looking for exceptional people who turn ambitions into actions, and we believe everyone has the potential to succeed.

Achieve your dreams with Nidec Drives – apply today!

Nidec will offer a host of opportunities for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges, and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity.

In addition, we will offer you a benefits package that aims to meet your individual needs.

Here’s some of what we offer:

• 25 days Annual Leave, increasing with service. (Plus, Public Holidays)
• Progression & Development opportunities.
• Holiday sell-back program.
• Pension Scheme, 5% matched.
• An additional day off for your birthday, once you have been with us for 1 year.
• EV and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Voucher programs, with a wide offer of discounts on everything from cinema and theatre tickets to goods and services.
• Life Insurance
• A funded volunteer day per year, encouraging you to support the communities and charities that matter to you.
• Employee assistance program

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving complex, cross-functional projects to success?

Nidec Drives is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our dynamic PMO team and lead high-priority initiatives that shape the future of our business.

Role Summary:

The Senior Project Manager will own high-priority, change management, IT and/or Operations projects. They will act as entrepreneurs to deliver project benefits in line with the business case.

As a senior project manager, you would be required to lead multi-disciplinary teams across boundaries to ensure a successful handover of projects to the operational teams.

Key Job Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the Senior Project Manager consist of, but are not limited to:

• Build a cross-functional team and engage with all stakeholders
• Develop business case proposals and justification, including a financial analysis comparing the current to the future state
• Present the proposal to Nidec and Control Techniques Senior Leaders and gain approval
• Prepare any required Budget Requests and manage them through the approval process
• Track and report progress for each initiative against agreed objectives, including project timeline and budget
• Develop and maintain scope, resource plans, project documentation and quality of deliverables
• Identify and onboard any necessary external partners and suppliers
• Supported by the cross-functional team, to lead each initiative throughout the project, utilising the standard Project Management processes
• To have accountability for all aspects of the project over the entire project life
• Interfacing with all areas affected by the project, including end users, distributors, and vendors
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards and reviewing project deliverables
• Deliver a smooth handover to the relevant operational teams
• Managing communications with all stakeholders, including status reports to the Senior Leadership Team

Travel Requirements:

• Frequent on-site attendance at the head office/ factory sites in Newtown
• Occasional travel to other sites may be required to support project needs

Qualifications & Experience Requirements:

• Degree in a relevant discipline (Electrical, IT, Mechanical Engineering preferred).
• Proven project management experience in a relevant field (IT, Manufacturing, Supply Chain)

Desirable:

• Relevant post-graduate qualification, e.g., Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Recognised PM qualification (PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, APM PMQ or equivalent).
• Track record in large and strategic Change Management Projects, e.g. ERP and e-commerce implementations; factories set ups.
• Experience of working with a PMO
• Having led Strategic Programs for large organisations
• Experience in operating and influencing at a strategic level
• Working within a multi-cultural and global environment

Nidec Drives: What do we do?

We take care of the world’s motion. We provide AC, DC, and Servo drive solutions for everything from heavy industry to theatre production, end-to-end production lines, and everything in between.

Our precision-engineered drives are designed to optimise performance and productivity, creating essential motion for a more efficient future. As part of Nidec, the world’s largest electric motor company, we make the world spin smarter and faster.

As a global business, operating for over 50 years, we have grown into a thriving business, now operating in over 30 countries. We pride ourselves on our people, and we look for those who are continuously striving for excellence with the ambition to achieve success.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Newtown

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English