NPI Project Manager

Location: Watson Marlow - Cardrew Industrial Estate, Cornwall

Location Type: Hybrid

Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our team at Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS). In this pivotal role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of innovative new products—from initial concept through to successful commercial launch.

You will be responsible for managing all phases of the project lifecycle with precision and purpose, ensuring alignment with WMFTS’s standard processes and delivering on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This is a dynamic opportunity that requires strong project leadership, a deep understanding of product development, and the ability to drive collaboration across cross-functional and international teams.

As part of the Project Management Office, you may be deployed across a range of strategic projects within the WMFTS Group. While the role can be remote within the UK, it will require periodic on-site presence and travel to key locations across the UK and Europe—including Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate Projects: Assess feasibility, define scope, develop budgets, and allocate resources to effectively launch new initiatives.
• Define and Manage Projects: Create comprehensive project plans, incorporating stakeholder input, timelines, and budgets to guide products from concept to market launch.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Lead and inspire cross-functional teams—including engineering, product management, marketing, supply chain, and other business units—to deliver project outcomes efficiently.
• Ensure Timely Execution: Monitor and manage project milestones to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Build Organisational Capability: Contribute to the continuous improvement of NPI processes, tools, and team capabilities across the organisation.
• Drive Manufacturing Readiness: Ensure alignment with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles, and support tooling, validation, and production ramp-up.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to address challenges and maintain project momentum.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure all project activities meet regulatory, quality, and documentation standards.
  
  

Skills/Experience:

• Proven expertise in project management, particularly in new product development and introduction.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to define, manage, and deliver complex, cross-functional projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to foster collaboration across multidisciplinary and international teams.
• A results-driven mindset, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.
• Proactive problem-solving and risk management abilities, with the confidence to navigate challenges and maintain momentum.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• A recognised project management qualification, ideally APM, PMP, or equivalent.
  
  

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Life assurance
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan
  
  

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more
  
  

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion .

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.