Sr Project Manager ( Fixed Term Contract)

Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of new product development, where you will play a key role in shaping and delivering a strategic product from its early stages.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will partner with diverse, cross-functional teams across multiple countries, driving alignment, momentum, and successful delivery. Supported by a highly experienced team, you’ll have the opportunity to make a visible impact while working in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

This is a one-year fixed-term contract (maternity cover) position, following a hybrid working model with three on-site days per week (Tuesday to Thursday) and the remaining days worked remotely.

Responsibilities:

Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex product development projects, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, budget, and quality objectives.

Drive collaboration across global, cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication, stakeholder alignment, and timely decision-making.

Develop and maintain integrated project plans, proactively managing risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.

Provide clear and concise project reporting to senior leadership, acting as the key point of contact and escalation where required.

Ensure strong project governance, including adherence to processes, documentation standards, and quality frameworks.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Science, Business, or a related discipline; Project Management certification is advantageous.

Experience:

Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional projects within a product development environment.

Strong project management expertise, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

Experience using project management tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira) and working with Agile or Lean methodologies, ideally within a regulated environment.

Competencies:

Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and alignment across diverse teams.

Demonstrated ability to influence and drive decision-making across a matrix organisation.

Resilient, proactive, and adaptable, with a calm and structured approach to managing complexity and change.

Travel (If Applicable): Up to 15% travel as required

In addition to salary, we work flexibly and provide 25 days holidays, excellent family friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution, life assurance, income protection and private medical. With Waters, there are plenty of opportunities for you to grow, develop and contribute.

Company Description:

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.