WE ARE LOOKING FOr R&D Project Control Manager (M/W)

To join our R&D in Lille, France, we are looking for a R&D Project Control Manager (M/W), in .

Your main role as R&D Project Control Manager (M/W) at Ciel & Terre

Working closely with the R&D Manager, you will play a key role in overseeing and optimising the R&D department, which has 40 employees across two sites in France and India. You will be responsible for ensuring effective management of the organisation, monitoring budgets and expenditure, prioritising tasks and conducting project reviews. Your position will give you a global and strategic view of research and development activities.

Your missions as R&D Project Control Manager (M/W)

Responsibilities

• Manage the annual R&D budget: forecasts and monthly monitoring of costs.
• Monitoring the activities of team members, identifying bottlenecks and any deviations from the project plan (budget, deadlines, quality).
• Supporting the creation and updating of the R&D roadmap in collaboration with the R&D Manager.
• Ensuring optimum allocation of R&D resources, identifying staff and expertise requirements (recruitment, training, working with external partners).
• Organising R&D reporting to General Management.
• Updating and communicating internal R&D processes, identifying areas for improvement to increase efficiency.

Activities

• Monitor all R&D projects on a weekly basis with the R&D Project Managers in France and India.
• Monitor the budget and costs of R&D activities on a monthly basis, in coordination with the Finance teams.
• Leading R&D meetings within the C&T Group when reporting to General Management and updating the roadmap for subsidiaries.
• Contributing to the R&D funding strategy by responding to calls for proposals for innovation programmes and following them up.
• Providing R&D Project Managers with a vision of project management (cost, deadlines, quality) and promoting an Agile mode using dedicated tools and project rituals.
• Support the R&D Manager in team management: leadership, motivation, conflict resolution.
• Be responsible for the R&D department’s quality management system, in particular ISO 9001 and 14001 certification.
• Foster links between the teams in France and India by travelling to India (2 to 4 times a year) to meet and get to know the employees.

Your profile

Your technical skills and expertise

As R&D Project Control Manager, you are an expert in project and team management.

• Strong written and oral communication skills in French and English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and SharePoint tools is essential; knowledge of CAD and/or programming software (VBA, Python) would be a plus.
• Outstanding management skills, prioritisation and attention to details.

Your academic & professional background

Engineering degree (Bac+5) specialising in mechanics, materials science, naval architecture or energy engineering. More than 8 years' experience in project and team management, technical product development, ideally in an international SME and/or for mass-produced products. Previous experience in the solar industry is an asset. We are open to freelance profiles.

Your human qualities skills are

At Ciel & Terre we are looking for personalities who share our values of being enterprising, responsible, attentive and authentic.
So, as our futur R&D Project Control Manager (M/W) you are:

• An expert in teamwork, but also capable of working independently and highly proactive in taking the initiative and solving problems.
• Analytical, adaptable, open-minded, able to work with people from different cultures.

The benefits of being R&D Project Control Manager (M/W) at Ciel & Terre

Ciel & Terre carries strong innovative and human spirit since the very start in 2006. We believe that every recruitment starts a human adventure in which we build tomorrow together. We are convinced that individual initiative and career development are the key to successfully building your career and the company.

Here are the benefits we offer you:

• Respect for work/life balance,
• Remote workdays : 1 or 2 days a week,
• Encourage soft travels with bike loan service,
• Lunch vouchers worth €10 for each working day.
• Family health insurance cover up to 75% by Ciel & Terre depending on the region,
• Participation in Team Building activities,.
• Customized onboarding,
• Regard to training needs.

For the position of R&D Project Control Manager (M/W), you will work at Lille, France.