Technical Project Manager - Engineering

Technical Project Manager  

Permanent | Bournemouth | Jira | Engineering Delivery | Agile

The role:

We are seeking a highly organised and technically minded Technical Project Manager with expert-level Jira capability and experience delivering complex software development and hardware engineering programmes, alongside line management responsibility for engineers.

The role will provide end-to-end project leadership across multiple engineering workstreams, using Jira as the primary delivery and governance tool. You will own the structure and oversight of epics, stories, backlogs, dependencies, risks, milestones and delivery reporting, ensuring both software and hardware activities are effectively planned, tracked and communicated. You will be expected to establish Jira best practice, improve consistency across teams and provide clear portfolio-level visibility to senior stakeholders.

Working closely with Technical Leads and Engineering Managers, you will take ownership of project governance and day-to-day delivery while also line managing engineers, supporting their performance, development, workload and priorities. The role requires someone comfortable operating at the intersection of technical delivery, people leadership and project management, freeing engineering leaders to focus on technical direction while maintaining structure, accountability and delivery momentum.

Responsibilities:

• Own and coordinate project plans across hardware, firmware and mechanical engineering teams.
• Act as the Jira subject matter expert across engineering teams, promoting best practice and consistency.
• Develop and maintain Jira dashboards, reports and portfolio-level delivery metrics.
• Analyse epics, stories, sprint progress and delivery trends to provide actionable insights.
• Identify delivery risks, blockers and dependencies across multiple engineering programmes.
• Support Agile delivery practices, sprint planning, backlog management and delivery ceremonies where required.
• Provide portfolio-level reporting and executive summaries to senior stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement of project governance, delivery reporting and engineering planning processes.
• Work with Technical Leads to reduce administrative overhead and enable greater focus on engineering leadership and technical decision-making

Skills & Experience:

• Significant experience as a Technical Project Manager, Technical Programme Manager, Delivery Manager or Scrum Master within a software or engineering environment.
• Advanced Jira expertise, including dashboards, reporting, workflows, backlog management, epics and story structuring.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and Scrum practices.
• Experience supporting embedded software, firmware, electronics or product engineering teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret delivery data and communicate meaningful insights.
• Experience providing portfolio or programme-level reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Find out more: peregrine.global or check out our LinkedIn page: peregrine-resourcing