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With active grant-funded programmes, external foundry partnerships and ambitious growth plans, they are looking for someone who can combine strong programme coordination with enough technical understanding to operate confidently in a complex engineering environment.As the Technical Project Manager, you'll oversee programme planning, grant delivery, partner coordination and reporting across multiple workstreams, acting as a key operational link across the business.ResponsibilitiesManaging complex R&D programmes across engineering teams and external partners.Maintaining project plans, milestones, RAID logs and delivery schedules.Supporting grant-funded programme reporting, monitoring meetings and compliance requirements.Coordinating relationships with foundries, commercial partners and research organisations.Supporting investor and leadership reporting with clear programme updates.Managing dependencies, risks and changing priorities within a fast-moving startup environment.What you'll bringExperience managing technically complex hardware or deep-tech projects.Background working within VC-backed startups, scale-ups or advanced R&D environments.Familiarity with grant-funded programmes and structured reporting processes.Strong communication skills with the ability to work across technical and commercial teams.Understanding of semiconductor, photonics or foundry-driven development environments is advantageous.Formal project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or similar.You'll join at a genuinely exciting stage of growth, with the opportunity to help shape how programmes are delivered within a highly technical business. 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