About Anaphite
At Anaphite we believe creative chemistry will accelerate the energy transition. Our mission is to decarbonise and improve battery production by helping the industry to shift to dry electrode coating. We work with the battery industry to optimise dry electrode coating, manufacturing better and more sustainable batteries at lower cost. Anaphite was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in central Bristol in the Southwest of the UK.
Summary
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Operations team and help deliver aligned, impactful projects across the business. You'll work with cross-functional science, commercial, financial and engineering teams to bring clarity, alignment, and momentum to our work.
You'll empower teams by providing clear structure, essential resources, and collaborative problem-solving, helping ensure projects run efficiently and meet deadlines.
Responsibilities/Duties
Quality of Internal Project Management:
* Support teams to deliver projects in line with Anaphite's quality standards and established methodologies.
* Provide training to team members on best practice project management procedures, when requested.
* Facilitate regular reviews to verify correct usage of project management systems.
* Drive continuous improvement of Anaphite's project management tools and processes.
* Ensure changes are approved and communicated to all relevant stakeholders before implementation.
* Monitor project budgets and expenditures, ensuring alignment with approved allocations.
* Collaborate with Teams to anticipate resource requirements and secure availability in line with project schedules.
* Act as a central point of coordination across teams, ensuring alignment on priorities and milestones.
Management of Internal Projects:
* Monitor timelines and ensure internal teams remain aligned with project milestones and deliverables.
* Support work package leads in tracking progress and meeting internal deliverable deadlines.
* Periodically assess and report on risks associated with internal projects.
* Proactively identify potential blockers and work with relevant stakeholders to resolve them.
Management of Grant-Funded Projects:
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation and reporting for externally funded projects.
* Manage expectations of external stakeholders and partners regarding timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
* Ensure work package leads are informed and up to date with grant-related deliverables.
* Identify and report risks specific to grant-funded projects on a regular basis.
Project Setup:
* Assist with project initiation, ensuring scope, responsibilities, budget, and plans are clearly defined and delivered promptly.
* Coordinate with internal teams to confirm resource availability and appropriate allocation during setup.
* Facilitate clear and effective communication within and across teams during the project setup phase.
Proficiencies/Experience:
Essential:
* Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously using best practice procedures.
* Relevant project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP).
* Experience working within and between multidisciplinary teams specifically with a scientific or technical focus.
* Proven ability to clearly present project timelines, milestones, budgets and risks within multidisciplinary teams.
* Ability to clearly present and organise resources and risks of interdependent and simultaneous projects.
* Ability to meet deadlines and keep within budgets.
* Strong coordination and facilitation skills, fostering collaboration, accountability and shared ownership of milestones.
* High level of attention to detail and organisational skills.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Proficiency in project management software (e.g. MS Project, Airtable, Asana, Trello).
* A thoughtful and resourceful approach, with the ability to balance structure and flexibility to help teams succeed.
Desirable:
* Interest in and understanding battery technology.
Salary/Benefits:
* Learning and development for career progression - opportunities to attend conferences, mentorship and chartership opportunities, paid study leave, participate in outreach activities and give back to the community.
* Compelling sign on share options bonus with the potential for significant future value - we want you to be rewarded for Anaphite's success.
* Vitality health insurance package including dental, optical, mental and general health;
* Discounts and rewards through our Vitality app such as gym memberships, headspace app and much more
* Work/life balance (enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, paid bereavement leave, enhanced sick pay).
* Flexible working outside of core hours 10am-4pm.
* £1000 towards relocation expenses, if applicable.
* Free on-site parking.
* Referral scheme if you recommend colleagues to the organisation.
* 25 days holiday plus 8 statutory bank holidays (increasing up to 30 days with continuous service).
* Electric car scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
* Weekly fruit delivery & breakfast club.
* Anaphite pension scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme and
* Anaphite regular socials.
At Anaphite, we don't just accept difference but we celebrate it, we support it and we thrive on it. We're consciously building a diverse and inclusive team therefore we encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We want everyone to feel that Anaphite is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong.
We want to empower everyone to be the best version of themselves during the application or interview process, so if you require any advice or reasonable adjustments, please feel free to email our HR Manager, Gabs Bugeja on
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Please note that we review and progress applications on a rolling basis.