Application Guide
How to Apply for Project Manager (12 month Maternity Cover)
at Recycleye
🏢 About Recycleye
Recycleye is an AI-driven waste sorting company that combines cutting-edge computer vision and robotics to enhance recycling efficiency and profitability worldwide. What makes them unique is their focus on deploying AI models and optical sorters directly into industrial waste facilities, creating tangible environmental impact through technology. Someone might want to work here to be at the intersection of AI, hardware deployment, and sustainability in a fast-growing sector.
About This Role
This 12-month maternity cover Project Manager role involves leading multiple concurrent projects installing and retrofitting AI-driven optical sorters and software into client waste facilities. You'll manage the entire deployment pipeline from hardware installation to AI model deployment while maintaining budgets and client relationships. This role is impactful because you'll directly enable clients to improve recycling rates and profitability through Recycleye's technology.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might start with reviewing installation progress at a UK client site, then coordinating with international teams on AI model deployment timelines. You'd likely spend part of the day on-site at a waste facility overseeing hardware retrofitting or testing, followed by budget updates and preparing client presentations on project status. The role balances field work with stakeholder management and technical coordination.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Recycleye Is Looking For
- Has 2-3 years experience retrofitting or installing complex hardware/software solutions in heavy industrial environments (like manufacturing plants or waste facilities)
- Is comfortable being hands-on with waste materials - willing to sample, test, or assist with robotic system builds on-site
- Can manage medium-cycle (likely 3-6 month) projects with multiple stakeholders while maintaining clear budgets and timelines
- Has experience guiding clients through technical installations and presenting regular project updates to both UK and international teams
📝 Tips for Applying to Recycleye
Highlight specific examples of retrofitting hardware/software in industrial environments - quantify the complexity and scale
Demonstrate your comfort with hands-on work in challenging environments by mentioning waste sampling, testing, or similar field experience
Show how you've managed AI or data deployment pipelines in previous roles, even if in different industries
Prepare to discuss how you've handled international client coordination and remote project management
Tailor your resume to emphasize both project management AND technical installation experience - this role bridges both
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your experience with hardware/software retrofitting in industrial settings - be specific about the types of equipment and environments', 'Examples of managing complex stakeholder relationships during technical deployments', 'Your approach to hands-on problem-solving in field environments (mention waste or similar if applicable)', "Why you're specifically interested in Recycleye's mission of AI-driven waste sorting versus generic project management roles"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Recycleye's specific optical sorting technology and how it differs from traditional waste sorting methods
- → The company's current client case studies and where they've deployed systems internationally
- → The waste management and recycling industry challenges in the UK and Europe
- → How AI models are trained for waste recognition and sorting (computer vision applications in recycling)
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Presenting as purely an office-based PM without demonstrating hands-on field experience or willingness to work with waste
- Focusing only on software project management without showing hardware/industrial installation experience
- Applying with generic sustainability interest rather than specific knowledge of waste management technology deployment
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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