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Job Title: Project Manager
Responsibilities
Project Delivery
- Manage projects throughout the full lifecycle, from planning and procurement through to installation, commissioning, and handover
- Develop and maintain project programmes, budgets, and resource plans
- Define project objectives, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring client requirements are met
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, resolve issues, and implement corrective actions where required
- Identify and manage opportunities for contract variations and additional project scope
Production & Site Coordination
- Oversee production activities, ensuring fabrication, assembly, testing, and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) are completed to specification
- Coordinate installation and commissioning activities, ensuring projects comply with design, contractual, and safety requirements
- Work closely with production teams, site personnel, subcontractors, and clients to deliver successful project outcomes
Client & Commercial Management
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle
- Lead project meetings, provide regular progress updates, and ensure clear communication between all stakeholders
- Manage project budgets, contract obligations, variations, and procurement to maintain profitability and programme
- Support commercial negotiations and resolve project issues where required
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Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and support Project Engineers and Graduate Engineers, providing mentoring and technical guidance
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, commercial, procurement, production, accounts, and site operations
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and Lean principles
Health, Safety, Environment & Quality
- Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with company SHEQ policies, client requirements, and relevant legislation
- Champion a safety-first culture across factory and site operations
- Maintain high standards of quality, environmental compliance, and project documentation throughout the project lifecycle
About You
- Proven experience managing engineering, mechanical, electrical, or process projects from conception to completion
- Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills
- Commercially aware with experience managing project budgets, contracts, and client relationships
- Able to coordinate multiple stakeholders and deliver projects in a fast-paced environment
- Experience within the water, wastewater, process, or industrial engineering sectors is desirable but not essential
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This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering business where you'll play a key role in delivering innovative projects while developing your own career within a supportive and collaborative team.
Requirements
- Significant project management experience (typically 5+ years) in the Engineering sector
- Experienced in leading medium to large projects
- Experience managing contractors, live-site works, and project risk
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems
- Experience in industry standard project management processes and controls - financial control, resource management, risk & issue management, planning, change control, benefits management, reporting
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Confident communicator able to engage with senior clients and stakeholders
- Formal project management qualification. (desirable)
Occasional UK travel may be required.
Benefits
- Private Health Care Scheme
- Hybrid working
- Free on site parking
- Length of service awards
- Uniform
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Skills
Project Management
Budget Management
Resource Planning
Procurement
Factory Acceptance Testing
Commissioning
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Contract Management
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Process Engineering
Lean Principles
SHEQ Compliance
Change Control
Team Leadership