Senior Project Manager

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£60,000–£80,000 a year

Knutsford

Location

Full-time

Job type

Permanent

Contract type

On-site

Work setup

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In brief

This senior project manager role oversees large-scale engineering projects from inception to completion. The work involves managing budgets, resources, and project milestones while leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure delivery meets quality and safety standards.

Best for

Experienced engineering project managers with a decade of sector-specific leadership.

Non-negotiable

10+ years' experience in project management within an engineering environment required.

What you need

Required

  • Engineering degree

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Project management

    10+ years

  • Large-scale project delivery

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Leadership

    Strongly implied by the listing

  • Budget management

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Stakeholder management

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Communication

    Strongly implied by the listing

  • Change management

    Clearly required in the listing

Preferred

No preferred skills or technologies were clearly stated.

Your day-to-day

  • Lead and develop project teams

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Manage engineering project lifecycles

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Oversee multimillion-pound project delivery

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Support project tendering activities

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Contribute to technical design reviews

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Build client and stakeholder relationships

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Identify process improvement opportunities

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Drive effective team communication

    Clearly stated in the job description.

Experience expected

Level

Senior level

Based on what the listing states

Years of experience

10+ years

of relevant experience stated for this role

Clearly stated in the listing

Evidence from the listing

Years required

“At least 10 years' experience in project management within an engineering environment.”

Experience level

“The Role Lead and develop project teams, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.”
Full job description (from employer)⌄

Senior Project Manager - to £80k Are you an experienced Project Manager ready to take the lead on complex, high-value engineering projects? We're looking for a commercially minded, technically capable leader to oversee projects from initial planning through to successful delivery. You'll lead multidisciplinary teams, manage multimillion-pound budgets and programmes, and work closely with clients and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys leading people, solving challenges and driving continuous improvement across a busy engineering environment. The Role Lead and develop project teams, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards. Manage multiple engineering projects from inception to completion, overseeing programmes, budgets, resources and milestones. Oversee the delivery of multimillion-pound projects, managing costs, risks and changes throughout the project lifecycle. Support tendering activities, reviewing project requirements and identifying the resources needed for successful delivery. Contribute to technical design reviews and project planning. Build strong relationships with clients, internal teams and key stakeholders. Identify opportunities to improve processes, productivity and profitability. Drive effective communication and information flow across project teams. About You Degree-qualified in Engineering or an equivalent qualification. At least 10 years' experience in project management within an engineering environment. Proven experience delivering large-scale engineering projects from start to finish. Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate teams and manage competing priorities. Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets, schedules, resources and project risks. Confident communicator with excellent client and stakeholder management skills. A proactive approach to process improvement, change management and operational efficiency. The Opportunity If you're a driven engineering professional who can combine technical understanding, commercial awareness and strong project leadership, this is an opportunity to take ownership of major projects and make a real difference to delivery performance and business success. WR Engineering are the #1 recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent jobs UK wide. WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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