Actemium Automation Peterborough - Senior Project Manager

Actemium Uk; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Health Shield

Share Scheme

Private Healthcare

Job summary

Actemium Automation Peterborough is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale automation and electrical engineering projects from initiation through closure. You will oversee planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery, building strong client relationships and ensuring project success within a growing organisation.

The role requires significant engineering/automation experience, strong leadership, and commercial acumen, plus willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing engineering, automation, or control systems projects, ideally within industrial sectors.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and team-management abilities with a people-centric and collaborative approach.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to manage contracts, procurement, and project finances.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to client sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders, ensuring transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and present regular project progress reports, facilitating project meetings with multidisciplinary teams.
• Drive project quality through compliance with company standards, industry regulations, and client requirements.
• Contribute as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, supporting development and execution of the Business Unit's long-term plan.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Commercial awareness

Travel readiness

Job description

Areyouanexperiencedprojectmanagerseekingyournextchallengeinafast-paced,innovativeenvironment?We'researchingforaSeniorProjectManagertojoinActemiumAutomationPeterborough-disciplinaryteams,ensuringsuccessfulprojectdelivery,andbuildingstrongclientrelationships,wewanttohearfromyou.

Location:Peterborough|Type:Full-time(Permanent)|CompetitivesalaryDOE+Bonus+Pension+HealthShield+ShareScheme+PrivateHealthcare

AbouttheSeniorProjectManagerRoleatActemiumAutomationPeterborough

As Senior Project Manager, you will oversee the full lifecycle of large-scale automation and electrical engineering projects. You will be responsible for project initiation, planning,execution,monitoring,andclosure,-edgesolutionsacrossadiverseclientbaseandmakealastingimpactinagrowingcompany.

MainResponsibilities–SeniorProjectManager

• Proactivelyidentifyandmanageprojectrisks,issues,dependencies,andchangestoensuresuccessfulprojectoutcomes.
• Actastheprimarypointofcontactforclientsandinternal/externalstakeholders,ensuringtransparentcommunicationthroughouttheprojectlifecycle.
• Prepareandpresentregularprojectprogressreports,facilitatingprojectmeetingswithmultidisciplinaryteams.
• Driveprojectqualitythroughcompliancewithcompanystandards,industryregulations,andclientrequirements.
• ContributeasamemberoftheSeniorLeadershipTeam,supportingthedevelopmentandexecutionoftheBusinessUnit'slong-termbusinessplan,drivingstrategicinitiativesandhelpingtoachievesustainablegrowthandoperationalexcellence.

ThePerson–Skills&ExperienceRequiredforSeniorProjectManager

• Significantexperiencemanagingengineering,automation,orcontrolsystemsprojects,ideallywithinindustrialsectors.
• Strongleadership,decision-making,andteammanagementabilitieswithapeople-centricandcollaborativeapproach.
• Strongcommercialawarenessandtheabilitytomanagecontracts,procurement,andprojectfinances.
• FullUKdrivinglicenceandwillingnesstotraveltoclientsitesasrequired.

PersonalAttributes–SeniorProjectManager

• Integrity,professionalism,andacommitmenttodeliveringcustomersatisfaction.
• Strongproblem-solvingskillsandtheabilitytoremaincalmunderpressure.

Able to think strategically and contribute positively to business planning, growth initiatives, and the wider success of the Business Unit.

WhyJoinActemiumAutomationPeterborough?

• Competitivesalarybasedonexperience,plusdiscretionarybonus.
• 25daysholidayplusbankholidays.
• PartofVINCIEnergies,offeringglobalopportunityandlocalagility.
• TheopportunitytoinfluencethefuturedirectionoftheBusinessUnitasavaluedmemberoftheSeniorLeadershipTeam.

AboutActemiumAutomationPeterborough–LeadingAutomationandControlSystemsSpecialists

ActemiumAutomationPeterborough(partofVinciEnergiesUK&ROI)areoneoftheleadingprovidersofindustrialprocessandautomationsolutionswithinthefoodandbeverageindustry.

1907.

VINCI's de-centralised business model allows us toprovideourcustomerswiththeresources,vitalityandstrengthofalargeglobalcompany,,weemployover250peopleat14locationsacrosstheUK.

VINCIareaworldleaderinengineeringandconstructionwith220,000employeesoperatingoutof3,000officesin120countriesacrosstheglobe.

Please note: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.