Automation Project Manager with Chartered Path

Energy Jobline ZR; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR recruiting an Automation Project Manager to join a Cheshire-based systems integrator delivering complex controls and automation projects across process, utilities, manufacturing and nuclear sectors. The role involves commercial and technical responsibility from scope through FAT, installation and handover, collaborating with customers and multidisciplinary teams.

A background in PLC/SCADA, strong stakeholder management, and budgeting experience is preferred; UK driving licence

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering controls, automation or systems integration projects.
• Technical understanding of industrial control systems, ideally including PLC/SCADA.
• Experience managing projects through the full engineering lifecycle from scope to handover.
• Strong customer and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially aware with experience managing budgets, costs, stage payments and contractual obligations.
• Comfortable coordinating engineering resources, schedules and deliverables.
• Background in a systems integrator or automation environment is relevant.
• APM, PRINCE2 or similar qualification would be advantageous.
• Full UK driving licence and ability to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Commercial and technical responsibility for the successful delivery of automation and control system projects.
• Manage customer requirements, project scope, engineering deliverables, budgets and timescales.
• Coordinate Controls, Software and wider engineering resources throughout each project.
• Monitor project costs, stage payments and commercial performance.
• Identify project risks and resolve technical, commercial and delivery issues.
• Support projects through FAT, installation, commissioning and final customer handover.
• Deliver projects across process, utilities, manufacturing and nuclear sectors.

Skills

Controls & automation

Systems integration

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

PLC/SCADA knowledge

APM/PRINCE2 qualification

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR recruiting an Automation Project Manager to join a Cheshire-based systems integrator delivering complex controls and automation projects across process, utilities, manufacturing and nuclear sectors. The role involves commercial and technical responsibility from scope through FAT, installation and handover, collaborating with customers and multidisciplinary teams.

A background in PLC/SCADA, strong stakeholder management, and budgeting experience is preferred; UK driving licence