Engineering Project Manager

*able; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

*able is a global engineering organisation delivering complex capital equipment projects across critical infrastructure sectors. The Project Manager will report to the Head of Projects and oversee multiple £1m+ projects from handover to installation, commissioning and completion.

You will develop schedules, manage budgets and contractual requirements, coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders, and ensure delivery against cost, schedule and safety targets in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex projects with schedules, budgets and outcomes.
• Strong scheduling, planning and programme management expertise.
• Experience reading, analysing and interpreting contracts and specifications.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project schedules with milestones and deliverables.
• Manage budgets, forecasts and profitability for multiple projects.
• Act as the main communication hub between internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across departments to meet schedule.
• Manage risks, issues, variations and change control.
• Review contracts, specifications and commercial documents.
• Produce project reports and cost reviews.
• Monitor performance against cost, schedule and delivery targets.
• Support installation, construction and commissioning activities as required.
• Ensure delivery in line with contractual requirements and safety standards.

Skills

Project scheduling

Budget & cost control

Contract interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Multidisciplinary teams

Delivery on time/cost/quality

Job description

Join a global engineering organisation delivering complex capital equipment projects across critical infrastructure sectors.

Reporting to the Head of Projects, you will be responsible for delivering multiple projects valued at £1m+, managing schedules, budgets, contractual requirements and project performance from handover through to installation, commissioning and completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project schedules, ensuring key milestones and deliverables are achieved.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts and profitability.
• Act as a focal point for project communication between internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across departments to ensure projects are delivered to schedule.
• Manage project risks, issues, variations and change control.
• Review contracts, specifications and commercial documentation.
• Produce project reports and contract cost reviews.
• Monitor performance against agreed cost, schedule and delivery targets.
• Support installation, construction and commissioning activities as required.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with contractual requirements and company safety standards.

Experience Required

• Delivering complex projects with responsibility for schedules, budgets and project outcomes.
• Strong project scheduling, planning and programme management expertise.
• Managing costs, forecasts and commercial performance.
• Read, analyse and interpret contracts and specifications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and delivery challenges.
• Track record of delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality targets.
• Experience working on projects involving large capital equipment.
• Experience within water, construction, process engineering or similar project-led environments.

If you are an experienced Project Manager with the skills and experience outlined above and are seeking a hybrid position within a global engineering organisation, we would like to hear from you.