Engineering Project Manager

Greencore; Spalding; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Pension matched contribution

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Holidays

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Job summary

Greencore is recruiting a Project Manager – Engineering for our Spalding site. You will lead high-impact engineering and asset projects from concept to completion, coordinating with stakeholders, contractors, and site teams to deliver safely, efficiently and in line with business priorities.

The role requires a strong engineering background and experience managing complex site projects, with focus on cost, risk, and change throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with experience leading complex site-based projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cost, risk and change throughout the project lifecycle.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to report progress and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver multiple engineering projects from initiation through to completion, reporting to the project sponsor.
• Establish and manage CDM, safety, health and environmental, and contractor control requirements.
• Build and lead effective teams of direct and subcontracted resources.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure delivery against defined project objectives.
• Prepare scope documentation and lead contractor selection and engagement.
• Maintain project cost plans, apply value engineering, and provide accurate cash flow forecasts.
• Develop and manage a compliant contractor database aligned with company standards.
• Lead the installation and commissioning of food and drink processing equipment and facilities.
• Maintain effective project timelines and coordinate delivery alongside wider business operations.

Skills

Engineering background

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Budget forecasting

Education

Engineering qualifications

Job description

Job Description

Project Manager – Engineering

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Greencore Spalding Meals, West Marsh Road, Spalding, PE11 2BB

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8.30 – 17.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.

Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our site in Spalding is a vibrant hub where over 1,470 colleagues bring handcrafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups, sauces, and mayonnaise to life across three manufacturing facilities and a distribution centre.

What You’ll Be Doing

We’re looking for a driven Project Manager – Engineering to lead high-impact engineering and asset projects at site, bringing ideas to life from concept through to completion. You’ll manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery to agreed safety, quality, cost, and timescale expectations.

Operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you’ll work closely with stakeholders, contractors, and site teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with business priorities.

Role Accountabilities

• Deliver multiple engineering projects from initiation through to completion, reporting to the project sponsor
• Establish and manage CDM, safety, health and environmental, and contractor control requirements
• Build and lead effective teams of direct and subcontracted resources
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure delivery against defined project objectives
• Prepare scope documentation and lead contractor selection and engagement
• Maintain project cost plans, apply value engineering, and provide accurate cash flow forecasts
• Develop and manage a compliant contractor database aligned with company standards
• Lead the installation and commissioning of food and drink processing equipment and facilities
• Maintain effective project timelines and coordinate delivery alongside wider business operations

What We’re Looking For

• Strong engineering background with experience leading complex site-based projects
• Sound knowledge of safety, health and environmental legislation, CDM, and contractor control
• Ability to manage cost, risk, and change throughout the project lifecycle
• Commercial awareness with experience controlling budgets and forecasting spend
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and manage project risk effectively
• Clear and confident communicator, able to report progress and influence stakeholders
• Strong collaboration, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Structured and organised approach to managing multiple priorities
• Engineering qualifications and health and safety credentials would be advantageous

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What You’ll Get In Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contribution
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date.

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