Engineering Project Manager – Site Delivery & Risk

Dutton Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dutton Recruitment (Sheffield Engineering) is seeking a Project Manager to lead client projects in Sheffield on a permanent basis. You will take ownership from handover, manage budgets, risks, and subcontractors, and ensure contractual obligations are met.

The role requires strong communication across engineering, design, manufacturing and HSE teams, with travel to site as required. Immediate start subject to interview.

Qualifications

• Engineering or technical project management background required.
• Strong commercial awareness to manage budgets, schedules and contracts.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Confident in managing risk and problem-solving in a pressured environment.
• Flexible and willing to travel to sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of projects from handover, ensuring contractual obligations are met and managed.
• Leading on risk analysis, producing and maintaining risk registers, and implementing mitigation measures.
• Managing site activities, resources and documentation to support delivery.
• Ensuring qualified and competent teams are in place for site operations, including subcontractor oversight.
• Liaising regularly with stakeholders - internal (engineering, design, manufacturing, HSE) and external (clients, suppliers).
• Leading project progress meetings, reporting against KPIs, milestones and financial controls.
• Identifying and resolving technical issues with support from engineering departments.
• Completing projects to client satisfaction and securing final handover sign-off.
• Conducting lessons learned reviews and feeding improvements back into future projects.
• Building strong client relationships to support repeat business and client's reputation.

Skills

Engineering background

Commercial awareness

Lead multidisciplinary teams

Subcontractor management

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Job description

Dutton Recruitment (Sheffield Engineering) is seeking a Project Manager to lead client projects in Sheffield on a permanent basis. You will take ownership from handover, manage budgets, risks, and subcontractors, and ensure contractual obligations are met.

The role requires strong communication across engineering, design, manufacturing and HSE teams, with travel to site as required. Immediate start subject to interview.