Project Delivery Manager - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract in Eccleston

Energy Jobline ZR; Eccleston; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car / car allowance

33 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart in the UK seeks a Project Delivery Manager for a six-month fixed-term contract at our Chester-area facility. You will drive logistics initiatives from concept to delivery, leading client changes and internal supply chain improvements on the shop floor.

The role requires hands-on operation, on-site presence, and the ability to manage aerospace risk profiles, timelines, and cost models. Salary around £50,000 plus car allowance and a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Professional Project Management qualification.
• Sound financial acumen.
• Confident influencer with ability to build strategic relationships.
• Experience managing large, complex projects with multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Define project boundaries, budgets, and material handling requirements.
• Build timelines and delivery schedules with operational teams.
• Lead on-site execution from the warehouse floor as a change agent.
• Track compliance, conduct reviews, and handover to BAU.
• Spend significant time on-site addressing live production and logistics challenges.
• Develop master project plans and provide status updates to leaders and clients.
• Collaborate with Commercial Manager to evaluate Change Requests.
• Validate cost models and tactical timing plans.
• Provide data to inform formal client quotes.

Skills

Project management qualification

Influencing

Financial acumen

Team leadership

UK multi-location project experience

Job description

Job Description

Project Delivery Manager - 6 Month Fixed Term ContractLocation: Broughton, ChesterHours: Full time, six month fixed term contractSalary: £50,000, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As our Project Delivery Manager you will drive logistics initiatives from initial concept through to final delivery and review within our aircraft wing manufacturing facility. Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will lead both client-suggested modifications and internal supply chain improvements. This is a hands‑on, boots‑on‑the‑ground role requiring you to be fully immersed in shop‑floor logistics operations to understand live constraints, manage strict aerospace risk profiles, and ensure seamless delivery. Initially a six month fixed term contract.As part of your key responsibilities, you'll:

• Define project boundaries, material handling requirements, and initial budgets
• Collaborate with operational teams to build comprehensive, realistic timelines and delivery schedules
• Be an active 'change agent' - leading execution phases directly from the warehouse floor
• Conduct reviews, track compliance, and ensure smooth handover to BAU
• Spend significant time on-site to understand live production and logistics challenges, solving supply chain bottlenecks on the ground alongside operational personnel, and proactively identify, track, and mitigate strict aerospace risk profiles
• Compile and maintain master project plans, delivering tailored status reports at every project phase, presenting clear updates to internal leaders and external clients
• Partner with the Commercial Manager to evaluate client Change Requests
• Validate operational cost models and tactical timing plans
• Provide accurate data to inform formal commercial quotes issued to clients

About You

• A confident influencer, you will need to be comfortable and effective communicating and influencing at many levels, with the ability to build strong, strategic relationships
• Professional Project Management qualification
• Sound financial acumen
• Enjoy working in a team but will be self‑motivated and equally comfortable managing your own team, time, and workload
• Experience of Project Managing large and complex projects with multiple workstreams based in various locations around the UK and an understanding of the complexities that this brings

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers' supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, , and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your , , neurodiversity, , family status, or any other characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

You may have experience in the following

• Project Manager
• Project Delivery Manager
• Programme Manager
• Logistics Project Manager
• Supply Chain Project Manager
• Continuous Improvement Manager
• Operations Project Manager
• Change Manager
• Project Lead
• Warehouse Project Manager
• Aerospace Project Manager
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