Project Manager

Rotork; Bath; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotork in Bath is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and support the delivery of technology projects across the business. You will manage projects from initiation through completion, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and high quality, working with technical teams, stakeholders, vendors and senior leaders.

The role focuses on governance, stakeholder engagement, budgeting, risk management and change activities to drive growth and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering technical projects end-to-end.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with budgets, governance, and reporting.
• Qualification in project management or equivalent certification.
• Ability to manage risks, issues and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans, timelines, governance structures, and reporting frameworks.
• Managing the delivery of IT projects from planning and mobilisation through to implementation and post-project review.
• Collaborating with technology teams, business stakeholders, and third‑party suppliers to ensure objectives are defined and achieved.
• Leading project teams and coordinating resources to deliver successful outcomes.
• Managing project budgets, forecasting expenditure, and ensuring financial control.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Providing regular project status updates, budget reports, and progress to stakeholders.
• Ensuring adherence to project management methodologies and governance standards.
• Managing vendor relationships and contractual obligations with Procurement and Finance.
• Supporting change management activities for smooth adoption of new technologies.
• Building strong working relationships across IT, Operations, Finance, PMO, and senior leadership.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk and issue management

Budgeting and financial control

Vendor management

Education

PM certification (PRINCE2/ PMI) or equivalent

Job description

Are you an experienced IT Project Manager who thrives on delivering technology solutions that make a real impact? We're seeking a motivated and highly organised professional to lead and support in the successful delivery of technical projects across the business.

In this role, you'll be responsible for managing projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Working closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and senior leaders, you'll play a key role in driving technology initiatives that support business growth and operational excellence.

What You'll Be Doing

As an IT Project Manager, you'll manage a portfolio of technology projects, ensuring clear governance, effective stakeholder engagement, and successful delivery of business outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans, timelines, governance structures, and reporting frameworks.
• Managing the delivery of IT projects from planning and mobilisation through to implementation and post-project review.
• Collaborating with technology teams, business stakeholders, and third‑party suppliers to ensure project objectives are clearly defined and achieved.
• Leading project teams and coordinating resources to deliver successful outcomes.
• Managing project budgets, forecasting expenditure, and ensuring effective financial control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Providing regular project status updates, budget reports, and progress reporting to stakeholders and governance groups.
• Ensuring adherence to project management methodologies, governance standards, and best practices.
• Managing vendor relationships and contractual obligations in partnership with Procurement and Finance teams.
• Supporting change management activities to ensure smooth adoption of new technologies and processes.
• Building strong working relationships across IT, Operations, Finance, PMO, and senior leadership teams.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Formal project management certification/ qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding and application of Project Management competencies including scope, time, costs, quality, HR, communications, risk, procurement and integration.
• Strong understanding and application of change management competencies.
• Effective leadership, coordination, negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
• Leadership in the development and implementation of assigned IT projects.
• Experience in the preparation, management and control of project budgets.
• Excellence in ensuring outputs are of high quality, timely, support key decisions and are well documented.

Additional Information

Rotork is the market‑leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.

Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.

For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.

Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.

Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market leadership. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.