Project Manager

Spirax Sarco; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial engineering company is seeking an Information Systems Project Manager to lead project teams across multiple locations in the EMEA region. The role requires management of project timelines, budgets, and stakeholder relationships, along with a solid foundation in both agile and waterfall methodologies. Candidates should possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with a proven track record in project management. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a range of benefits including a comprehensive healthcare plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

27 days holiday allowance

Comprehensive private healthcare

Enhanced pension plan

Life assurance

Flexible working options

Access to personal discounts portal

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, overseeing multiple sub-projects simultaneously.
• Experience in senior stakeholder management.
• Considerable experience in aspects of the application development life cycle.
• Be adaptable and able to shift priorities, demands and timelines.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, defining scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring allocation of resources.
• Monitor project progress and take proactive measures for any issues.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional teams, assigning tasks and roles.
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans for project risks.

Skills

Project Management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Relevant qualification

Job description

The Information Systems (IS) Project Manager will lead project teams and workstreams to deliver projects for IS across the EMEA region and across global IS as required. The successful candidate can be based in the UK, France or Italy, but must be within commuting distance of Cheltenham, Trappes or Chatellraut, or Milan. This role will coordinate workstreams, managing project timelines while collaborating with global cross‑functional teams to deliver projects on time, within budget and to quality acceptance criteria. Your objectives and responsibilities will focus on…

Responsibilities

• Developing comprehensive project plans, including defining scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, dependencies and resource requirements
• Developing and managing project budgets, ensuring proper allocation of resources and adherence to financial constraints
• Monitoring project progress, budget and resource allocation while taking proactive measures to address issues or risks
• Coordinating and managing multiple workstreams to ensure smooth implementation
• Developing mitigation and contingency plans, identifying and assessing project risks and issues
• Leading and motivating cross‑functional teams, assigning tasks/deliverables, establishing clear roles and responsibilities and providing guidance and support to team members
• Managing vendor relationships and monitoring their performance to ensure adherence to project requirements and timelines

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, overseeing multiple sub‑projects simultaneously
• Completion of a relevant qualification
• Experience in senior stakeholder management
• Utilising both agile and waterfall methodologies
• Considerable experience in aspects of the application development life cycle
• Experienced in both business change and IS/IT Delivery
• A broad working knowledge and understanding of current technology enablers
• Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times
• Be adaptable and able to shift priorities, demands and timelines
• Demonstrate excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Be able to positively influence and establish psychologically safe environments to enable effective problem‑solving
• Possess effective analytical, attention to detail and organisational skills
• Understand and apply best practices in software and service release and deployment
• Be self‑motivated and client‑oriented in your approach
• Work well within a multi‑cultural business environment

Company Overview

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi‑national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts' portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below. Everyone is Included at Spirax Group. We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique. We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender‑neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause‑friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.