Project Manager

Energy Jobline AZ; Cuckfield; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is seeking a Project Manager for a home-based role on a 12-month contract. Responsibilities include managing project implementation and multi-site stakeholder engagement, with a focus on instrumentation projects. This position requires strong project management skills and experience in a matrix organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing high-quality Client Proposals and Statements of Work.
• Strong background in project management.
• Experience managing instrumentation (laboratory) projects ideally.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project implementation from tender award to completion.
• Manage multi-site stakeholders and project schedule.
• Oversee onsite construction progress and issue resolution.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Relationship management

Matrix management

Commercial acumen

Job description

Project Manager - Pharmaceutical Industry (12-Month Contract)

CK Group are recruiting for a Project Manager to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry on a 12-month contract.

Salary: Up to £220 per day PAYE or £293 per day Umbrella (inside IR35)

Role Responsibilities

1. Pre-tender activities
2. Coordinating the implementation of projects from tender award to project completion, including:
   • Floor plan sign-off
   • Production of Gantt charts
   • Project phasing with timelines
   • Product ordering GDC
3. Multi-site stakeholder management and internal stakeholder coordination
4. Onsite responsibilities:
   • Monitoring construction progress
   • Coordinating with stakeholders (facilities, architects, mechanical and structural engineers, etc.)
   • Solving construction issues and managing installation activities according to schedule
5. Managing solution implementation

Candidate Requirements

1. Experience in writing high-quality Client Proposals and Statements of Work, including commercial elements
2. Proven ability to manage in a matrix environment and prioritize under pressure
3. Experience in managing customer relationships
4. Effective stakeholder management and project coordination skills
5. Strong background in project management
6. Good presales and commercial acumen
7. Ideally, experience managing instrumentation (laboratory) projects within labs/NHS

About the Company

Our client is one of the world's leading innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing, and providing over 160 medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products to improve millions of lives annually.

Location

This role is home-based with occasional meetings at the head office and client site visits in the West Midlands and Wales.

Application Details

Applicants must hold the entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote the job reference when applying (Apply online only).

Note: This role may require a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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