Project Manager

P&S Personnel Services Limited; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Permanent contract

Collaborative team

Job summary

P+S Personnel is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead engineering projects from inception to completion in Great Yarmouth. The role is full-time and permanent, offering involvement in budgets, schedules, and cross-functional teams to deliver successful installations and commissioning.

You will coordinate PLC/HMI programming, liaise with customers and stakeholders, and drive project milestones while maintaining compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Previous experience managing engineering projects from conception through to completion.
• Proven experience in the design and installation of control systems.
• Strong commercial awareness with a customer‑focused approach.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• High attention to detail with excellent problem‑solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to work occasional overtime during busy periods when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering projects across the full project lifecycle, managing time, cost, scope, quality, resources, communications and risk.
• Liaise with customers, engineering, sales, operations and key stakeholders to develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Prepare and manage project documentation to support successful installation and commissioning activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams from pre-tender through to post-installation, ensuring project milestones and deliverables remain on schedule.
• Act as the primary customer interface throughout the project, attending meetings and presentations where required.
• Monitor project milestones, financial forecasts and invoicing schedules, providing accurate progress reports to the Senior Project Manager.
• Manage control and power supply topology designs, PLC and HMI programming activities, ensuring compliance with relevant national, international and IALA standards.
• Organise inspections and Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Ensure projects are delivered within budget while providing timely and accurate management information.
• Resolve technical, contractual and commercial issues as they arise throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Microsoft Excel

Team collaboration

Overtime flexibility

Education

Formal Project Management qualification

Tools

PLC programming

HMI programming

ATEX/IEC protection concepts

Job description

Overview

P+S Personnel are pleased to be working on behalf of our clients, who are currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis based in Great Yarmouth.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering projects across the full project lifecycle, managing time, cost, scope, quality, resources, communications and risk.
• Liaise with customers, engineering, sales, operations and key stakeholders to develop and maintain detailed project plans.
• Prepare and manage project documentation to support successful installation and commissioning activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams from pre-tender through to post-installation, ensuring project milestones and deliverables remain on schedule.
• Act as the primary customer interface throughout the project, attending meetings and presentations where required.
• Monitor project milestones, financial forecasts and invoicing schedules, providing accurate progress reports to the Senior Project Manager.
• Manage control and power supply topology designs, PLC and HMI programming activities, ensuring compliance with relevant national, international and IALA standards.
• Organise inspections and Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Ensure projects are delivered within budget while providing timely and accurate management information.
• Resolve technical, contractual and commercial issues as they arise throughout the project lifecycle.

Person Specification

• Previous experience managing engineering projects from conception through to completion.
• Proven experience in the design and installation of control systems.
• Strong commercial awareness with a customer‑focused approach.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• High attention to detail with excellent problem‑solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to work occasional overtime during busy periods when required.

Desirable

• Formal Project Management qualification or working towards one.
• Knowledge of the Oil & Gas and/or Maritime industries.
• Familiarity with ATEX/IEC protection concepts.l
• Knowledge of DC/AC electrical systems.

Working Hours & Benefits

• Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Opportunity to work on varied and technically challenging engineering projects.
• Career development within an established and growing organisation.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.