Project Manager

Unipart; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

33 days holiday

Job summary

Unipart in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of construction projects from concept to client handover. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, external contractors and supply chain partners to ensure on-time, high-specifications delivery.

You will manage budgets, mitigate risks and drive commercial viability while maintaining strong communication with clients and senior management.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer and communication skills with good commercial understanding.
• Strong team player able to manage multiple stakeholders in a collaborative manner.
• Quality and customer-focused mindset.
• Adaptable and able to manage multiple projects autonomously.
• Ability to apply problem solving principles to project challenges.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of supply projects.
• Interpret and apply construction contract terms to ensure milestones meet specifications and performance metrics.
• Coordinate with internal manufacturing and external suppliers.
• Negotiate with suppliers to ensure cost-effective materials and on-time delivery.
• Proactively identify project risks, manage budgets, and protect margins.
• Keep senior management and clients updated on project status.
• Develop internal processes to streamline supply chain efficiency and support business growth.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

£45,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As Project Manager you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of construction projects from initial concept through to successful client handover. Acting as the central liaison between cross-functional internal teams, external contractors, and supply chain partners, you will ensure the coordination of all site deliveries. Ultimately, your role is to drive project success and commercial viability, mitigating operational risks, and managing strict budgets to guarantee all projects are consistently delivered on time, and to the highest quality specifications.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Oversee the full lifecycle of supply projects
• Interpret and apply construction contract terms to ensure all supply milestones meet client specifications, functional requirements, and business performance metrics
• Utilise strong communication skills to coordinate with internal manufacturing departments and external suppliers
• Negotiate with suppliers to ensure materials are sourced cost-effectively and delivered on schedule
• Proactively identify project risks, manage budgets, and ensure commercial issues associated with product delivery are effectively managed with suppliers and customers to protect company margins
• Keep senior management and clients up to date on project status
• Develop internal processes to streamline supply chain efficiency and support business growth

About You

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• Excellent customer and communication skills supported by good commercial understanding
• Strong team player - able to manage multiple stakeholders in a collaborative manner
• Quality and Customer focused
• Confident and self motivated with the ability to adapt to change and manage multiple projects and priorities autonomously
• Ability to apply problem solving principles to project challenges

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, Diversity, 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 age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, 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.