Project Manager

Manpower; Rugby; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower is seeking an accomplished Project Engineering Manager to lead high-profile engineering programmes from concept to completion. This hands-on role combines engineering depth with strategic project leadership to deliver measurable business improvements.

You will drive technical excellence, manage risks, and ensure on-time delivery while collaborating with customers and multidisciplinary teams to translate requirements into successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified background in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, or related discipline).
• Extensive experience managing complex engineering, manufacturing, technical, or systems integration projects.
• Proven success delivering high-value engineering programmes within demanding customer environments.
• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to challenge, guide, and support engineering teams.
• Demonstrable experience leading project recovery and transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Results-driven mindset with a passion for quality, innovation, and project delivery excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex engineering and systems projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Capture, analyse, verify, and validate customer technical requirements to ensure successful project execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Agile, Waterfall, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Manage technical, commercial, quality, budget, and schedule requirements across multiple projects.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams to achieve project objectives and maximise performance.
• Rescue and recover challenged projects by identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and restoring delivery targets.
• Conduct project risk assessments and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Support product development, research, innovation, and engineering improvement programmes.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, quality requirements, and technical governance processes.
• Drive a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project Engineering Leadership

Project Lifecycle Management

DFMA & FMEA Analysis

Verification & Validation

Client & Stakeholder Management

Budget, Resource & Schedule Management

Continuous Improvement

Product Research & Development

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an accomplished Project Engineering Manager with a strong engineering background and a proven track record of delivering complex technical projects from concept through to completion. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering professional who combines exceptional project leadership with deep technical understanding, capable of driving transformation, overcoming project challenges, and delivering measurable business improvements.

The successful candidate will lead high-profile engineering programmes, managing the full project lifecycle while ensuring technical excellence, product quality, budget adherence, and on-time delivery. You will work closely with customers, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to capture, validate, and translate system requirements into successful project outcomes.

A key aspect of this position is the ability to identify, recover, and successfully deliver stalled or underperforming projects. You will provide strategic direction, remove barriers, manage technical risks, and create high-performing teams focused on achieving customer and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex engineering and systems projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Capture, analyse, verify, and validate customer technical requirements to ensure successful project execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Agile, Waterfall, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Manage technical, commercial, quality, budget, and schedule requirements across multiple projects.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams to achieve project objectives and maximise performance.
• Rescue and recover challenged projects by identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and restoring delivery targets.
• Conduct project risk assessments and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Support product development, research, innovation, and engineering improvement programmes.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, quality requirements, and technical governance processes.
• Drive a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Degree-qualified background in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, or related discipline).
• Extensive experience managing complex engineering, manufacturing, technical, or systems integration projects.
• Proven success delivering high-value engineering programmes within demanding customer environments.
• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to challenge, guide, and support engineering teams.
• Demonstrable experience leading project recovery and transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A results-driven mindset with a passion for quality, innovation, and project delivery excellence.
• Project Engineering & Technical Leadership
• Project Lifecycle Management
• DFMA & FMEA Analysis
• Verification & Validation (V&V)
• Client & Stakeholder Management
• Business Improvement & Transformation Programmes
• Product Research & Development
• Budget, Resource & Schedule Management
• Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence