Project Manager

Ricardo; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in Shoreham-by-Sea is looking for a Project Manager to deliver engineering projects. The role involves supporting project planning, managing timelines, and ensuring effective communication with clients. Ideal candidates have a degree in a relevant discipline and proven experience in project management. This position offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for mentoring and development and supports flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for physical and mental health

Opportunities for mentoring and development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project or programme management within a technical or engineering environment.
• Proven experience with project management methodologies and tools.
• Working towards or holding membership with a professional body is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary point of contact for customers on assigned projects.
• Support the planning and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring alignment with management processes.
• Coordinate communication between internal departments to ensure smooth project execution.

Skills

Strong organisational and time management skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable working with data and producing reports

Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions

Proactive, problem-solving mindset

Education

Degree in relevant engineering or technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Overview

Role Title: Project Manager

Location: Shoreham / Leamington Spa - On-site

Job ID: 2025-2986

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

The role

As a Programme Manager, you will support the successful delivery of engineering projects for a wide range of global customers across various industries. Working alongside experienced engineers and project leaders, you’ll help coordinate project activities, manage timelines, and ensure effective communication between internal teams and clients.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered to agreed standards, supporting both technical and commercial outcomes, while developing your skills in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a primary point of contact for customers on assigned projects, building strong working relationships.
• Support the planning and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring alignment with Ricardo’s project management processes.
• Work with engineering teams to understand project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Assist in developing project plans, identifying resource needs, and tracking progress against milestones.
• Monitor project budgets, timelines, and risks, escalating issues where necessary.
• Coordinate communication between internal departments to ensure smooth project execution.
• Prepare regular project updates and reports for stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and supporting process enhancements.
• Support change management and scope control activities in collaboration with senior team members.
• Deliver excellent service to both internal and external customers.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering or technical discipline.
• Proven experience in project or programme management within a technical or engineering environment.
• Proven experience with project management methodologies and tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Excel).
• Working towards or holding membership with a professional body (e.g., APM, PMI) is desirable.

Skills and behaviours

• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working with data and producing reports.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and grow within a fast-paced, matrixed organisation.

Additional Information

• Some travel may be required depending on project needs.

Opportunities for mentoring and development from senior programme managers

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team [e-mail] you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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