Project Manager

ES Recruit; Stockport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Employer pension 7%

Half-day Fridays

Life assurance

Company sick pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle-to-work scheme

On-site parking

Job summary

ES Recruit is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a well-established engineering and manufacturing business delivering major UK defence sector projects. You will own complex programmes, coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, commercial and supply chain teams.

You’ll influence stakeholders across defence, aerospace or other technically complex manufacturing environments, manage demanding schedules and control cost, quality and risk to ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex engineering or manufacturing projects.
• Strong track record in managing schedules, cost, quality and risk.
• Ability to coordinate multi-function teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own major engineering projects with delivery against time, cost, quality and performance objectives.
• Develop and maintain schedules, Work Breakdown Structures, milestones, risk registers and recovery plans.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, commercial, procurement and supply chain teams for delivery.
• Lead meetings and report progress to senior management and customers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Risk management

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join a well-established engineering and manufacturing business delivering major projects within the UK defence sector. You’ll take ownership of complex engineering programmes, controlling schedule, cost, quality and risk while coordinating internal engineering, manufacturing, commercial and supply chain teams to achieve successful project delivery.

This position would suit a Project Manager with a strong background in engineering or manufacturing who has successfully delivered complex, high-value projects. It will particularly appeal to someone comfortable working across multiple functions, managing demanding schedules and influencing stakeholders within defence, aerospace, automotive or another technically complex manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of major engineering projects, managing delivery against agreed time, cost, quality and performance objectives
• Develop and maintain project schedules, Work Breakdown Structures, milestones, risk registers and recovery plans
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, commercial, procurement and supply chain teams to ensure successful project deliveryMonitor project performance, identifying schedule, cost and resource variances and implementing appropriate corrective actions
• Lead project meetings and provide clear reporting to senior management, customers, subcontractors and other key stakeholders

• salary of £60k–£65k
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 7% employer pension contribution
• half-day Fridays
• life assurance
• company sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• additional holidays and long-service rewards
• cycle-to-work scheme and free on-site parking