Project Manager - Engineering

Ford & Stanley Recruitment; Stretton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Project Manager to oversee complex engineering projects. This role involves managing project delivery, budgets, and stakeholder communication. Candidates should have experience in regulated environments and hold a recognized Project Management qualification. Offering a hybrid working pattern with professional development opportunities, this position is ideal for individuals who thrive on ownership and visibility in their projects.

Benefits

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

High visibility role

Qualifications

• Proven Project Management experience in a regulated engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of commercials, tendering, and budget management.
• Experience working with gate processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of engineering and rolling stock projects.
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers and stakeholders.
• Own project budgets and drive projects through lifecycle processes.

Skills

Project Management experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Budget management

Education

Recognised Project Management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP)

Job description

Project Manager - Engineering

Location: Barton-under-Needwood / Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (DE13)
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Monday-Thursday: 08:00-16:30
Friday: 08:00-13:00 (early finish)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid / flexible working

This isn't just another Project Manager role — it's an opportunity to sit at the centre of complex, high-impact engineering programmes and directly influence how major projects are shaped, launched, and delivered.

If you enjoy ownership, visibility, and working on technically challenging projects in safety‑critical environments, this role offers the platform to make a real difference.

Due to a growing pipeline of work, a global engineering and rail organisation is expanding its Project Management capability at its Burton‑on‑Trent site.

As Project Manager, you will work across large‑scale, long‑term programmes, managing new product introductions (NPI), tender launches, and the successful delivery of new and existing projects. Reporting to the Head of Projects, you'll act as the vital bridge between commercial, sales, engineering, and delivery, ensuring commitments made at bid stage translate into realistic, executable plans.

This role offers broad exposure, senior‑level engagement, and the chance to work within a highly respected, technically driven environment.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of engineering and rolling stock–related projects.
• Manage NPI activity, tender launches, and long‑term project execution.
• Act as the primary point of contact for key customers and stakeholders.
• Review tender documentation to ensure technical feasibility and commercial alignment.
• Own project budgets, cost control, and financial performance.
• Drive projects through stage‑gate / lifecycle processes.
• Coordinate cross‑functional and multi‑site teams to achieve milestones.
• Produce clear, concise project status reporting for senior and executive leadership.
• Champion continuous improvement in project delivery, governance, and ways of working.

What's in it for you?

• High visibility role with genuine influence at senior level.
• Exposure to complex, regulated engineering programmes.
• Opportunity to build a strong reputation within rail and wider engineering markets.
• Early Friday finish and flexible hybrid working.
• Clear scope for professional development and progression.

We're looking for a Project Manager who brings:

• Proven Project Management experience in a regulated engineering environment (rail, aerospace, automotive, defence, forces, medical devices, manufacturing, etc.).
• A recognised Project Management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP) or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of commercials, tendering, and budget management.
• Experience working with gate processes / lifecycle governance.
• Ability to lead and influence matrix, multi‑functional teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills.
• Strong financial and data analysis capability.

If you're a Project Manager who wants ownership, challenge, and the chance to leave your mark on high‑profile engineering projects, we'd love to hear from you.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership, and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas – recruiting, developing, and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall always adhere to such a policy and will review on an on‑going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.