Project Manager - engineering manufacturer

Manpower Group (UK); Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Group (UK) is seeking an experienced Project Manager for an engineering manufacturing environment in Leeds on a 3-month contract (with possibility of extension). You will lead complex projects from plan to delivery, prioritising Health & Safety and keeping customers informed.

Responsibilities include ownership of deliverables across hardware, procurement, quality, and cost; supporting tenders, coordinating with sales; ensuring on-time launches and handover docs; building

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of safety programs and culture.
• Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience delivering projects across engineering, procurement and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects from plan to delivery.
• Owner of hardware, commercial outputs, quality documentation and on-time delivery.
• Support tenders and pricing alignment with commercial guidelines.
• Coordinate with procurement and operations to secure parts.
• Maintain proactive client communication and status updates.

Skills

Health & Safety

Stakeholder comms

Cross-functional delivery

Procurement coordination

Risk management

Job description

Project Manager - Engineering Manufacturer

Location: Leeds

If you're someone who enjoys steering complex projects from plan to delivery-while prioritising Health & Safety and keeping customers fully informed-this is a great opportunity to make an impact.

This is a 3-month contract (with the possibility of extension).

What you'll be doing:

• Role model positive Health & Safety behaviours and help embed a strong safety culture through observation, intervention, and safety walks
• Take overall ownership of project deliverables: hardware, financial/commercial outputs, quality documentation, dispute management, customer satisfaction, and on-time delivery
• Support the sales team by helping ensure tenders are prepared timely and professionally
• Evaluate customer requirements to ensure the right service/product and pricing are proposed
• Ensure tenders meet commercial guidelines and are signed off in line with delegation of authority
• Drive project profitability, ensure on-time launch, and run effective kick-off meetings with complete handover documentation
• Prepare quality documentation and customer quality plans
• Coordinate with procurement and operations to secure required refurbished/bought-out parts in line with timelines
• Build strong cross-functional and customer/supplier relationships to reduce commercial risk
• Attend client site meetings and provide proactive job-status communication

What you'll bring:

• Strong Health & Safety leadership and a proactive safety mindset
• Ownership, attention to detail, and strong commercial awareness
• Confident stakeholder communication-from internal handovers to customer updates
• Experience managing delivery across engineering, procurement, and production
• A structured approach to quality planning, documentation, and risk management

The option to be paid Umbrella is avaiable along with flexi-time. Ready to lead high-impact projects safely and professionally?