Senior Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Market Drayton is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee the strategic reconfiguration of its manufacturing facility. This role is crucial for enhancing operational efficiency and safety through effective leadership, stakeholder engagement, and meticulous risk management. With a competitive salary and opportunities for career progression, this position promises to be both challenging and rewarding.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus

Benefits package

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex capital projects in a live manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of factory layout design and process flow.
• Experience with reconfiguration or brownfield redevelopment projects is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major facility reconfiguration project.
• Collaborate with internal teams and manage external contractors.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project governance

Risk management

Health & safety compliance

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Project

Prince2

Agile

Job description

Job Description

Senior Project Manager

Manufacturing Facility Reconfiguration

Shropshire

£65,000 - £70,000 + Package

Are you a seasoned Project Manager with a strong background in manufacturing and facility reconfiguration? Do you thrive on complex challenges and delivering high-impact capital projects in dynamic environments? If so, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the strategic reconfiguration of a manufacturing facility in Market Drayton. This role is pivotal to ensuring the successful delivery of a large-scale transformation project, designed to enhance efficiency, scalability, and safety within our operations.

You will take ownership of the full project lifecycle—from planning and stakeholder engagement to execution, risk management, and commissioning—while ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major facility reconfiguration project.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Operations, Engineering, HSE, and Supply Chain teams.
• Manage external contractors, consultants, and vendors.
• Develop and manage project timelines, budgets, and resource plans.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while maintaining compliance with all relevant regulations.
• Provide clear and regular reporting to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Champion best practices in project governance, health & safety, and change management.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience managing complex capital projects in a live manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of factory layout design, equipment installation, utilities, and process flow.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.
• Experience with reconfiguration or brownfield redevelopment projects is highly desirable.
• Proficient in project management tools and methodologies (e.g., MS Project, Prince2, Agile).
• Engineering or technical background (degree or equivalent experience).

What We Offer

• An opportunity to lead a high-profile project with long-term strategic value.
• A collaborative, supportive team environment.
• Competitive salary, performance-related bonus, and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career progression within a growing organisation.