Senior Project Manager

We Are Footprint; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is looking for a Senior Project Manager to oversee the strategic reconfiguration of their facility in Market Drayton. This pivotal role involves managing complex capital projects, ensuring efficiency and safety, while collaborating with various internal teams and external contractors. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management within a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and risk management.

Benefits

Competitive salary and performance-related bonus

Opportunities for career progression

Collaborative, supportive team environment

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major facility reconfiguration project.
• Develop and manage project timelines, budgets, and resource plans.
• Provide clear and regular reporting to senior leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Risk Management

Project Governance

Education

Engineering or Technical Degree

Tools

MS Project

Prince2

Agile

Job description

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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 preferred (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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Construction

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