Technical Project Manager

Vantage Consulting; Daresbury; Sur place; GBP 63 000 - 77 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 Days Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Personal Development Plans

Résumé du poste

Vantage Consulting is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a growing engineering business specialising in industrial automation and control systems. This role focuses on delivering automation projects and managing key client relationships.

Based in Daresbury / Reading area, you will own project budgets, schedules, technical specs, and ensure commercial performance while developing teams and supporting business growth.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience in the controls and automation industry.
• Strong understanding of PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems.
• Experience delivering automation projects to budgets and timescales.
• Excellent communication and leadership with stakeholders.
• Engineering or automation degree or equivalent qualifications.

Responsabilités

• Deliver control and automation projects from enquiry to completion.
• Manage budgets, schedules, specifications and commercial performance.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and drive repeat business.
• Provide technical and commercial leadership through project lifecycle.
• Oversee project teams and support their development.
• Identify and manage risks, challenges and client requirements.
• Support tendering, cost estimates and technical proposals.
• Collaborate with senior management on business development.
• Act as primary client contact to resolve technical and commercial issues.

Connaissances

Project Management

Industrial Automation

PLC / HMI / SCADA

Budget & Financial Management

Leadership & Stakeholder Mgmt

Communication

Formation

Engineering degree

Description du poste

Project Manager - Controls & Automation

Location: Daresbury / Theale (Reading)

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme & Personal Development Plans

About the Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to join a well-established and growing engineering business specialising in industrial automation and control systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Project Manager with a strong technical background to take ownership of automation projects, manage key client relationships and contribute to the continued growth of the business.

The company delivers control and automation solutions across a range of industries, including Water, Utilities, Food & Beverage, FMCG, Manufacturing and Process Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the successful delivery of control and automation projects from initial enquiry through to completion.


• Take responsibility for project budgets, programmes, technical specifications and commercial performance.


• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.


• Provide technical and commercial leadership throughout the project lifecycle.


• Oversee project teams, supporting their technical, commercial and professional development.


• Identify and manage project risks, operational challenges and client requirements.


• Support tender preparation, cost estimates and technical proposal reviews.


• Work closely with senior management to support business development and strategic growth.


• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, resolving technical and commercial issues.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Proven experience in Project Management within the Controls & Automation industry.


• Strong technical understanding of industrial control systems, including PLC, HMI and SCADA technologies.


• Demonstrable experience delivering automation projects to agreed budgets, timescales and specifications.


• Strong commercial awareness, including project financial management and cost control.


• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.


• Relevant engineering or automation qualifications, ideally degree level.

Desirable:

• Experience delivering projects within the Water, Utilities, FMCG, Food & Beverage or Process industries.


• Knowledge of automation platforms such as Siemens, Rockwell or AVEVA/Wonderware.


• Previous experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.


• Experience supporting tendering, proposals and business development.


• Relevant professional engineering or project management memberships.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £70,000 per annum


• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays


• Company pension scheme


• Structured personal development plans


• Internal and external training opportunities


• Clear opportunities for career progression


• Long-term project pipeline within a growing engineering business


• Supportive working environment with a strong focus on employee wellbeing