Technical Project Manager

C&C Group; Greater London, Glasgow, Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company known for brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s. We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead complex strategic projects, ensuring objectives are met within timeframes and budgets while minimising risk.

You will manage governance, documentation and planning, engage stakeholders at all levels, and coordinate cross-functional teams to drive delivery and business change across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience of running complex projects, ideally of a technical theme and compliance/regulatory related.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively at all levels.
• A logical and analytical mindset, with the ability to use data to inform decisions and deliver solutions.
• Experience creating viable project plans and managing tasks through to delivery.
• Experience in process definition, process mapping and process improvement.
• Strong presentation skills and confidence using Microsoft Office, including Visio and Project.
• Knowledge of quality management principles, system processes, value chain and process efficiency.
• One or more project management methodology qualifications at practitioner level, such as Prince2, Agile or Scrum

Responsibilities

• Manage projects through planning to completion within agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Ensure governance, documentation and planning are in place for assigned projects.
• Drive project outcomes through stakeholder engagement, team coordination and project support.
• Organise project support functions to enable successful delivery.
• Provide reporting to the project executive.
• Work with teams across the business and with internal/external suppliers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Planning & scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Process improvement

Data-driven decisions

Education

Prince2/Agile/Scrum

Tools

Visio

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Job description

C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.

The role

As Technical Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing assigned projects from planning through to completion, ensuring the desired outcomes are achieved within agreed timeframes and budgets, while minimising business risk.

You’ll play a central role in keeping projects on track, making sure the right governance, documentation and planning are in place, and ensuring stakeholders are appropriately informed, engaged and consulted throughout.

Key Accountabilities

• Managing projects through to successful completion, ensuring outcomes are delivered within agreed timeframes, cost expectations and with minimal business risk.
• Ensuring appropriate project planning, governance and documentation is in place for assigned projects.
• Driving project outcomes through effective stakeholder engagement, project team coordination and project support.
• Making sure project support functions are organised appropriately to enable successful delivery.
• Managing stakeholder communication and consultation, ensuring the right people are informed and involved at the right time.
• Designing, facilitating and managing required workshops to support project delivery and business change.
• Supporting process mapping, process design and the identification of improved ways of working.
• Providing appropriate reporting to the project executive.
• Working with teams across the business, as well as internal and external suppliers.

About you

You’ll be an experienced Technical Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex strategic projects and working with stakeholders at all levels. Ideally, you’ll bring experience from a transformation, process improvement or business change environment, with the ability to manage priorities, solve problems and keep projects moving forward.

You’ll be confident building relationships across the business and will bring an adaptable communication style, strong empathy and the ability to influence and engage different stakeholder groups.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience of running complex projects, ideally of a technical theme and compliance/ regulatory related
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively at all levels.
• A logical and analytical mindset, with the ability to use data to inform decisions and deliver solutions.
• Experience creating viable project plans and managing tasks through to delivery.
• Experience in process definition, process mapping and process improvement.
• Strong presentation skills and confidence using Microsoft Office, including Visio and Project.
• Knowledge of quality management principles, system processes, value chain and process efficiency.
• One or more project management methodology qualifications at practitioner level, such as Prince2, Agile or Scrum

About Us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.

From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast‑growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.