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Senior Project Manager - Pharmaceutical Equipment
Job summary
A recruitment agency in the UK seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager for a pivotal role in pharmaceutical engineering in Liverpool. The position involves taking ownership of high-value projects, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering, experience in project management, and a strong focus on customer satisfaction. This role offers a salary between £55,000 and £65,000, with remote work options on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Extensive experience managing engineering or manufacturing projects.
- Experience delivering capital equipment or turnkey solutions.
- Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of bespoke pharmaceutical engineering projects.
- Lead planning, scheduling, and budgeting activities across projects.
- Serve as the main point of contact for clients and coordinate internal teams.
Skills
Education
Tools
Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Liverpool
Salary: £55,000-£65,000
This is a pivotal role for an experienced Project Manager looking to take ownership of high-value, technically complex projects in the pharmaceutical engineering sector. You'll join a collaborative and agile team environment, where your leadership will directly influence project success and customer satisfaction.
- Take full ownership of bespoke pharmaceutical engineering projects from initial handover to client delivery
- Lead planning, scheduling, and budgeting activities across multiple concurrent projects
- Define scope, deliverables, and key milestones with internal teams and clients
- Identify and manage project risks, changes, and issues effectively
- Serve as the main point of contact for clients, ensuring consistent and professional communication
- Coordinate internal teams across Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, and Quality to ensure timely execution
- Oversee FATs, site installations, and commissioning activities
- Ensure all project documentation and deliverables meet regulatory and technical requirements
- Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control
- Support negotiation and management of scope changes, variations, and commercial agreements
- Ensure projects are delivered in full compliance with GMP, ISO 9001, and relevant safety standards
- Lead and contribute to continuous improvement in project delivery processes
- Set an example in leadership, communication, and professionalism within the project delivery team
- Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline
- Extensive experience managing engineering or manufacturing projects
- Experience delivering capital equipment or turnkey solutions (pharma or process industries ideal)
- Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) is desirable
- Comfortable working in SME environments with a hands-on, adaptable approach
- Strong background in cross-functional project coordination
- Proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
- Commercially aware, with solid budgeting and forecasting experience
- Knowledge of GMP, ISO 9001, and regulated industry compliance standards
- Proficiency in project planning tools such as Microsoft Project
- Clear customer focus and proactive expectation management
Salary: £55,000-£65,000 depending on experience
Pension: 4% employer / 4% employee contributions
Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays
- RAC Breakdown Cover
- Death in Service (4x salary)
- Income Protection for long-term sickness
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)Discounts at major retailers
- Access to a comprehensive health & wellbeing app (virtual GP, mental health support,lifestyle advice)
Remote on Wednesdays and Fridays
- Start between 7:30-9:30 AM, finish between 4:00-5:30 PM
- Option to finish at 1 PM on Fridays by accruing time
- 5 flexible remote working days per year (bookable on any day)
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