Contract Project Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Redline Group Ltd
£400 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
Hertfordshire
Summary: The role of Contract Project Manager (Automation) involves overseeing the full lifecycle delivery of automation projects for a well-established provider of warehouse automation solutions in Hertfordshire. The successful candidate will manage cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and ensure projects are completed on time and within budget. This position requires a strong background in automation and project management, particularly in logistics and material handling environments. The role is exempt from IR35, allowing for operation via a personal service company if desired.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the full lifecycle delivery of automation projects.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage stakeholders.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
- Collaborate closely with design, installation, commissioning, and client teams across multiple sites.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Project Manager within automation, intralogistics, or material handling environments.
- Strong background delivering projects involving technologies such as conveyors, ASRS, shuttle systems, AMRs, robotics, or warehouse automation solutions.
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders including internal teams, subcontractors, and end clients.
- Demonstrable experience managing project budgets, timelines, risk, and resource allocation.
- Strong understanding of full project lifecycle from design through to installation and commissioning.
- Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, and software engineering functions.
- Experience working within systems integrators or automation solution providers highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills at all levels.
- Relevant engineering or project management qualification desirable.
- Prince2, APM, PMP or equivalent - advantageous.
- SMSTS or equivalent site-based safety certification - beneficial.
Salary (Rate): £400/day
City: Hertfordshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Project Management
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contract Project Manager (Automation) to join our customer on a long-term project based in Hertfordshire. As our client is considered exempt for IR35 purposes, the successful candidate will be responsible for assessing IR35 status should you wish to operate via your own PSC. Our customer is a well-established and growing provider of warehouse automation and systems integration solutions, delivering complex, high-value projects across logistics, manufacturing, and distribution environments. Due to continued growth and multiple project wins, they are seeking an experienced contractor to support the delivery of several large-scale automation programmes. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle delivery of automation projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This will involve close collaboration with design, installation, commissioning, and client teams across multiple sites.
Key Skills / Experience Required Contract Project Manager Automation, based in Hertfordshire Proven experience as a Project Manager within automation, intralogistics, or material handling environmentsStrong background delivering projects involving technologies such as conveyors, ASRS, shuttle systems, AMRs, robotics, or warehouse automation solutionsExperience managing multiple stakeholders including internal teams, subcontractors, and end clientsDemonstrable experience managing project budgets, timelines, risk, and resource allocationStrong understanding of full project lifecycle from design through to installation and commissioningAbility to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, and software engineering functionsExperience working within systems integrators or automation solution providers highly desirableExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills at all levels Qualifications / Training Relevant engineering or project management qualification desirablePrince2, APM, PMP or equivalent - advantageousSMSTS or equivalent site-based safety certification - beneficial For more information or to apply for this Contract Project Manager (Automation) position in Hertfordshire, please contact Kieran Pratt at (url removed) Or call (phone number removed), quoting reference KDP1055