Project Manager

Project Manager

Location: UK (with occasional international travel)

Sector: Advanced Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering

Job Type: Permanent

We are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to lead a strategically important operational programme within a UK-based manufacturing environment.

This role will oversee a complex, multi-phase project involving equipment, processes, and cross-functional coordination. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring activities are delivered safely, on time, and within budget, while maintaining operational continuity and stakeholder alignment.

This is a high-visibility role requiring strong leadership, discretion, and structured programme management capability.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will:

• Lead and coordinate a structured operational change programme across manufacturing functions
• Manage project plans covering equipment, assets, workflows, and process transitions
• Work closely with engineering, production, supply chain, quality, and senior stakeholders
• Oversee timelines, budgets, risk registers, and mitigation strategies
• Coordinate external suppliers, contractors, and specialist partners
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and regulatory standards
• Manage logistics and sequencing of technical activities to minimise operational disruption
• Provide clear reporting to senior leadership on progress, risks, and delivery milestones
• Support knowledge transfer and operational readiness activities
• Travel occasionally to international locations to align with group stakeholders and technical partners

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering complex industrial or manufacturing projects
• Background in machinery installation, equipment relocation, or operational change programmes highly desirable
• Strong understanding of manufacturing environments and engineering processes
• Demonstrable experience managing multi-disciplinary stakeholders
• Comfortable operating within sensitive or business-critical programmes
• Structured approach to risk, budget, and timeline control
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence at senior level
• Willingness to travel internationally on occasion

Key Attributes

• Highly organised and delivery-focused
• Calm under pressure
• Commercially aware
• Professional and discreet
• Able to balance strategic oversight with practical execution

This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering a significant operational programme within a well-established manufacturing organisation.