Projects Team Manager
Posted 2 weeks ago by New Resource Group
£85,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Westbury, Wiltshire
Summary: The Projects Team Manager will lead and develop project delivery capabilities within a global engineering and manufacturing organization. This leadership role involves overseeing a portfolio of complex manufacturing projects while managing and mentoring a team of project managers. The position requires ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards, while aligning with broader business objectives. The role offers opportunities for career development in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of project managers and project teams
- Oversee a portfolio of manufacturing and engineering projects
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards
- Allocate and manage resources across multiple projects
- Establish and maintain project governance, processes, and best practices
- Monitor project performance, risks, and dependencies
- Provide clear reporting and updates to senior stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement across project delivery and execution
- Support strategic planning and alignment of project activities with business goals
- Ensure compliance with relevant safety, legal, and regulatory requirements
- Oversee project close-out, including lessons learned and handover
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in project or programme management within a manufacturing, engineering, or industrial environment
- Experience leading or mentoring project managers or delivery teams
- Strong understanding of project governance, budgeting, and risk management
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global business environment
- Experience within sectors such as oil & gas, chemicals, or heavy industry (desirable)
- Formal project management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP) (desirable)
- Background in mechanical, process, or industrial engineering (desirable)
Salary (Rate): £85,000/year
City: Westbury
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Engineering
Job Title: Projects Team Manager
Location: South East UK (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
About the Opportunity
We are working with a well-established, global engineering and manufacturing organisation that delivers high-performance solutions into critical industrial sectors. Due to continued growth and investment, they are looking to appoint a Projects Team Manager to lead and develop their project delivery capability.
This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to oversee a portfolio of complex manufacturing projects while managing and mentoring a team of project managers.
The Role
As Projects Team Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects within a manufacturing environment. You will provide leadership, structure, and strategic direction across the project function, ensuring alignment with wider business objectives.
You will play a central role in driving performance, improving delivery processes, and ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of project managers and project teams
- Oversee a portfolio of manufacturing and engineering projects
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards
- Allocate and manage resources across multiple projects
- Establish and maintain project governance, processes, and best practices
- Monitor project performance, risks, and dependencies
- Provide clear reporting and updates to senior stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement across project delivery and execution
- Support strategic planning and alignment of project activities with business goals
- Ensure compliance with relevant safety, legal, and regulatory requirements
- Oversee project close-out, including lessons learned and handover
About You
Proven experience in project or programme management within a manufacturing, engineering, or industrial environment
Experience leading or mentoring project managers or delivery teams
Strong understanding of project governance, budgeting, and risk management
Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global business environment
Desirable
Experience within sectors such as oil & gas, chemicals, or heavy industry
Formal project management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP)
Background in mechanical, process, or industrial engineering
What’s on Offer
Competitive salary and benefits package
Flexible and hybrid working options
Opportunity to work on complex, high-value engineering projects
Career development within a global organisation
Supportive and collaborative working environment
If you're an experienced project leader looking to step into a broader leadership role with real impact, we’d be keen to hear from you.