Engineering Project Manager

Job Description:

This business has enjoyed fantastic growth in recent years. They provide niche solutions to their client base across the world and make looking after their staff a priority.

As demand for their solutions are increasing, they require an Engineering Project Manager, to work within their fast-paced project team. 

Engineering Project Manager, Package, Hours and Benefits

• £50,000 - £58,000 dependent on experience
• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Gross profit-based bonus scheme
• 8:30am - 5pm (flexibility can be given), with an earlier finish on Friday’s 
• 33 days holiday

Commutable From: Leicester, Hinckley, Loughborough, Nuneaton, Melton Mowbray, Kettering, Corby, Rugby, Northampton, Coventry

Role Overview

The Engineering Project Manager will take full responsibility for the planning, coordination and delivery of systems and solutions sold by the technical sales team, from order handover through to completion, final acceptance and close-out. 

Projects will vary in size and complexity, ranging from relatively small systems through to multi-disciplinary projects valued at a combined annual value in the millions. 

Essential Experience, Skills & Attributes

• Proven background in an Engineering Project Manager role, delivering capital equipment or complex industrial systems from order handover through installation, commissioning and formal project close-out.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple live projects simultaneously, including programme planning, resource coordination and effective prioritisation across competing demands.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience controlling project budgets, managing costs, protecting margins and handling variations and scope changes.
• Sound understanding of project risk management, including the identification, assessment and mitigation of technical, commercial, programme and site-related risks.
• Experience coordinating internal engineering teams and external suppliers, subcontractors and service partners to deliver projects safely, on time and to specification.
• Clear understanding of health and safety obligations within an engineering or construction environment, including RAMS, subcontractor compliance and site-based risk management, working closely with an H&S function.
• Technically capable and customer-focused, with the ability to review engineering designs and drawings, interpret AutoCAD or 3D documentation, communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders, and apply a logical, organised and problem-solving approach under pressure.

Key Responsibilities – but not limited to

• The Engineering Project Manager will take full ownership of engineering projects from sales handover through to installation, commissioning and final close-out, acting as the primary customer interface throughout delivery.
• Manage multiple live projects concurrently, planning programmes, resources, suppliers, subcontractors and site activities to ensure safe, timely and compliant delivery.
• Review and validate technical scope, designs, calculations and assumptions in collaboration with sales and engineering teams, identifying and managing project risks prior to and during execution.
• Coordinate internal teams including design, commissioning, logistics and H&S, ensuring drawings, fabrication documentation and technical information are accurate and suitable for manufacture and installation.
• Lead installation and commissioning activities, managing sequencing, site readiness, permits, access requirements and coordination with customer stakeholders.
• Drive clear communication, documentation and formal project close-out, capturing lessons learned and supporting continuous improvement in project delivery and customer experience.

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

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