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:
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Lead and coordinate a structured operational change programme across manufacturing functions
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Manage project plans covering equipment, assets, workflows, and process transitions
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Work closely with engineering, production, supply chain, quality, and senior stakeholders
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Oversee timelines, budgets, risk registers, and mitigation strategies
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Coordinate external suppliers, contractors, and specialist partners
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Ensure compliance with health, safety, and regulatory standards
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Manage logistics and sequencing of technical activities to minimise operational disruption
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Provide clear reporting to senior leadership on progress, risks, and delivery milestones
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Support knowledge transfer and operational readiness activities
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Travel occasionally to international locations to align with group stakeholders and technical partners
What We’re Looking For
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Proven experience delivering complex industrial or manufacturing projects
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Background in machinery installation, equipment relocation, or operational change programmes highly desirable
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Strong understanding of manufacturing environments and engineering processes
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Demonstrable experience managing multi-disciplinary stakeholders
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Comfortable operating within sensitive or business-critical programmes
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Structured approach to risk, budget, and timeline control
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Confident communicator with the ability to influence at senior level
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Willingness to travel internationally on occasion
Key Attributes
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Highly organised and delivery-focused
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Calm under pressure
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Commercially aware
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Professional and discreet
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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
Salary description
£30.00 - £50.00 per hour