Project Manager

As a Project Manager, you’ll manage and expedite projects from receipt of the customer order through manufacture, delivery and close-out, ensuring contractual requirements, agreed delivery dates and expected outputs are met. You’ll coordinate purchasing, suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams, while building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders across the business. Reviewing specifications, drawings and revisions, you’ll help clarify requirements, coordinate with the Project Quality Engineer and maintain effective project plans, meetings and progress reports. You’ll monitor costs, forecasts, margins, risks and delivery commitments; manage changes and negotiate variation orders; and identify opportunities to improve cost control and profitability while protecting customer relationships. You’ll also maintain accurate project information in the ERP system, lead lessons-learned activities where appropriate, and work in line with company policies and health, safety and environmental requirements.

What you'll be doing

• Manage & expedite assigned projects from receipt of customer order through manufacture, delivery and close-out, ensuring purchase-order requirements, agreed delivery dates and expected outputs are met.
• Expedite all direct purchasing activities required for assigned projects, including raw material and subcontract activities; coordination of suppliers and subcontractors, monitor commitments and expedite activity as needed.
• Build & maintain effective working relationships with customers, suppliers and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate project activity across the business, working collaboratively with colleagues and project contributors who do not report directly to the role.
• Coordinate project delivery with the relevant Project Quality Engineer, sharing project information and aligning activities as required.
• Review customer specifications, engineering drawings and revisions to understand project executables, and coordinate clarification of any discrepancies with relevant stakeholders.
• Use and maintain agreed project-planning tools.
• Arrange, chair and/or attend project meetings, including customer meetings and site visits where required.
• Create, submit, maintain and circulate project plans, progress updates and other status reports where required.
• Monitor actual and committed costs against the project budget or baseline, maintain forecasts, and report live margin and profitability. Highlight variances, risks and opportunities to the relevant stakeholders.
• Manage changes to project requirements and prepare, submit and negotiate variation orders.
• Identify and report project risks, track progress and take appropriate action to help mitigate delays or other issues affecting delivery. · Maintain accurate project, purchasing and cost information in the company ERP system.
• Seek opportunities to manage project costs and improve profitability while protecting and developing customer relationships.
• Lead lessons-learned workshops where applicable, to ensure key learnings are recognised within the business, to support continuous improvement.
• Work in a safe manner and comply with the company’s Health, Safety & Environmental Policy.
• Follow relevant company policies, procedures and practices.
• Carry out any other duties not listed above that may reasonably be expected of the role, including but not limited to, providing business cover for your associated Project Quality Engineer counterpart during leave / absence, to support business continuity.

Who we're looking for

We’re looking for someone with project planning and coordination experience, strong communication and relationship-building skills, and a solid understanding of manufacturing—particularly machine-shop environments. Experience in sectors such as aerospace, civil nuclear or defence would be valuable. You’ll be confident interpreting customer specifications and engineering drawings, using ERP systems, and monitoring project costs, margins and profitability. You’ll also bring strong commercial awareness, analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt, meet tight deadlines and influence colleagues across the business. A relevant engineering degree is preferred, though candidates with an engineering apprenticeship or time-served machining experience will also be considered. A full UK driving licence is required, as the role involves occasional travel to customer and supplier sites.

Benefits

Wellbeing app (Employee Assistance Program)

Holiday buy & sell

Car scheme

Competitive pay

Enhanced pension

Training & development

Successful candidates will be required to undergo BPSS clearance as part of the onboarding process.