Project Manager in Preston on the Hill, Borough of Halton

Project Manager – Electrical Engineering Projects – Cheshire – £60–75k

+++ Growing engineering solutions provider +++ Varied capital projects +++ Modern, high-spec offices +++ Chartered status support +++ Career progression +++

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to join a growing Cheshire-based engineering solutions provider delivering technical projects for blue-chip customers across the process, utilities, manufacturing and nuclear sectors.

This Project Manager opportunity is open to candidates from a broader range of supplier-side engineering businesses, including Tier 2 engineering solutions providers, EC&I contractors, electrical engineering contractors, systems integrators, OEMs and capital equipment suppliers. Experience of delivering PLC, SCADA or controls software projects is not essential.

What matters is a proven ability to deliver customer projects where electrical engineering or electrical installation works form the primary technical discipline, alongside strong commercial awareness and ownership of project delivery.

Key skills and experience required for the Project Manager role include:

• Experience managing engineering projects for external customers in a supplier-side or contracting environment
• A track record delivering projects with substantial electrical engineering, electrical installation, EC&I or instrumentation scope
• Ability to manage projects from contract award, scope and design through procurement, installation, commissioning and handover
• Commercial responsibility for budgets, project costs, variations, stage payments and contractual commitments
• Confident customer and stakeholder management, with the ability to coordinate engineering teams, suppliers and site resources
• Experience of controls or automation projects would be useful, but specific PLC or SCADA software delivery experience is not required
• APM, PRINCE2 or similar project management qualification would be advantageous
• Full UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK without sponsorship

Key responsibilities for the Project Manager include:

• Take ownership of electrical engineering-led projects from contract award to final customer handover
• Manage programme, scope, engineering deliverables, procurement, budgets and resources
• Coordinate electrical and multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors and customer-site activities
• Monitor costs, manage variations and maintain project profitability
• Identify delivery risks, resolve technical and commercial issues and keep customers informed
• Oversee installation, testing, commissioning and project close-out as required

The successful Project Manager will join a business that has grown consistently over a number of years. The position has been created to support continued expansion, with the opportunity to deliver varied engineering projects rather than work in one industry alone.

The package is £60–75k depending on experience. The upper end is intended fo