Project Manager

Project Manager – Refrigeration

£60,000–£80,000 + Car / Allowance + 26 Days Holiday + Medical

Food & Beverage | Pharmaceutical | Process

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the full lifecycle delivery of complex industrial refrigeration and cooling engineering projects valued from £500K to £5M+.

Working for a large, established engineering business, you will manage technically challenging and bespoke projects incorporating compressors, process pipework, heat exchangers, pumps, heating & cooling systems and associated process equipment.

You will take projects from initial handover and engineering through to procurement, manufacture, site installation, commissioning and final customer acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

• Full project ownership from scope through design, procurement, installation and commissioning.
• Manage projects across food & beverage, pharmaceutical, power generation and process industries.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, subcontractors and site activities.
• Manage project programmes, budgets, forecasts, risks and key deliverables.
• Drive commercial performance, including cost control, variations, change management and protection of project margin.
• Act as a key customer interface, managing expectations and resolving technical and commercial issues.
• Review and interpret P&IDs, PFDs, GAs, specifications and mechanical/process engineering documentation.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required technical and quality standards.

About You

• Mechanical, Chemical, Process or Building Services Engineering qualification, or equivalent technical background.
• Proven experience managing industrial engineering projects in the £500K–£5M+ range.
• Strong technical understanding of mechanical/process plant and equipment.
• Commercially astute with experience of budgets, forecasting, variations and contract management.
• Confident managing customers, contractors, suppliers and engineering teams.
• Experience within process engineering, industrial contracting, EPC, packaged equipment or turnkey engineering would be particularly relevant.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Project Manager to join an established engineering business delivering high-value, bespoke industrial projects for major customers.

Package:

• Salary £60,000–£80,000
• Car / Allowance
• 26 Days Holiday
• Medical