Project Manager in Huddersfield, Kirklees

Project Manager

Salary: £45,000–£55,000, plus a 10% performance-related bonus and a yearly increase
Hours: 38.75 hours per week with flexible start and finish times
Working arrangement: Site-based

Join an engineering business delivering specialist pharmaceutical containment equipment, with a growing pipeline that includes projects in the nuclear sector.

You’ll manage projects from sales handover through design, manufacture, testing, installation and commissioning, taking ownership of delivery, customer relationships and commercial performance.

The role

• Deliver projects against agreed budgets, schedules, quality and safety requirements.

• Coordinate mechanical and electrical design, procurement, fabrication, assembly and commissioning teams.

• Act as the main customer contact, managing expectations, progress updates and project changes.

• Monitor costs, forecasts, invoicing and risks, protecting project profitability.

• Lead project reviews, support acceptance testing and manage successful handover and closure.

About you

• A track record of managing engineering projects and delivering against time, cost and performance targets.

• Experience with air movement, ventilation, air handling or filtration equipment.

• Strong customer communication, coordination and commercial skills.

• A HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent qualification.

• An understanding of mechanical and electrical/control systems.

Experience with bespoke machinery, pharmaceutical equipment or containment systems would be valuable. Candidates with transferable airflow experience and a demonstrated ability to learn quickly are also encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• 10% performance-related bonus.

• Flexible hours, with core hours of 9.30am–3.30pm and the option to finish from 1.45pm on Fridays when weekly hours have been completed.

• 24 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after one year, then by one day every five years of service, up to 30 days.

• Christmas and New Year shutdown.

• Westfield personal healthcare.

• Life cover from your first day.

• Pension with total contributions of 9%.

• Free parking.

This is a site-based role. Occasional home working may be agreed at the manager’s discretion.

If you feel you tick most of the boxes above but miss the mark on some others, you are still encouraged to apply.