Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Accrington, Lancashire BB5 4EF

Salary: Permanent: £45k to £60k per annum.

Working Hours: 38 hours per week

About the Role

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex bespoke machinery and special purpose equipment projects. You will take ownership of projects from order intake through design engineering, manufacture, and final delivery, ensuring successful outcomes for both the customer and the business. This role requires a commercially aware Project Manager with a strong background in technical manufacturing environments, ideally involving the design, build and delivery of custom machinery or capital equipment. Projects involve the design and manufacture of bespoke automated machinery and engineered equipment, delivered from concept through to build, factory acceptance testing and final customer handover.

Key Responsibilities

Take full ownership of end-to-end delivery of bespoke machinery projects
Manage project schedules, costs, resources, and technical delivery
Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams including mechanical design, electrical, controls, and manufacturing
Act as the primary customer interface, managing technical discussions and project updates
Identify and manage project risks, scope changes, and commercial implications
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to specification
Support key project milestones including design reviews, build phases, FAT, and delivery

Required Experience

10 years’ experience in Project Management within an engineering or technical manufacturing environment
Proven experience delivering bespoke machinery, special purpose machinery, automation systems, or capital equipment
Strong understanding of engineering design, manufacturing processes, and project delivery
Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Comfortable operating in a customer-facing project leadership role
Experience in MOD contracts would be beneficia but not essential

This contract would suit a hands-on Project Manager who enjoys working closely with engineering teams and taking ownership of technically challenging bespoke machinery projects.

Benefits

Company pension scheme
259 hrs holiday per year
Flexible working patterns
Health Cash Plan (after successful completion of probationary period)
Death in Service Benefit (3 x annual salary)
Free on-site parking

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