Senior Project Manager- Food Processing & Industrial Automation
St Ives, Cambridgeshire (with frequent UK & international travel to client sites)
£50,000 - £70,000
Permanent | Full-Time
Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Rise10 Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with an established and internationally recognised engineering business to recruit an experienced Senior Project Manager.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a company that designs and delivers bespoke food production and processing solutions for customers across the globe. With projects spanning multiple food sectors and installations in over 60 countries, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering complex, high-value engineering projects from concept through to commissioning.
The Role
As Senior Project Manager, you'll take ownership of major engineering projects throughout their full lifecycle, including:
- Leading projects from contract award through to installation, commissioning and final customer sign-off.
- Developing and managing detailed project plans, budgets, milestones and risk registers.
- Acting as the primary point of contact for customers throughout each project.
- Working closely with Sales, Design, Manufacturing and Installation teams to deliver bespoke engineering solutions.
- Presenting technical concepts, layouts and project updates to customers and key stakeholders.
- Managing project profitability while identifying opportunities for additional revenue.
- Coordinating manufacturing schedules and installation activities to meet project deadlines.
- Supporting on-site installation and commissioning activities when required.
- Ensuring all documentation, technical records and project reporting are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
- Driving continuous improvement across project delivery, product design and manufacturing processes.
Essential
- Degree or HND qualification in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- Significant Project Management experience within capital equipment, industrial automation, food processing machinery or a similar engineering environment.
- Proven success delivering complex, high-value engineering projects from concept through to on-site commissioning.
- Strong commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets and customer relationships.
- Experience specifying mechanical equipment such as conveying systems, motors, pneumatics and fabricated structures.
- Experience using CAD software (SolidWorks preferred) and project planning software such as MS Project.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
Desirable
- Experience within the food processing or food manufacturing sector.
- Knowledge of hygiene design principles and food industry standards.
- Experience with electrical and pneumatic control systems.
- Sheet metal fabrication or manufacturing knowledge.
- Formal Project Management qualification (Prince2, PMP or equivalent).
If you're an experienced Senior Project Manager with a background in engineering, industrial automation or food processing machinery, and you're looking for your next challenge with an innovative and growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
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