Project Manager – Engineering

Colchester

Location
Colchester
Job type
Permanent
Posted

Job description

Project Manager
Salary: to £55k
Permanent: Essex
Hybrid working
Join a global engineering organisation delivering complex capital equipment projects across critical infrastructure sectors.
Reporting to the Head of Projects, you will be responsible for delivering multiple projects valued at £1m+, managing schedules, budgets, contractual requirements and project performance from handover through to installation, commissioning and completion.
Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage project schedules, ensuring key milestones and deliverables are achieved.
  • Manage project budgets, forecasts and profitability.
  • Act as a focal point for project communication between internal teams and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate activities across departments to ensure projects are delivered to schedule.
  • Manage project risks, issues, variations and change control.
  • Review contracts, specifications and commercial documentation.
  • Produce project reports and contract cost reviews.
  • Monitor performance against agreed cost, schedule and delivery targets.
  • Support installation, construction and commissioning activities as required.
  • Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with contractual requirements and company safety standards.

Experience Required

  • Delivering complex projects with responsibility for schedules, budgets and project outcomes.
  • Strong project scheduling, planning and programme management expertise.
  • Managing costs, forecasts and commercial performance.
  • Read, analyse and interpret contracts and specifications.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and delivery challenges.
  • Track record of delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality targets.

Desirable

  • Experience working on projects involving large capital equipment.
  • Experience within water, construction, process engineering or similar project-led environments.
  • NEC contract experience.

If you are an experienced Project Manager with the skills and experience outlined above and are seeking a hybrid position within a global engineering organisation, we would like to hear from you

Advert last confirmed live on 4 October 2026 · Partner reference 225577650