Project Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 13 August 2025

LOCATION

Burton-upon-Trent

TYPE

Full-time

LEVEL

Mid-Senior level

SKILLS

Project Management Communication Skills Leadership Skills Engineering MS Office Budget Management Planning Health and Safety

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

A Project Manager is needed to join the Delstron team in Burton-upon-Trent. The role involves leading projects, interpreting customer requirements, coordinating subcontractors, managing budgets, and ensuring adherence to deadlines and safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

Project lead for assigned projects and work packages.
Interpret customer requirements and flow to design, hardware selection and outsourced work packages.
Coordinate sub-contractor work packages.
Host regular core team meetings and customer project reviews.
Planning and execution of assigned projects in accordance with key dates, milestones, budget and Company procedures.
Implementation and maintaining project management tools, including action logs, request for information logs, risk registers, etc.
Plan installation activity and coordination of the site delivery team.
Lead commissioning, start up and performance test activities, ensuring a seamless handover to customers.
Mentor and provide guidance and support to the junior members of the project delivery team as and when required.
Support generation and maintenance of engineering standards to drive a consistent technical approach to projects.
Drive quality and continuous improvement,
Be responsible for your own health and safety as well as those around you.

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills

Formal qualification in an engineering discipline
Proven experience delivering projects in the industry
Excellent communication and people skills
Good decision making and leadership skills
Good planning, administrative and organisational skills
Ability to manage several tasks concurrently and meet deadlines
Ability to manage budgets and resources and understand procurement procedures
Be hard working and conscientious
Ability to work calmly under pressure
Ability to work on own initiative, be self-motivated and work as part of a team without constant supervision
Ability to mentor, lead and motivate others
Exceptional attention to detail
Advanced MS Office skills, including use of MS Project
Understanding of relevant health and safety legislation
Hold a valid driving licence
Prepared to be trained for new skills and gain extensive project delivery experience and expertise
Prepared to stay away when required

About

We currently have a vacancy for a Project Manager to join the Delstron Team at our office, in Burton-upon-Trent.

Be an accountable, senior member of a project delivery team, delivering process engineering solutions within the Dairy, Food and Beverage industries. Perform role of project lead, with responsibility for the success of all projects and work packages that are assigned to you. Lead project team and coordinate cross functionally between all internal disciplines, contractors and suppliers that are involved in your projects and hold a responsibility for their performance.

Responsibilities:

Project lead for assigned projects and work packages.
Interpret customer requirements and flow to design, hardware selection and outsourced work packages.
Coordinate sub-contractor work packages.
Host regular core team meetings and customer project reviews.
planning and execution of assigned projects in accordance with key dates, milestones, budget and Company procedures.
implementation and maintaining project management tools, including action logs, request for information logs, risk registers, etc.
Plan installation activity and coordination of the site delivery team.
Lead commissioning, start up and performance test activities, ensuring a seamless handover to customers.
Mentor and provide guidance and support to the junior members of the project delivery team as and when required.
Support generation and maintenance of engineering standards to drive a consistent technical approach to projects.
Drive quality and continuous improvement,
Be responsible for your own health and safety as well as those around you.

Requirements:

Essential:

Formal qualification in an engineering discipline
Proven experience delivering projects in the industry
Excellent communication and people skills
Good decision making and leadership skills
Good planning, administrative and organisational skills
Ability to manage several tasks concurrently and meet deadlines
Ability to manage budgets and resources and understand procurement procedures
Be hard working and conscientious
Ability to work calmly under pressure
Ability to work on own initiative, be self-motivated and work as part of a team without constant supervision
Ability to mentor, lead and motivate others
Exceptional attention to detail
Advanced MS Office skills, including use of MS Project
Understanding of relevant health and safety legislation
Hold a valid driving licence
Prepared to be trained for new skills and gain extensive project delivery experience and expertise
Prepared to stay away when required

Desirable:

Previous experience in Engineering or Maintenance Management
Project management skills
Management/leadership qualification
Proficient in the use of CAD
Experience in creating P & ID drawings and 3D modelling
Managing health and safety qualifications IOSH/NEBOSH
Knowledge of current and applicable regulations and directives, CDM, PED, etc.
Previous experience of working within food, drink and allied sectors

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