UK Project Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Sowerby Bridge
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Management & Operations
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SKILLS

Project management Technical drawing interpretation AutoCAD ERP systems Stakeholder management Budget management Risk assessment (RAMS) Installation coordination

FULL DESCRIPTION

UK Project Manager

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a UK Project Manager to join their Projects department. The role is based in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, and involves nationwide travel to project sites. The successful candidate will manage stage engineering and drapery installation projects from initiation to completion.

Overview

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] supplies, manufactures, and installs products for the entertainment and events industry. The company's core business is flame-retardant fabrics and high-end technical and decorative drapery. Over the last 15 years, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has grown its stage engineering solutions through its Projects department. The company's products are found worldwide in school auditoriums, TV studios, live entertainment venues, and prestigious performing arts venues. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] values Customer, Excellence, Innovation, Partnerships, and Pride.

Role Purpose

The UK Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordination, commercial management, and technical delivery of projects involving stage engineering systems, stage machinery, and show or creative drapery installations. The role requires collaboration with sales, estimating, design, finance, and site installation teams to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget. The Project Manager is the primary client contact and is office-based in Sowerby Bridge with regular travel.

Key Accountabilities

  • Commercial Management: Manage budgets, forecast costs, maintain profit margins, track costs, manage invoicing, handle variations.
  • Pre-Contract and Technical Support: Support sales and estimating teams, attend site visits, provide guidance on installation duration and resources.
  • Design and Technical Coordination: Work with design teams, ensure installations align with technical drawings, coordinate submissions.
  • Site Installation and Safety: Coordinate installations, ensure safety planning including RAMS and Daily Activity Briefings.
  • Client and Stakeholder Management: Act as primary liaison, attend meetings, manage expectations.
  • Cross-Department Collaboration: Work with Sales, Estimating, Design, Engineering, Finance, and Installation teams.
  • Project Delivery: Develop programmes, monitor progress, identify risks, coordinate resources.

Skills & Experience

Essential: Experience delivering projects from initiation to completion, managing large and multiple projects, interpreting technical drawings, familiarity with AutoCAD or equivalent CAD software, producing project programmes, using ERP systems, understanding engineered systems, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, strong organisational and communication skills. Desirable: Experience in theatre engineering, entertainment technology, stage machinery, or show drapery installations; construction site safety; RAMS preparation. Qualifications: Degree level or equivalent, recognised Project Management qualification highly desirable, UK clean driving licence essential.

Additional Information

The post holder will work in accordance with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd policies. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals.

Apply via email to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] with subject 'UK Project Manager'.

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