Senior Project Manager
Job description
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Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of complex engineering and manufacturing projects from contract award through to completion.
This role will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to customer expectations while providing leadership across project teams, managing client relationships, driving continuous improvement, and supporting the overall operational and commercial performance of the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of multiple projects, ensuring contractual, financial, quality, and programme objectives are achieved.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, managing relationships and coordinating internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Review contracts, identify and mitigate project risks, and manage contract change requests.
- Monitor project performance, budgets, invoicing, and resource requirements to ensure successful delivery.
- Support planning and prioritisation of site activities, manufacturing schedules, and project workloads.
- Lead project pipeline reviews, providing clear communication on project status, risks, and programme changes.
- Develop and improve project management processes, KPI reporting, and resource planning tools.
- Conduct site audits and ensure compliance with Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental standards.
- Line manage and support the development of project team members.
- Facilitate post-project reviews and implement lessons learned to improve future delivery.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience in a Senior Project Manager or similar role within an engineering, manufacturing, construction, or industrial environment.
- Strong understanding of project delivery, contract management, risk management, and financial control.
- Experience managing multiple projects and leading cross-functional teams.
- Excellent client-facing, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Strong organisational, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
- Knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements within a project-based environment.
- Relevant project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent) desirable.
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with your APM, PRINCE2, or PMP qualification — the advert lists these as desirable and they will pass ATS filters immediately.
📊 Quantify your project delivery record: e.g. 'Managed a portfolio of 8 concurrent engineering projects totalling £4.2M, delivered on time and within budget across all programmes.'
🎯 Explicitly reference engineering or manufacturing sector experience in your work history — the advert specifies this environment as essential, so generic PM experience alone will not stand out.
🔍 Include a dedicated 'Key Achievements' section citing contract change management wins and risk mitigation outcomes, as the advert highlights both as core responsibilities.
🤝 Demonstrate line management experience with team size and development outcomes (e.g. 'Line managed a team of 5 project coordinators, introducing structured PDPs that reduced staff turnover by 20%') to address the people leadership requirement.
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- •Delivered a portfolio of 6 concurrent engineering contracts valued at £5.1M, achieving on-time completion for 5 of 6 projects and recovering the sixth through a structured risk mitigation plan that saved £120k in penalty costs.
- •Introduced a revised KPI reporting and resource planning framework across a 12-person project team, reducing schedule overruns by 22% within two quarters and improving client satisfaction scores from 74% to 91%.
- •Led contract change request negotiations on a £2.3M manufacturing installation project, securing £185k in approved variations and maintaining client relationship throughout a 9-week programme extension.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Futures' Senior Project Manager opportunity within an engineering and manufacturing environment is precisely the challenge my career has been building towards. With proven expertise in contract management, risk mitigation, and end-to-end project delivery across multi-disciplinary teams, I am confident I can drive the programme performance and client satisfaction your client demands.
My background in senior project management includes overseeing concurrent engineering projects from contract award through to completion, managing budgets exceeding £3M, conducting QHSE site audits, and implementing KPI reporting frameworks that improved on-time delivery rates by 18%. I hold a PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification and have extensive experience line managing and developing project coordinators within fast-moving industrial environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through how you manage financial control across multiple concurrent engineering projects — what tools and processes do you use?
- ›How do you approach contract review at project award stage to identify and mitigate risk before work commences?
- ›Describe your experience developing or improving KPI reporting frameworks for project management teams.
- ›How do you coordinate manufacturing schedules and site activities when project workloads conflict for shared resources?
- ›What is your approach to ensuring QHSE compliance during site audits on complex industrial projects?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you delivered a complex engineering or manufacturing project that was at risk of overrunning — what did you do?
- ›Describe a situation where a client relationship became difficult mid-project. How did you manage it and what was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of a significant contract change request you managed. How did you handle the commercial and programme implications?
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a major project risk early. What steps did you take and how did it affect delivery?
- ›Describe how you have supported the professional development of a project team member and the impact it had.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you delivered a complex engineering or manufacturing project that was at risk of overrunning — what did you do?
Describe a situation where a client relationship became difficult mid-project. How did you manage it and what was the outcome?