Permanent
Project Manager – Engineering
Able Consult
Colchester
Posted: 17 September 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 07 October 2026
Ref: 225577650
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.
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