Project Manager

Location: Sheffield
Rate: -55 - -60 per hour
Duration: 12 months
Start Date: July 2026
Working Pattern: Onsite

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery across a complex engineering and R&D portfolio.

You will manage project plans, budgets, reporting, risks, stakeholders, and delivery milestones while coordinating cross-functional technical teams and external partners.

• 5+ years'' project management experience within engineering, R&D, or technical manufacturing programme environments. This is not an IT Project Manager position.

• Experience managing government-funded programmes and formal stakeholder reporting

• Strong planning, budgeting, and risk management capability

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience coordinating technical teams and multiple project workstreams

• Lead projects from initiation through to delivery

• Manage schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and resources

• Coordinate engineering, procurement, and project support activities

• Drive stakeholder engagement and project reporting

• Ensure deliverables meet agreed timelines, quality standards, and technical milestones

• Lead project and consortium meetings

• Escalate delivery risks and issues where required

• Maintain accurate project documentation and reporting

• Qualifications

• Project Management, Science, or Engineering field (or equivalent work experience)

• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent certification preferred

• Technical Manufacturing programme experience

• Experience working with UK Government stakeholders

• Eligibility for security clearance

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