Stopford has an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Project Manager to join the team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, based at our office in Knutsford, with the opportunity for hybrid working. There may be occasional travel required to other offices and client offices. In return, you will receive a competitive salary.

Reporting to the Projects Group Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for the evaluation, planning and execution of Capital Project delivery of selected Waste Recovery, Chemical, Nuclear or Energy Project as assigned. The Project Manager shall be responsible for the Financial, Schedule, Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality performance throughout the Project Life Cycle.

You must be able to demonstrate project management skills in a multi-discipline EPC(M) environment in the waste, chemical, nuclear or energy sector.

Key Responsibilities of the Engineering Project Manager will include:

• To manage project development from initiation through to closure (successful operation).
• To be accountable for project results to the project sponsor and senior management.
• To work with the project sponsor and stakeholders to develop project execution and quality plan outlining scope of work, deliverables, resources, budget, schedule and risk profiles.
• To develop project schedule to identify when each activity shall be undertaken.
• To develop project risk register and manage the risks accordingly.
• To clearly communicate expectations to each project team member and stakeholders.
• To act as mediator between stakeholders and project team members.
• To resolve issues and solve problems throughout the project life cycle.

Role requirements for our Engineering Project Manager:

To be successful in the role you will have an enthusiasm for project delivery and enjoy hands-on practical problem solving. You will also be able to demonstrate project management skills in a multi-discipline EPC(M) environment in the waste, chemical, nuclear or energy sector. In addition, you will:-

• Ideally educated to a degree level and a Chartered Engineer / Manager.
• Have significant experience in either chemical, nuclear, oil & gas, petrochemicals, energy or renewable energy industries.
• Have significant experience of working in a design, engineering and construction environment at FEED and EPC(M) phases of the project.
• An ability to think strategically and develop long range plans, understanding the implication of changes to scope.
• An ability to work collaboratively with commercial, financial, R&D and all engineering design, construction, and commissioning disciplines.
• Experience of managing and building a team of engineers, designers, inspectors, suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Knowledge and Experience of Designer, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor Roles under CDM.
• Knowledge and understanding of different forms of Contract (IChemE, NEC, FIDIC etc).
• Experience in working in and managing multi-discipline teams.
• Experience in managing stakeholder relationships in a management role.
• Clear and concise communication in both written and verbal form with excellent people management and interpersonal skills.
• Full driving licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (SC clearance) for this role.

Benefits

Employment at Stopford brings many benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Profit related bonus payment (10%)
• Pension (5% employer and 5% employee)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Free on-site parking
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees
• Long service awards

Please go to our website for a full job description to familiarise yourself with all of the responsibilities, skills and experience required before you apply.

Please note that we do not accept applications from agencies, and you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We look forward to receiving your CV for the post of Engineering Project Manager.

Closing date: 1st June 2025

Stopford reserves the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we would recommend that you apply as soon as possible.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.