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Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Liverpool
Salary: 55,000-65,000
This is a pivotal role for an experienced Project Manager looking to take ownership of high-value,
technically complex projects in the pharmaceutical engineering sector. You'll join a collaborative and
agile team environment, where your leadership will directly influence project success and customer
satisfaction.
Job Overview
- Take full ownership of bespoke pharmaceutical engineering projects from initial handover to
client delivery
- Lead planning, scheduling, and budgeting activities across multiple concurrent projects
- Define scope, deliverables, and key milestones with internal teams and clients
- Identify and manage project risks, changes, and issues effectively
- Serve as the main point of contact for clients, ensuring consistent and professional
communication
- Coordinate internal teams across Engineering, Procurement, Assembly, and Quality to ensure
timely execution
- Oversee FATs, site installations, and commissioning activities
- Ensure all project documentation and deliverables meet regulatory and technical
requirements
- Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control
- Support negotiation and management of scope changes, variations, and commercial
agreements
- Ensure projects are delivered in full compliance with GMP, ISO 9001, and relevant safety
standards
- Lead and contribute to continuous improvement in project delivery processes
- Set an example in leadership, communication, and professionalism within the project delivery
team
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline
- Extensive experience managing engineering or manufacturing projects
- Experience delivering capital equipment or turnkey solutions (pharma or process industries
ideal)
- Project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) is desirable
- Comfortable working in SME environments with a hands-on, adaptable approach
- Strong background in cross-functional project coordination
- Proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
- Commercially aware, with solid budgeting and forecasting experience
- Knowledge of GMP, ISO 9001, and regulated industry compliance standards
- Proficiency in project planning tools such as Microsoft Project
- Clear customer focus and proactive expectation management
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: 55,000-65,000 depending on experience
- Pension: 4% employer / 4% employee contributions
- Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays
- Additional Benefits:
- RAC Breakdown Cover
- Death in Service (4x salary)
- Income Protection for long-term sickness
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Discounts at major retailers
- Access to a comprehensive health & wellbeing app (virtual GP, mental health support,
lifestyle advice)
- Hybrid working: Remote on Wednesdays and Fridays
- Flexible hours: Start between 7:30-9:30 AM, finish between 4:00-5:30 PM
- Option to finish at 1 PM on Fridays by accruing time
- 5 flexible remote working days per year (bookable on any day)
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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