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Warrington, WRT, GB, WA3 6UT
Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With about 31,000 employees and over €5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas. Shape the future with Bilfinger UK: With a strong commitment to sustainability, Bilfinger UK stands out as a premier provider of engineering and maintenance services. For over 50 years, Bilfinger UK has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation, delivering advanced solutions that support industries, infrastructure, and communities across the United Kingdom. As a key member of the globally respected Bilfinger Group, Bilfinger UK has built a reputation as a versatile leader, offering both onshore and offshore services. From energy and utilities to pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals, the company’s broad expertise across various sectors makes it a trusted partner in the industry, as well as a work environment where you can develop your potential. At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future!
The Role
Our Automation & Digitalisation teams deliver projects in various industries including Nuclear, Food & Beverage, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Energy/Renewables, Metals and Utilities.
Our teams across Chesterfield, Fareham and Warrington deliver solutions using a wide array of technology including Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA and many more. These solutions include PLC, HMI, SCADA, MES, Batch, Functional Safety, OT Cyber Security and Industry 4.0.
As part of our continued growth in Automation, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our to join our Gas delivery team based in Warrington to manage National Gas Transmission Compressor Station upgrade projects. The focus of this programme is to meet cyber security requirements of the NGT business as part of critical infrastructure gas supply in the UK. The new control system will replace existing PLC, SCADA and networking devices to remove obsolescence and provide an opportunity to move through the IEC62443 lifecycle to verify and validate the system during FEED, detailed design, implementation and commissioning phases before handover to the client.
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Health and Safety – Personal Safety is the number one objective.
Achieve overall project budgetary requirements
Overall responsibility for complete technical delivery of nominated projects
Overall technical and team management for nominated projects
Maximise opportunities within allocated projects (variations, savings)
Maximise business development opportunities with existing customers
Manage the customer
Ensure all contractual obligations are met by Bilfinger UK Ltd.
Manage Company Resource with other Project Managers and Framework Automation Manager.
Functions will typically include but not be limited to the following:
Health and Safety. This is of paramount importance to the business. Personal Safety is the number one objective. Leadership is essential. Ensure that you work closely with the Health and Safety Team and ensure all projects and personnel are operating fully in accordance with the Company Health and Safety processes and procedures.
Schedule Management - Develop and maintain the schedule/programme. Where applicable work with Planners to ensure effective Project control.
Commercial Management – Achieve and better overall project budgetary requirements. Manage procurement and invoicing to ensure a favourable cash flow for the company for financial maintenance. Where applicable work with QS and Cost Engineers to ensure effective Project control.
Contract Management – Manage and execute the project to the contract, maximising revenue and financial performance. Recognise and maximise variation opportunities and commercially manage contract variations.
Technical Management – Be responsible in all aspects for the Technical Delivery of the Project.
Customer Management – Be the prime customer contact for Technical and Commercial issues and ensure that the customer is both kept informed and under control by maintaining a pro-active approach at all times.
Sub-contract management Manage subcontractor performance and compliance, including contract deliverables, safety standards, and quality assurance, through regular reviews and effective communication.
Risk Management – Work closely with the Management Team to identify risks, consequences and mitigating actions in order to remove risks as quickly as possible (Liquidated Damages, tight delivery periods, etc.)
Internal Reporting - Submission of Monthly Progress Reports to the Framework Automation Manager. Where applicable report to the monthly Project Board, Presentation, understanding and explanation of EV, CPI, SPI and S-Curve data.
Strategy Development - In conjunction with the Management Team further develop the strategy for maximising the commercial returns on the project. To be undertaken at outset of Project .
Planning - In conjunction with the Management Team identify the obligations, both in terms of activities and timescales, of all parties - client, Bilfinger project staff, Bilfinger non-project staff & sub-contractors - involved in the delivery of the project.
Scope Management - Ensure that no additional element of scope is engineered unless there is a commercial benefit to Bilfinger either in the form of savings or an increase in overall order value.
Multidiscipline Team Management – Management of multiple disciplines including Automation, Functional Safety and other Engineering disciplines, Control Panel Manufacture and E&I Installation. Ensure that team members are provided with the requisite task definitions, information and tools to perform the allocated tasks.
Quality Management - Define and manage the quality objectives for the project, ensuring that they are appropriate to the client and project.
Sales/Proposals - Report sales and business development opportunities for the sales/proposals department to follow-up. Work with and provide assistance to Sales/Proposals department to provide expertise to opportunities.
Resource Management . Manage company resource with assistance from the Management Team and Head of Projects to ensure all engineers are utilised productively at all times, and customer demands are met.
Experience and Qualifications
Extensive experience providing Health and Safety and Compliance leadership to project teams.
5+ years experience of delivering engineering projects in a the following industries: Nuclear (Defence/decommissioning) Food and Beverage Pharmaceutical/Chemical Energy/Renewables Metals Utilities
Nuclear (Defence/decommissioning)
Food and Beverage
Pharmaceutical/Chemical
Energy/Renewables
Metals
Utilities
Strong leadership & influencing skills
Experience of directly managing multidiscipline project teams
Experience of working with QS, Planners and other project controls.
Managing Customer interface and relationship
Experience of contract management and forms of contract including: NEC3/4 MF1 Bespoke CDM 2015
NEC3/4
MF1
Bespoke
CDM 2015
Excellent knowledge of managing all main project phases i.e. front end, detailed design, construction & commissioning phases
Experience and familiarity with Project and Business software including MS Project, Primavera P6 and SAP.
HNC/HND in a relevant Engineering Discipline
APMP (PMQ) or equivalent
Membership to the IET/APM or other suitable professional body.
For additional information please contact Leo Andrew Carvel Taylor by email leo.taylor@bilfinger.com. Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law. If you are interested in an employment with Bilfinger, please submit your application in the safe environment of our global job portal only using the "apply now" button.
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