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Project Manager

NET RecruitHampshire, South East England🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 11 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This Project Manager role offers a fantastic opportunity to lead impactful engineering projects within a reputable organization known for its innovation and growth. You'll thrive here if you possess strong technical understanding, excellent stakeholder management skills, and enjoy a hybrid work environment that balances field and office responsibilities. Apply now to contribute to technically complex projects and advance your career in a supportive setting.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Your Company:NET Recruit is proud to be partnering with a highly successful engineering and manufacturing organisation in their search for a Projects Manager, covering a field-based position with a strong focus on HVAC, Process Cooling, and Data Centre projects. With an established reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and customer-focused solutions, this business continues to deliver high-quality engineering products and services to customers across a range of industries. Renowned for its commitment to quality, reliability, and continuous improvement, the company is continuing to grow and offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Projects Manager to join its team and play a key role in delivering technically complex projects to a high standard.Your Role and ResponsibilitiesWhile in this position, your duties may include but are not limited to:
  • Supporting sales teams, customers, and key stakeholders by providing technical advice and developing effective product and service solutions.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and prospective customers, sales teams, suppliers, and subcontractors.
  • Acting as a trusted point of contact throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring customers and stakeholders remain informed of progress.
  • Managing the procurement of equipment, materials, and subcontracted works across projects within your control.
  • Attending project handovers with customers to confirm project scope, requirements, and timelines.
  • Producing detailed project plans and identifying effective solutions to technical engineering challenges as they arise.
  • Coordinating equipment, parts, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure projects remain on schedule and key deadlines are achieved.
  • Supporting clients and Sales Engineers with the effective planning and coordination of projects.
  • Managing the installation and commissioning of industrial cooling systems, ensuring all works are completed correctly and to the required technical standards.
  • Managing engineers and site teams, ensuring contractual requirements are met and appropriate health and safety standards are maintained.
  • Identifying project resources and allocating responsibilities effectively to ensure successful delivery.
  • Maintaining financial control of projects, including budgeting, monitoring costs, and managing expenditure.
  • Communicating complex technical engineering information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Managing a high volume of activity within a fast-paced environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability throughout each project.
  • Maintaining regular communication with suppliers, customers, sales teams, and other stakeholders through both inbound and outbound contact.
What You Will Need to Apply:To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to have previous experience within Project Management, Project Engineering, or a similar technical engineering environment, ideally with commercial experience at an intermediate level. Experience within the manufacturing industry would be advantageous, as would a background working with HVAC, Process Cooling, or related engineering systems. You will need to demonstrate strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate different resources, and ensure projects are delivered within agreed timescales and budgets. Strong communication and people skills are essential, alongside a positive and proactive approach to working with customers, colleagues, suppliers, and subcontractors. The ability to work independently with minimal supervision is important, as is the confidence to communicate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences. You should also be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change and customer requirements need to be managed effectively. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is required, together with the flexibility to undertake national travel and, where required, international travel. A valid UK driving licence and the appropriate right-to-work status for the country of application are also essential.What You Will Get in Return:In return for your skills and experience, you will have the opportunity to join a respected and growing engineering organisation that values technical expertise, innovation, and its people. You will receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, together with the opportunity to work on a range of technically challenging and commercially important projects. This position provides the opportunity to work closely with customers, sales teams, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors, giving you genuine ownership across the full project lifecycle. With a particular focus on HVAC, Process Cooling, and Data Centre projects, you will have the opportunity to contribute to projects within a growing and increasingly important area of the engineering sector. The role also offers the opportunity to develop your technical and commercial expertise while working within a supportive and forward-thinking environment. If you are an experienced Project Manager or Project Engineer looking for a position where you can take ownership of projects, build strong customer relationships, and make a real contribution to successful project delivery, this could be an excellent next step in your career. To express interest in this role and have a confidential chat, please reach out to:Phoebe Jones - Recruitment PartnerM: E:

Skills

Continuous Improvement
Microsoft Office
Procurement

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