Project Manager

The Role

About Us

What You Will Do

• Deliver complex compressor package projects from sales handover through to final completion.


• Manage project schedules, budgets, forecasts and cash flow performance.


• Act as the primary day-to-day point of contact for customers throughout project execution.


• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement, manufacturing and commissioning functions.


• Monitor project progress and proactively manage risks, issues and opportunities.


• Ensure project requirements, contractual obligations and customer expectations are achieved.


• Manage project scope changes and evaluate schedule and commercial impacts.


• Support procurement and supplier management activities to maintain project delivery schedules.


• Collaborate with engineering teams to manage technical documentation and resolve project queries.


• Produce regular project status reports and participate in customer review meetings.


• Support project financial performance through effective cost management and forecasting.


• Prepare project documentation and coordinate handover to commissioning and aftermarket teams.


• Promote continuous improvement, quality and a strong safety culture throughout project delivery.

What Do You Bring?

An ideal candidate would likely have the following:

• HNC qualified, or equivalent, in an engineering discipline.


• Experience delivering engineering projects within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Energy or related industrial sectors.


• Strong understanding of project management principles and project lifecycle delivery.


• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, forecasts and customer deliverables.


• Commercial awareness with an understanding of contract management, project controls and financial performance.


• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.


• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver successful project outcomes.


• Ability to manage project risks, opportunities and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.


• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.


• Understanding of rotating equipment, compressor systems or complex engineered products.


• A recognised project management qualification such as APM, PMP or PRINCE2.


• Experience delivering compressor packaging or rotating equipment projects.


• Knowledge of compressor packaging systems and associated engineering processes.


• Experience working with international customers, suppliers and project teams.


• Working knowledge of project planning tools such as MS Project or Smartsheet.


• Experience managing project variations, scope changes and contractual requirements.


• A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on quality, delivery and customer satisfaction.

Our Benefits

• A flexible, hybrid working environment 


• Generous holiday entitlement package totalling 33 days annual leave


• Howden Pension Plan with a maximum employer contribution of 7%


• Company electric vehicle scheme through salary sacrifice


• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental and adoption leave pay


• Free onsite parking


• Healthcare cash plan


• Group Life Assurance plan at 3x salary


• Group Income Protection plan


• Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal - Cycle2Work programme, range of discounts across various retailers and a wealth of information to support health & wellbeing


• Dedicated Spark Service - free counselling, physiotherapy, financial support, medical second opinion, remote GP, personal training, nutrition consultations etc


• Financial planning & mortgage support


• Opportunity to be involved in our ESG ‘Bright Future’ initiatives - STEM ambassador & volunteering