Project Manager

4 days ago

Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom LJRecruitment Full time £40,000 - £55,000 per year

Project Manager (Mechanical Engineering)

£40,000–£55,000

Colchester base | UK & EU travel

Engineering projects | Hands-on delivery | Leadership growth

If you're a Project Manager with mechanical engineering roots, and you thrive on turning complex ideas into real-world results, this might just be the role you've been waiting for.

You'll be the right hand to the Operations Director, trusted to take ownership of multiple engineering projects across the UK and Europe. From design coordination and client meetings to on-site delivery, you'll be at the heart of it all: solving problems, building relationships, and keeping projects running like clockwork.

This isn't a role for box-tickers or clipboard carriers, it's for someone who genuinely
gets
engineering and knows how to bring people, process, and progress together.

What you'll be doing:

  • Managing engineering projects end-to-end, planning, coordination, budgets, reporting, and delivery
  • Working closely with the Ops Director to prioritise and lead multiple concurrent projects
  • Providing technical oversight and design input based on sound mechanical engineering principles
  • Liaising with clients, suppliers and site teams to ensure deadlines and standards are met
  • Preparing project documentation, drawings and progress updates
  • Travelling across the UK and EU for site visits, surveys and project reviews

What you'll bring:

  • A degree in Mechanical Engineering (or closely related discipline)
  • Proven experience as a Project Manager in an engineering or manufacturing environment
  • Strong technical understanding with the ability to interpret and influence design work
  • Confident communicator who can manage both detail and big-picture strategy
  • Competency with CAD tools (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Fusion, or similar)
  • A full driving licence and flexibility to travel when required
  • Fluent written and spoken English

Why it's a great move:

You'll work side-by-side with senior leadership, shaping the success of diverse projects that span industries and borders. Every day is different, one moment you're refining technical drawings in the Colchester office, the next you're on-site in Europe ensuring everything runs seamlessly.

It's a hands-on, high-trust role for someone who wants variety, visibility, and real influence.


Sound like you?

Send a quick message or apply today, we'll take it from there. Curiosity and initiative are essential. Yorkshire Tea is optional (but strongly encouraged).

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