17 project manager jobs found in Stoke-on-Trent

Project Controls Manager – Nuclear EPC (Contract) Location: Warrington or Cumbria (Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 remote) Contract Length: 6 months Rate: Negotiable (DOE) – Outside IR35 Security Clearance: SC clearance required to start Overview An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Controls Manager to join a major nuclear EPC programme, providing leadership across cost, planning and performance management on a complex, safety-critical project. You’ll take ownership of project controls delivery, leading a multi-disciplinary team while working closely with stakeholders, consultants and contractors to ensure schedule, cost and risk are tightly managed throughout the project lifecycle. Previous experience within nuclear or highly regulated environments will be a strong advantage. Key Responsibilities Provide management oversight of the project controls function across cost and planning. Develop, maintain and improve project controls systems, procedures and...

Civil Superintendent – Carbon Capture & Storage Project Location: Talacre, North Wales UK Contract: ~18 months (to project completion) IR35: Outside IR35 Working Pattern: Full-time, up to 5.5 days/week as required Rate: Competitive day rate Ceto Talent are supporting a major Carbon Capture & Storage project and are looking to engage an experienced Civil Superintendent to support site delivery on a long-term basis. This is a key position overseeing civil construction activities on a complex, large-scale infrastructure project, with a strong focus on coordination, supervision, and safe delivery of works. The Role You will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day civil works on site, ensuring activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with project specifications and programme requirements. Working closely with contractors and site teams, you will play a critical role in supervising works, resolving site issues, and maintaining progress across multiple work...

Freelance Quantity Surveyor and Senior Quantity Surveyor Description Freelance QS's and Senior Quantity Surveyor and Commercial Managers outside IR35 for a Large major consultancy providing commercial teams to various major projects in water, road and rail. Abundant ongoing work in Birmingham area. You will based in their offices. We urgently have ongoing requirements for Freelance Senior QS's and Commercial Managers outside IR35 for various types of projects within their Birmingham team where they have several clients across various sectors mainly Water, Highways, Rail and Renewables A large team of QS's and commercial managers engaged on the various road, highways Infrastructure projects across England. QS's and project managers working on various solar farm and battery storage. Personnel working on the new rail station programmes. Personnel working on HS2 Personnel working for contractors on various AMP8 water projects. Various staff working for various entities on...

Are you looking for a senior leadership role where you can influence standards, drive design quality, and shape the future capability of a growing water engineering function? Have you led multi-disciplinary teams delivering regulated water industry designs, taking accountability for technical quality, compliance, and on time delivery? Are you a Chartered Engineer (or close to chartership) with extensive experience approving and managing complex water design packages? The Opportunity This role is available on a contract basis (outside IR35) and they are also recruiting for this position on a permanent basis, offering a salary of £75,000–£90,000 per year plus benefits, depending on experience and working arrangements. This opportunity has arisen due to continued growth and expansion within a well established engineering design consultancy delivering critical projects across the regulated water sector. With a strong and growing workload, the team is strengthening its...

Are you looking for a role where you can shape design delivery, grow team capability, and influence how water industry projects are engineered from concept through to delivery? Have you managed and led multi-disciplinary design teams delivering complex projects within a regulated environment, ensuring quality, safety, and programmed compliance? Do you have strong hands on experience leading the design process on water or similar regulated infrastructure projects, with accountability for design outputs and team performance? The Opportunity This role is available on a contract basis (outside IR35) and they are also recruiting on a permanent basis, offering £60,000–£80,000 per year plus package, with hybrid working options available depending on experience and arrangements. This role has been created in response to continued growth within a multi-disciplinary engineering design environment delivering regulated infrastructure projects. With an expanding workload in the water...

Mechanical Design Engineer Initial 6 month contract Outside IR35 Growing Manufacturing Business Birmingham ASAP Start   Our client are a precision manufacturing business, based in Birmingham, specialising in machining and assembly of high value low volume components. Working within the Engineering Team, the Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and developing the existing company product range and creating solutions to customer problems from within the naval marine sector. The Mechanical Engineer, in conjunction with the Design Manager, and the Engineering Standards Manager will be responsible for facilitating the flow of reliable, accurate and readily available data, to both internal and external customers.   Mechanical Engineer  Job Description Interpret customer specifications and create solutions that fully satisfy requirements. Use appropriate valve technologies for a wide range of applications. Use correct standards, design codes and pressure vessel...

Are you an assistant design manager with experience of working on rail infrastructure projects?   Do you have technical interface experience of major infrastructure projects?   Location: Birmingham (hybrid) Rate: £400 - £450 a day outside IR35 Contract length: Initial 6 months with likely extensions   Job Role My client is seeking an Assistant Design Manager to join their team, supporting the delivery of complex design packages on the HS2 programme. This role will focus on acting as a Technical Design Coordinator, ensuring effective communication, coordination, and integration across multiple design disciplines.   The successful candidate will ideally come from a strong design engineering background and have progressed into design management or design coordination roles. You will be comfortable working at the interface between disciplines, managing technical queries, and ensuring design outputs are aligned with project requirements, standards, and programme constraints....

Senior Communications Officer (Change & Transformation) Location: North West Contract: 12-week initial contract Rate: £26.86 per hour (Umbrella) Working Pattern: Full-time Overview A large local authority is seeking a Senior Communications Officer to lead strategic communications supporting a major transformation and improvement programme. The role will shape the organisation's narrative, strengthen reputation, and ensure clear, consistent messaging across staff, members, partners and residents during a significant period of change. Key Responsibilities Lead delivery of a portfolio-wide communications and engagement strategy Develop and maintain a clear transformation narrative across all channels Ensure consistent messaging across programmes, projects and services Advise senior leaders on reputational risk and communications approach Deliver multi-channel campaigns including internal comms, digital and video Produce briefings, toolkits, FAQs and organisation-wide...

Senior Planner Earthworks & S278 Infrastructure Software: Asta / MSP Duration: 12-month contract (Hybrid) Status: Outside IR35 Requirements: - Degree related qualification and worked as a Planner previously with minimal supervision - Experience working on Earthworks, Highways & Infrastructure schemes - Able to work on Phasing Plans (monthly / weekly) that reflect Programme - Experience working with Utilities (diversions & new supplies) - Experience working on JCT and or NEC form of contract - Able to produce detailed baseline & monthly programmes for comparison - Able to model and manage change control and schedule project risks

Roles - PSV Engineer / PSV Technician / PSV Mechanic / Bus Technician Location: Manchester Pay Rate: £34.00 per hour Outside IR35 Do one of these roles describe you? Do you feel undervalued your current role? Are you an experienced PSV Mechanic? Are you available to start work right away? Why not come join our team of engineers here at Excel Resourcing, we specialise in supporting several blue-chip clients who operate in the road transport industry. Benefits of working for Excel: * Weekly Pay * Long-term contracting work * Product Training provided * Minimum Hourly Rate of £34.00 per hour These roles involve: * Carrying out routine maintenance and repairs on all makes of PSV * Diagnosing and rectifying all types of PSV faults * Ensuring all vehicles worked upon are handled carefully and that the relevant precautions are taken whilst on the premises. * Liaising with the parts department to attain correct parts. * Ensuring health & safety regulations and safe...

Info about the company A well-established and growing business delivering a record year in 2025 with a strong pipeline of new orders landing this year and next and involvement in high-profile flagship projects in the transportation sector! With over 50 years of heritage this is a close-knit and supportive team looking for some specific project support in a few key areas. Info about what the Controls Engineer role entails We are looking for x4 Controls Engineers to work on SCADA Systems design & integration for a variety of flagship projects including the design of remote terminal units for the 'field/front end'. With multiple positions and various projects ongoing, either SCADA design, HMI design configuring & building function blocks for the RTUs or PLC programming with Mitsubishis PLCs. Essential Requirements of the Controls Design Engineer * SCADA design experience - pulling together the I/O schedules, generating design reports, design drawings, schematics, schedules,...

Health & Safety Advisor | Deeside Flintshire | £300 - £350 day | Contract | Mon–Fri 7:30–17:00 We’re recruiting for a hands-on Health & Safety Advisor to support a large-scale internal refurbishment within a live logistics environment. Working for a consultancy on a major client-side project, you’ll play a key role in maintaining compliance and driving safe delivery across a busy, multi-contractor site. This is a fast-paced, high-profile project offering autonomy and visibility — ideal for a proactive Health & Safety Advisor confident working with everyone from operatives through to senior stakeholders. The Role As the on-site H&S lead, you’ll oversee day-to-day safety performance, embed best practice, and ensure works progress safely in line with CDM regulations. Responsibilities * Lead health & safety across a live, multi-contractor refurbishment project * Carry out site inspections, audits and compliance checks; report and close out actions * Review and...

Roles - PSV Engineer / PSV Technician / PSV Mechanic / Bus Technician Location: Plumstead Pay Rate: £34.00 per hour Outside IR35 Do one of these roles describe you? Do you feel undervalued your current role? Are you an experienced PSV Mechanic? Are you available to start work right away? Why not come join our team of engineers here at Excel Resourcing, we specialise in supporting several blue-chip clients who operate in the road transport industry. Benefits of working for Excel: * Weekly Pay * Long-term contracting work * Product Training provided * Minimum Hourly Rate of £34.00 These roles involve: * Carrying out routine maintenance and repairs on all makes of PSV * Diagnosing and rectifying all types of PSV faults * Ensuring all vehicles worked upon are handled carefully and that the relevant precautions are taken whilst on the premises. * Liaising with the parts department to attain correct parts. * Ensuring health & safety regulations and safe...

Roles - PSV Engineer / PSV Technician / PSV Mechanic / Bus Technician Location: Sheffield Pay Rate: £34.00 per hour Outside IR35 Do one of these roles describe you? Do you feel undervalued your current role? Are you an experienced PSV Mechanic? Are you available to start work right away? Why not come join our team of engineers here at Excel Resourcing, we specialise in supporting several blue-chip clients who operate in the road transport industry. Benefits of working for Excel: * Weekly Pay * Long-term contracting work * Product Training provided * Minimum Hourly Rate of £34.00 These roles involve: * Carrying out routine maintenance and repairs on all makes of PSV * Diagnosing and rectifying all types of PSV faults * Ensuring all vehicles worked upon are handled carefully and that the relevant precautions are taken whilst on the premises. * Liaising with the parts department to attain correct parts. * Ensuring health & safety regulations and safe...

Due to an increase in workload within their Civil Engineering division, our client are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor to support works in Liverpool that include Roads, Tunnel Refurbishments, Bus Station Infrastructure, Paving Upgrades and M&E works in Tunnels. Daily duties will include the below: * Monitor and ensure the regulatory compliance of investment programme related activities and undertakings. * Identify compliance gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement and support the development of HSE improvement plans. * Provide support and guidance to officers and managers as required to address compliance gaps. * Ensure suitable arrangements are implemented at project level to achieve HSE compliance during project delivery in accordance with the project control framework (PCF). * Review project specific HSE documentation produced internally and by contractors to ensure relevant legislation, guidance, etc are identified with suitable...

Demolition Supervisor Ongoing contract - Outside IR35. 5.5 days/week Talacre Key Responsibilities: Oversee all on-site demolition activities, ensuring work is carried out safely and efficiently Ensure strict adherence to agreed methods, risk assessments, and safety procedures Supervise the implementation of RAMS (Risk Assessment Method Statements) Enforce safe demolition practices across all operations Ensure company standards are consistently applied across clients, suppliers, and subcontractors Assess and manage varying levels of risk associated with different stakeholders Develop a strong understanding of organisational systems, services, and operational assetsRequirements: Proven experience as a Demolition Supervisor or similar role within the UK Background in demolition and/or construction projects Technical foundation in mechanical or civil engineering Strong working knowledge of UK safety regulations and best practices Excellent leadership, communication, and...

Job Title: Design Engineer Location: Coventry, UK Core Hours: 08:00-16:35 (Mon–Thu) 08:00-15:10 (Fri). Vacancy Type: Full-time, 4 month Contract and onsite Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum FTC OR £275 - £350 per day contract (subject to experience) About the role At NP Aerospace, we don’t just design to innovate – we design to protect. We’re looking for x3 immediately available Design Engineers to join our Coventry-based team, developing advanced vehicle protection and integration solutions used across global defence programmes. These temporary roles will work from initial concept through to production designing systems that directly enhance the safety and performance of those who serve on the frontline. In these hands-on role, you’ll be immersed in 3D CAD design, working with complex materials, assemblies and components that must perform in the toughest real-world environments. Contract Options We’re offering two engagement routes, depending on how you want to work: o...