Project Manager
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Summary
Project Manager at Howden Compressors (part of Baker Hughes) in Renfrew, Scotland, delivering £10m–£20m compressor package projects from contract award to completion — coordinating engineering, procurement, manufacturing and commissioning teams while managing budgets, schedules, risks and customer relationships. Tools: MS Project/Smartsheet; APM/PMP/PRINCE2 valued.
The Role
As Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of complex compressor package projects from contract award through to completion. You'll coordinate activities across engineering, procurement, manufacturing and commissioning teams, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule and within budget.
Working closely with customers and internal stakeholders, you'll manage project performance, monitor risks and opportunities, and ensure contractual commitments are achieved. This role is ideal for a project professional who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and driving successful project outcomes within a fast-paced engineering environment.
About Us
Howden Compressors, part of Baker Hughes, is a global leader in compression technology, delivering engineered solutions that support customers across the energy, industrial and process sectors. Combining decades of engineering expertise with the scale and resources of a world-leading energy technology company, we help customers operate safely, efficiently and sustainably around the world.
As part of an exciting transformation of our Packaging business, we have brought together our Screw and Turbo packaging operations into a single project-focused organisation. This evolution enables us to leverage expertise across product lines, strengthen project execution capabilities and pursue larger, more complex opportunities across global markets.
Today, our Projects team is responsible for delivering strategically important package projects for customers worldwide, with contract values often ranging from £10m to £20m. These projects combine complex engineering, demanding commercial requirements and high levels of customer engagement, creating an environment where strong project management is critical to success.
Based in Renfrew, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-profile international projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and global customers while helping deliver innovative compressor package solutions across a range of industries.
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