Delkia is a specialist engineering & technology company for safety-related and mission critical systems in Defence and Nuclear sectors. Our offer incorporates: systems integration, engineering design and technical consultancy.
Project Manager
Location: Haydock, Merseyside
Attendance: Onsite
Job type: Permanent / Full time
Rate: Competitive
Delkia is a specialist engineering and technology company for safety-related and mission critical systems in highly regulated sectors, including aerospace, clean energy and maritime sectors. Our offer incorporates: engineering design, technical consultancy and systems integration.
We believe that engineering is not just about technology, manufacturing and innovation. It’s about the people behind it. Delkia ensures that its teams are the focus of its business through passion, belief and simply a better way of working, resulting in great outcomes for our customers. We’re also proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and invest in future talent through supporting STEM initiatives, apprenticeships, placements and summer interns.
Our Head Office is in Haydock, supported by facilities in Egremont, Cumbria. Alongside these locations, we have a network of skilled staff working across the UK, forming a dynamic and highly capable team.
Come and join a company that values our people and is growing fast.
Overview of the role:
We are recruiting for a Project Manager with extensive knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts and experience of delivering projects in both the Clean Energy and Defence sectors. The role requires a strong leader who can manage the end-to-end delivery of complex programmes, ensure compliance, safety, and quality while work with multiple stakeholders in regulated environments.
This position is critical in ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to scope, whilst navigating the complexities of regulated and sensitive environments.
What you’ll be responsible for:
* Lead cross-functional teams, providing clear direction and accountability, while fostering collaboration across technical, commercial, and operations staff.
* Work collaboratively with the Project Teams to deliver the assigned project to defined cost, schedule, and quality requirements, leading to a successful handover.
* Support Tender Submissions from a Project Management perspective.
* Prepare schedules and monitor progress against established baselines.
* Tracking and monitoring project spending and reporting variances, using Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.
* Prepare meeting packs/presentations, capturing minutes, agreed actions, updating teams and senior management.
* Positively influence key stakeholders (both internal & external) associated with the project.
* Ensuring all project deliverables are completed in line with the schedule.
* Identify potential dependencies, assumptions, risks, exceptions, opportunities (DAREO), project problems, mitigation contingencies and implement corrective actions. Highlighting where updates or escalations are required.
* Play an active part in Lessons Identified process across all projects and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
* Maintain established processes and develop new as required.
* Take ownership and pride in your work and promoting project management success through the team.
* Manage proposed changes to project parameters – e.g. scope, budget, schedules.
* Monitor the quality of project deliverables and ensure project objectives are met.
* Establish effective working relationships with all key stakeholders.
What you’ll bring:
* Proven track record of delivering projects under NEC3/4 contracts (minimum 5+ years’ NEC experience).
* Proven experience of effective working with those with specialist knowledge and expertise.
* Experience of delivering projects in the Clean Energy / Renewable Energy sector (wind, solar, nuclear, grid, or related).
* Experience working across joint Clean Energy & Defence programmes (e.g. nuclear energy for defence estates).
* Background in Defence project delivery (MOD, defence infrastructure, security-cleared environments, or equivalent).
* Strong understanding of project controls, financial governance, and risk management in complex environments.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, particularly in regulated and/or sensitive projects.
* Demonstrable leadership skills, with ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and supply chains
* APM Professional qualification
* Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline
* Engineering or technical degree (or equivalent experience).
* Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office, data handling and analysis
The Person:
* You will have a resilient approach and go the extra mile to improve standards and performance.
* Hold a strong customer focus attitude.
* Have excellent communication and leadership skills along with the ability to build great relationships.
* Have the willingness and enthusiasm to embrace change, look at new ways of working and support continuous improvement initiatives and projects.
* Have good IT Skills and be proficient in all Microsoft Applications.
* Be an analytical/logical thinker.
* Self-motivated to achieve targets.
* Excellent presentation skills.
* Be able to demonstrate experience of problem solving and continuous improvement activity.
Armed Forces Covenant Commitment:
* As an Armed Forces Covenant Bronze Member, we commit to ensuring Armed Forces personnel leaving the service and Armed Forces Veterans will be actively considered alongside other candidates. Please indicate your previous service in your application. This role has been mapped against the RN/Army/RAF career streams and is closely aligned with Junior Officer roles (Lt, Capt or Flt Lt) and Senior NCO ranks (CPO, SSgt and CT/FS).
What we offer:
* Competitive salary
* Employers pension contributions of 5%
* 23 days holiday, plus 3 discretionary days to cover the Christmas closedown period (plus Bank Holidays)
* Birthday Day Off (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
* Healthcare cash plan – allowing you to reclaim the cost of everyday healthcare
* Volunteering time including 1 day for STEM related activities
* Professional Membership fees
* Free tea, coffee and fruit in the workplace
* Team collaboration and social events including a fully funded Christmas Party
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Free onsite parking
* Flexible working
* Training and development
* Excellent company standards
* Company bonus scheme
* Great team spirit
Our Vision:
To be the UK’s leading engineering and technology partner for safety-related and mission-critical systems.
Our Mission:
To enable a safer, more resilient world through the provision of engineering and technological solutions. We take pride in our role as a partner for safety-critical systems, ensuring the protection of people, assets, and missions that matter most.
Our Values:
* Collaboration and teamwork
* Integrity, trust and accountability
* Safety and security
* Client focused
* Positive social value and impact
* Continuous improvement
Our Purpose:
At Delkia we are driven by our purpose to protect lives and critical assets.
Equal opportunities: Delkia is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Please be aware that many roles working for Delkia will be subject to UK national security vetting restrictions. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK and satisfy requirements for national security vetting clearance as appropriate.
All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch to discuss.
Note to Agencies: Delkia has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. Please note that any unsolicited CVs submitted will be deemed as gifted to Delkia and any terms & conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be null and void.