Project Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead planning and delivery of customer and internal projects at the Alnwick site, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met. You will be the main contact for clients and internal teams, driving project governance, risk management, and visibility across the portfolio. You will influence commercial performance and process improvements while supporting change control and cost management. This position offers the chance to shape project delivery in a fast-paced scientific environment and collaborate across functions.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage project plans, timelines, and resource schedules
• Run project kick-offs and coordinate regular client and internal meetings
• Maintain accurate project documentation
• Act as main client contact throughout the lifecycle
• Provide updates and manage expectations on deliverables and timelines
• Address client queries and escalate when needed
• Identify and manage risks/issues with logs and registers
• Ensure governance and contractual compliance for projects
• Support change orders with proper documentation
• Monitor budgets and track actual vs. planned effort
• Identify scope changes early and initiate change control
• Contribute to cost control and project profitability
• Update systems/dashboards for real-time insights
• Prepare concise progress reports for stakeholders and clients
• Foster continuous improvement through lessons learned and best practices

Key requirements

• Proven project management experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or scientific services
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience using project management tools such as PSA systems and Gantt charts
• Commercial awareness with budgeting and cost control principles

• Stakeholder engagement
• Proactive problem-solving
• Clear communication
• PSA systems
• Gantt charts
• budgeting and cost control

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