Project Manager

🚀 IT Project Manager – Infrastructure & Manufacturing

📍 Location: Crewe (Hybrid)

📅 Contract:18/12/2026 with possible extension

💼 Sector: Automotive / Manufacturing

🌟 About the Role

We’re looking for a seasoned IT Project Manager with a strong background in infrastructure, networking, and manufacturing environments to lead a key workstream within this complex programme.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering major transformation across a world-class manufacturing operation.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

🔹 Project Delivery & Planning

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including critical path and dependencies
• Drive delivery across time, cost, and quality objectives
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and prioritise deliverables
• Actively manage interdependencies across multiple workstreams
• Track progress and ensure timely delivery of milestones

🔹 Stakeholder Management

• Engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Provide clear and structured reporting (weekly highlights, updates)
• Escalate risks, issues, and blockers where required
• Align stakeholder expectations with programme goals

🔹 Governance & Reporting

• Maintain high standards across programme governance forums
• Produce weekly highlight reports and updates
• Ensure documentation, pre-reads, and meeting outputs are delivered on time

🔹 Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Proactively identify and manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans
• Maintain up-to-date RAID logs and drive resolution

🔹 Change Management

• Manage change requests through impact assessment and approval processes
• Assess impact on timeline, cost, and quality
• Ensure all change documentation is robust and complete

✅ Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale IT infrastructure projects
• Strong background in networking, comms, and enterprise IT environments
• Experience working within manufacturing or factory-based systems (highly desirable)
• Demonstrated ability to operate within complex, multi-workstream programmes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Expertise in risk, governance, and structured delivery frameworks
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and matrix teams
• Solid understanding of SDLC and delivery methodologies (Agile / Waterfall / Hybrid)

🎓 Qualifications

• PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent certification (preferred)

💡 What We’re Looking For

• A hands-on, delivery-focused Project Manager who thrives in high-pressure environments
• Someone highly organised, detail-driven, and proactive
• A confident communicator who can challenge, influence, and drive progress

🌍 Why Apply?

• Work on a flagship electrification programme at Bentley Motors
• Be part of a major transformation in automotive manufacturing
• Gain exposure to a complex, high-impact programme environment