Project Manager - FTC (12 months)

Competitive

+ Employee benefits

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Consulting Technology

Supporting food manufacturers and retailers with product innovation including: rheology, new product development, value optimisation, instructional development, pilot plant, quality and food safety manufacturing, thermal processing, new technologies, and regulatory affairs.

What you’ll be doing

Are you an experienced Project Manager who enjoys driving change and delivering meaningful business improvements?

We’re looking for a Project Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO) based at our Chipping Campden site. This role requires a minimum of three days per week on site, with travel between sites as required.

As a Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for delivering business improvement projects across the 0–36 month plan. You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage risk, and ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed scope, timelines, and governance.

Your day-to-day tasks will include:
• Leading and managing cross-functional project teams and stakeholders
• Developing clear project scopes, workstreams, and deliverables
• Creating and maintaining detailed project plans and timelines, including critical paths
• Identifying, managing, and communicating project risks, issues, and dependencies
• Driving delivery with internal teams and external suppliers
• Keeping project sponsors and senior leaders informed, supporting key decision-making
• Ensuring projects follow the Stage-Gate process
• Contributing to continuous improvement of project management ways of working

What we’re looking for

We’re keen to hear from confident and experienced Project Managers who can influence, challenge, and support teams to deliver change.

You’ll be a good fit if you have:
• Extensive experience in a project management role
• A proven track record of leading multi-functional project teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working in evolving or change-driven environments
• Excellent planning, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Strong documentation skills and business systems awareness
• The ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities

What we offer

Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Buy and sell holiday scheme
A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%
Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
Subsidised onsite restaurant

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