Senior Project Manager

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Location
Surrey, South East, England
salary
Competitive
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39576T
Senior Project Manager - UK, Surrey - 12 Month Contract

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager for a fantastic 12 month contract based in Surrey.

You will be working with our client who are a global biopharmaceutical organisation committed to improving the lives of people afflicted with neurological and immunological disease.

This is a superb opportunity if you are looking to advance your career in the field with a supportive and innovative company that will put you first.

What you’ll do:
  • Lead the programme from initial definition through planning, delivery, commissioning, and handover.
  • Hold accountability for final engineering aspects, ensuring design intent, technical standards, safety requirements, and compliance obligations are met.
  • Understand and oversee the full commissioning process for R&D and laboratory environments, ensuring readiness for functional testing, validation, and operational ramp-up.
  • Develop and maintain integrated programme schedules, resource plans, and performance baselines.
What you’ll  need:
  • Extensive experience managing major capital programmes, ideally within R&D, laboratories, scientific facilities, pharma, defence, advanced engineering, or highly regulated technical environments.
  • Strong understanding of engineering processes, design assurance, and technical governance.
  • Demonstrable exposure to commissioning activities within complex facilities.
  • Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through full lifecycle delivery
If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!
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