Project Manager

About the Opportunity

Westhill, Aberdeen

Full-time, Permanent

Please note that this role requires security checks.

Responsibilities

• Freely manage and deliver projects across the full project lifecycle in compliance with JFS project governance and reporting frameworks.
• Provide strong team leadership, be in charge of multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-value or complex projects.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder and client relationships.
• Proactively manage to mitigate risks and realize opportunities to enhance project outcomes.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and cashflows ensuring timely invoice and payment collection in line with contract terms, aligning revenue recognition with invoice and cashflow schedules.
• Forecast project resource requirements and allocate resources to optimize project performance.
• Proactively manage contractual obligations, reviewing contract terms and identifying operational risks.
• Conduct risk and opportunity assessments aligned with project goals and implement contingency and benefits realization plans.
• Manage the change control process including evaluating scope variations.
• Capture and apply lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.

About You

Strong, adaptable manager with a consistent track record of delivering on commitments. Influential communicator, building long-term internal and external relationships. Committed to safety leadership. Experience working on NPD projects from concept to market launch through structured gated processes. Extensive experience in engineering and manufacturing principles, tools, and technologies, ensuring robust design and efficient production. Strong focus on Design for Manufacture, technical feasibility, and process optimization within NPD environments. Proven ability to identify and mitigate technical and manufacturing risks across the product lifecycle. Align cross-functional teams (R&D, Product Management, Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, HSE, Finance) to ensure design intent meets production capability. Develop and manage project plans covering timelines, budgets, and resources. Maintain strong awareness of market and industry trends impacting product development and manufacturing.

Benefits

• Early finish on Fridays
• Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with experience (Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, Cycle to work scheme, Company Pension, etc.)
• Clear pathways for career development and organizational visibility
• Inclusive and supportive culture that values individual contributions
• Meaningful work with impact across safety, innovation, and global operations

About Company

James Fisher is a global engineering services company operating across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. With a strong heritage in maritime operations, we now deliver innovative solutions in challenging environments. Our One James Fisher strategy is focused on building a unified, sustainable business within the Blue Economy, driving progress through technology, expertise, and collaboration.

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About Us

James Fisher Defence (JFD), part of the James Fisher Group, is a global leader in underwater capability, delivering cutting-edge diving, submarine rescue, and hyperbaric solutions to both commercial and defence markets. Operating worldwide, JFD is the foremost provider of submarine rescue services and a trusted name in submarine escape training. We’re also at the forefront of hyperbaric rescue innovation and a leading supplier of advanced diving equipment and saturation systems across the industry. Explore more about JFD

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James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognize that our success depends on our talented and diverse workforce.