Project Manager, Operations Manager

Location: Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom, PA4 8XJ

As Project Manager at Howden, you’ll be at the heart of our special projects - coordinating activity, solving problems, and ensuring every project moves smoothly from handover to final payment.

If you thrive on variety, enjoy digging into root cause issues, and like working with people across engineering, operations, procurement, and quality, this role gives you the exposure, challenge, and influence to make a real difference.

Howden has a range of compressors, blowers, fans, steam turbines, and rotary heat exchangers, and has been at the forefront of developing engineered solutions for the needs of industrial processes since 1854. In 2023, Howden joined forces with Chart Industries, a global leader in engineered equipment for clean energy and industrial gas markets.

Together, we operate over 64 manufacturing sites and 50+ service centres worldwide, with 11,700+ employees driving innovation in hydrogen, carbon capture, energy recovery, nuclear, water treatment, mining, and LNG. As part of the Nexus of Clean™, we are advancing a sustainable future—helping customers improve efficiency and reduce emissions across clean power, water, food, and industrial sectors.

Join us and be part of a purpose-driven team shaping the future and tackling some of the planet’s most urgent challenges, all while growing your career in a dynamic global environment.

• Manage projects from sales handover through to delivery and final payment.
• Act as the main internal point of contact, coordinating closely with Project Managers and cross functional teams.
• Lead Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) activities - driving investigations, ensuring timely resolution, and communicating outcomes clearly.
• Create accurate project datasheets, load project information into MRP and document control systems, and maintain up to date schedules.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks or delays early, and work with teams to recover to baseline.
• Report project status, risks, financials, and forecasts to management.
• Manage budgets, cashflow forecasting, invoicing, and margin improvement opportunities.

An ideal candidate would likely have the following profile:

• Experience managing projects or working closely within project delivery in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and confidence dealing with internal stakeholders and customer related issues.
• A proactive, solutions focused mindset - able to think laterally, resolve issues, and drive corrective actions.
• Evidence of leadership, influencing, negotiation, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to deliver against time, cost, and quality targets.
• Competence with Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Knowledge of compressors or rotating machinery.
• Experience in petrochemical, oil & gas, refrigeration, heat pump, biogas, or vapour recovery sectors.
• HNC or higher in a relevant technical discipline.

• Flexible hybrid working - minimum two days per week in the Renfrew office.
• Occasional domestic or international travel to suppliers or customers

This is a permanent position based at our office in Renfrew, including an early finish on Friday. Our range of fantastic benefits includes:

• Generous holiday entitlement package totalling 33 days annual leave
• Howden Pension Plan with a maximum employer contribution of 7%
• Company electric vehicle scheme through salary sacrifice
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental and adoption leave pay
• Free onsite parking
• Group Income Protection plan
• Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal - Cycle2
  
  Work programme, range of discounts across various retailers, employee assistance programme, wealth of information to support health & wellbeing
• Dedicated Spark Service - free counselling, physiotherapy, financial support, medical second opinion, remote GP, personal training, nutrition consultations etc
• Opportunity to be involved in our ESG ‘Bright Future’ initiatives - STEM ambassador & volunteering