Project Manager

  • Lisburn
  • £40,000 - £50,000 DOE
  • 10 days ago
Job Description

About Bender UK

Bender UK designs and delivers innovative electrical safety and monitoring solutions across healthcare, industrial, and infrastructure environments. We are proud of our values ‘Dedication, Excellence, Trust, and Teamwork’ which guide how we work with customers and each other every day.

Role Purpose

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering projects across Bender UK’s portfolio, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Working closely with customers, technical teams, and internal stakeholders, the role ensures projects are well organised, resources are aligned, and delivery runs smoothly from initial planning through to completion and handover.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and deliver multiple projects, ensuring they meet agreed timelines, scope, and budget.
  • Plan and prioritise workload to coordinate project activity effectively.
  • Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure alignment of installation, commissioning, and delivery activities.
  • Work with technical teams to ensure all documentation, drawings, and information are prepared and delivered as required.
  • Act as the main point of contact for project stakeholders, managing communication and expectations.
  • Respond to project and technical queries, coordinating input from relevant teams where required.
  • Support budgeting and financial tracking of projects, ensuring visibility of costs and performance.
  • Identify and manage risks, issues, and changes throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Attend site and project meetings, representing Bender UK professionally at all stages of delivery.
  • Ensure all project documentation, including RAMS, is produced, maintained, and issued accurately.
  • Maintain accurate project data and reporting within CRM systems.
  • Support collaboration across Engineering, Service, Sales, and Supply Chain teams.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of project processes, standards, and ways of working.
  • Prepare project handover documentation and support post‑project reviews and lessons learned.
Competencies

What good looks like at Bender UK

  • Dedication to delivering projects reliably and meeting customer expectations.
  • Excellence in organisation, planning, and attention to detail.
  • Commercial excellence, balancing delivery, cost, and performance.
  • Trust, built through clear communication and consistent delivery.
  • Teamwork in action, working collaboratively across teams and with stakeholders.
  • A proactive approach to managing risks, solving problems, and improving delivery.
Experience

Skills & Experience


Essential

  • Experience managing or coordinating projects within a technical, engineering, or healthcare environment.
  • Strong organisational and time‑management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Problem‑solving skills with the ability to manage risk and resolve issues.
  • Good IT skills, including Microsoft 365 and CRM systems.

Desirable

  • Project management qualification (e.g. APM, PRINCE2).
  • Experience working with technical or engineering teams.
  • Understanding of healthcare or construction/project environments.
  • Electrical or technical background (advantageous). Experience of Salesforce or similar CRM systems.

In addition to a competitive salary Bender UK offers the following benefits:

  • Salary: up to £50,000 (depending on experience)
  • Bonus: Eligible to participate in the annual company bonus scheme
  • Car Entitlement: A company car or cash equivalent allowance
  • Holiday Entitlement: 25 days + 8 bank holidays with a buy/sell leave scheme in place at the start of each holiday year
  • Pension: 6% employer contribution
  • Benefits: Access to various high-street discounts
  • Wellbeing: Single private medical cover and access to an employee assistance programme
  • Social: Regular opportunities to meet and interact with colleagues on a social basis
  • Development Opportunities: We provide opportunities for professional growth and development, and are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and excellence
  • Remote Working: You will be based from home for this role with a requirement to travel to client sites across Ireland.