British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processers in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.

Contract Information

Full time, Permanent

Location: Bury Customer Supply

Closing date: 11 October 2024

Salary Range: £50,000 to £55,000 per annum

Job Purpose
British Sugar Bury Customer Supply is the centre of excellence for Icing Sugars and Retail Packaging within British Sugar. It supplies (phone number removed)kg packets to consumer and 53,000 tonnes of icing sugar products each year.

The project manager will be accountable for the delivery of the site programme, including the delivery of a number of projects within the programme.

Core Accountabilities

• Own the project(s) business case and ensure that the associated financial integrity is robust to ensure that the business drivers and value is clearly defined, and aligned with the site strategic plan. 
• Explore that all possible options for the project are rigorously analysed, such that the alternatives are well understood.
• Select and appoint appropriate project engineers and lead, develop and motivate those individuals for the lifecycle of the project to ensure that the right resource is in place and that wider team members are engaged and deliver against their objectives whilst supporting others.
• Develop and manage a robust project schedule based on the stage-gate process to facilitate effective financial and commercial project management which creates and levers business value.
• Manage the adherence to corporate project governance procedures and processes to ensure that the appropriate management controls are in place and that projects are delivered according to plan.
• Ensure that an appropriate risk management process is applied to ensure that foreseeable significant risks are identified and managed.
• Implementation of an appropriate quality management system to ensure that all project outputs meet the key stakeholder requirements.
• Provide health and safety (H&S) leadership for the project team(s), and assume responsibility for all aspects of H&S associated with the project(s).
• Lead by example in role-modelling the British Sugar Values.

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

• APMP Certificate in Project Management (or equivalent).
• Understanding of capital systems.
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety and Construction Certificate.
• Knowledge of industry standard contract forms.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong IT skills.
• Driven with a desire to achieve.
• Proven track record of small civils work management.
• Proven track record of control system replacement projects to tight schedules.
• Proven track record of team management.
• Experience working in the FMCG industry