Senior Project Manager

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

About the role
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Sulzer’s Leeds facility is a global centre of excellence for advanced design and manufacturing, specialising in OEM pump technology and engineered solutions for critical industrial applications. This site brings together cutting\-edge engineering capability, digital design, and high\-precision manufacturing, supporting sectors such as energy, water, chemicals, and infrastructure.

With significant recent investment, our Leeds operations are evolving rapidly—enhancing our capabilities in advanced machining, digital engineering, testing, and product innovation. This is where new business pumps are brought to life from cradle to grave—from initial concept and design through to manufacture, testing, delivery, and lifecycle support.
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex, high\-value pump projects within our new business portfolio. You will play a critical role in managing the end\-to\-end project lifecycle, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple concurrent projects across the full lifecycle – from bid handover through design, manufacturing, and final delivery


• Act as the primary point of contact for customers, ensuring strong relationships and clear communication


• Drive project planning, scheduling, risk management, and cost control


• Coordinate cross\-functional teams including design engineering, production, procurement, and quality


• Ensure compliance with contractual, technical, and regulatory requirements


• Identify and manage risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation strategies

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within engineering, manufacturing, or OEM environments


• Strong knowledge of complex mechanical equipment, ideally pumps or rotating equipment


• Demonstrated experience delivering high\-value, technically complex projects


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills


• Strong commercial awareness, including budget control and contract management


• Ability to thrive in a fast\-paced, highly collaborative environment


• Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP) desirable

What we offer you
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Core Benefits

• Competitive base salary


• Annual bonus, based on company and personal performance


• Private Medical Insurance through Aviva


• 33 days’ annual leave


• Defined pension contribution


• Employee Assistance Programmes


• Discounts on shopping, entertainment \& lifestyle


• Costco membership option


• Discounted personal car leasing for you, family \& friends


• Long Service Awards


• Ongoing learning through Sulzer Learning Pathways

Onsite Perks

• Free, secure parking with EV charging


• Multi\-faith prayer room


• Newly modernised work areas

Community \& Wellbeing

• Lively Sports \& Social Club with events \& prize draws


• 24/7 onsite gym


• Subsidised vending machines


• Subsidised Canteen offering hot and cold food

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

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