Project Engineering Manager in Lincoln

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Pension up to 8% matched, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Spalding

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of work: 5 from 7, day shift, but some flex required

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we are one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we are proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Our site in Old Leake, just outside Boston, Lincolnshire, specialises in chilled Italian ready meals and modern deli products for a dedicated customer. The site employs around 700 people and operates in a fast-paced production environment.

What you'll be doing

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a Project Manager to join our expanding team. You will be working on multiple exciting projects at the Old Leake, Boston and reporting into the Engineering Manager.

Role Accountabilities

• Responsible to the project sponsor for the end-to-end delivery of projects.
• Establish a structure and plan for managing the requirements of CDM, Safety, Health & Environment, and contractor control throughout the duration of the project.
• Develop a group of direct and sub-contract resources into a coherent team that delivers the project objectives.
• Lead the delivery of the project with defined objectives and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Preparation of scope briefing documentation, selection of the professional team and Principal Contractor including commercial terms and contractual engagement documentation.
• Develop and maintain an effective and accurate project cost plan, regularly provide updates to stakeholders, value engineer and provide cash flow forecasts.
• Develop a database of contractors having carried out a due diligence exercise to establish that the contractor has suitable SHE records, relevant insurances, and meets the values expected of a contractor to Bakkavor.
• Lead the installation and commissioning of food and drink processing and packaging equipment, services, and facilities in line with food and health & safety principles.
• Develop and maintain an effective and accurate project timeline, understand how the project interfaces with other projects or the business operation to maintain both the declared project delivery and the business expectations.

What we're looking for

• Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3/4 or OAL FDEM Diploma).
• IOSH Managing Safely.
• NEBOSH General Certificate/Diploma.
• Application of SHE legislation and procedures.
• Identify the organisation's context and constraints that affect asset management.
• Develop and classify asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring, business cases and activities.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
• Project delivery, governance and cost control experience.
• Contractor control.
• CDM.
• Planning works, writing reports and preparation of presentations.
• Commercial, contract and change management.
• Risk management and its application to asset management: risk assessment, quantification, mitigation, and impact.
• Data analysis and interpretation techniques; data presentation techniques (charts, diagrams, and tables).
• Collaboration and communication techniques: personality types, influencing, negotiating, networking, and equality, diversity, and inclusion, including plain English.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.