Project Manager in Widnes

We are looking for a motivated and adaptable Project Manager to lead a diverse portfolio of projects from concept through to successful delivery. This role requires a balance of strong project management fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure. While a technical awareness is advantageous, your ability to manage stakeholders, adapt to change, and drive outcomes in line with strategic business objectives will be key to your success. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to Seras’ wider goals, whilst continuously reassessing priorities and risks in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, adapting to evolving business needs and requirements
• Allocate tasks effectively based on team strengths, skills, and experience
• Monitor project performance, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
• Produce and present regular project status reports to key stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to drive successful project implementation
• Build strong relationships across the business, ensuring clear and effective communication
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks and issues
• Ensure all work meets required quality standards and compliance expectations
• Motivate and support project teams to achieve objectives
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively
• Respond to and manage change within projects as required
• Ensure delivery of expected outcomes, benefits, and business value

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proven experience as a Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, or similar role (ideally within an IT or systems environment)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities

Desirable

• Experience managing project budgets
• Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. PMP)
• Broader exposure to project delivery frameworks or methodologies

Benefits

• Health Cash Plan for medical expenses
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• EV Car Scheme
• Employee assistance program
• Nursery scheme
• Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
• High Street discounts & Referral Scheme
• Driver Representatives & Employee forum
• Career progression & personal development opportunities
• Employee Referral Scheme up to £150

Seras is the UK’s number one supplier of biomass fuel, with long-term contracts to supply 1.7 million tonnes of fuel to biomass plants, generating renewable energy equivalent to the annual domestic electricity needs of 2% of the UK population. Our core business is to supply biomass fuel, which we process from waste wood and by-products, and deliver it to a large number of power plants. We are proud of what we do and the way we do it. Our approach is driven by our desire to “do things differently”. We provide services to help our customers decarbonise their power generation as we transition to a zero-carbon economy. Waste wood and by-products are a valuable resource that should be used to generate value for all of us and our communities. We invest in our best-in-class infrastructure, cutting edge technology and most importantly, our skilled and dedicated people, to ensure that we maximise the financial and environmental benefits at every stage of the process of transforming waste into renewable energy.