PMO Project Manager

Group Lotus

Project Manager at Lotus Cars supporting the successful delivery of external client projects. Overseeing project activities, budgets, and stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle.

Posted 6/19/2026contractHethel • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Project Manager is responsible for supporting the successful delivery of external client projects, ensuring programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
Work collaboratively with commercial and project teams to deliver external client projects from proposal alignment through to project completion and closure.
Manage low-risk and/or lower-cost external client projects, ensuring successful delivery against agreed objectives.
Develop and maintain project schedules, action plans, and programme timelines, tracking progress and ensuring key milestones are achieved.
Monitor project budgets and financial performance, providing accurate reporting and metrics for project and senior management reviews.
Ensure project quality requirements are achieved by embedding NPDS processes and/or client-specific gateways and milestones into project plans.
Produce regular project status reports, highlighting progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A-Level standard qualifications or equivalent.
Experience in vehicle and/or powertrain programme delivery.
Financial awareness with experience monitoring project budgets and performance.
Project management experience within an automotive engineering environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 Vacation Days + Bank Holidays Pro rata.
Performance Bonus: Get rewarded for your hard work with an exciting, non-contractual bonus scheme—because great effort deserves great perks.
Future-Proof Pension: Plan for your tomorrow while thriving today with a solid pension scheme to keep your future bright.
Private Healthcare: Stay healthy and stress-free with premium healthcare coverage tailored to keep you at your best.
Hybrid working: This role will be working from our Hethel plant within our flexible working policy.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbudget monitoringfinancial performance trackingproject schedulingaction planningquality assurancerisk managementreportingmetrics analysisautomotive engineering

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingleadership

Certifications

A-Level standard qualifications