Job Description:

Technical Project Manager - Flame & Combustion Systems

Location: Ellesmere Port
Contract: 12-Month Contract
Start: ASAP
Rate: Competitive market rates
Payment Options: Ltd Company or Umbrella


Role Purpose

An experienced Technical Project Manager is required to deliver specialist projects involving flame management systems and flue burners within hazardous waste and high-hazard industrial environments.
This role will combine technical expertise with project leadership, taking responsibility for managing projects from design through to installation and commissioning, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient delivery.


Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects involving flame management systems, flaring, and flue burner technologies
• Oversee all project phases including design coordination, installation, and commissioning
• Manage engineering teams, site personnel, and specialist subcontractors
• Ensure full compliance with HSE, environmental, and regulatory standards (e.g. COMAH environments)
• Monitor programme, cost, and performance across the project lifecycle
• Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks within high-hazard settings
• Act as the key point of contact between client, engineering teams, and site operations
• Review technical drawings, specifications, and system performance requirements
• Support testing, commissioning, and optimisation of combustion systems

Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Technical Project Manager within industrial, energy, or process environments
• Strong background in combustion systems, flaring, or thermal treatment technologies
• Experience with flame management systems and/or flue burners
• Track record delivering projects on hazardous waste or COMAH-regulated sites
• Experience managing both technical engineering delivery and site execution

Qualifications & Skills

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Chemical, or Process Engineering
• Strong understanding of combustion systems, emissions control, and safety-critical operations
• Knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks (e.g. COMAH, environmental permitting)
• Strong commercial and project management capability
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Personal Attributes

• Technically strong with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset
• High attention to detail, particularly in safety-critical environments
• Confident leading projects in complex, high-risk settings
• Delivery-focused with strong ownership and accountability
• Effective communicator across technical and operational teams

Why Apply

• Long-term contract on specialist, technically complex projects
• Opportunity to work on safety-critical combustion systems
• Competitive market rates with flexible payment options
• Immediate start in a fast-paced, project delivery environment

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