Project Director

Premier Foods Plc; Worksop; On-site; GBP 125,000 - GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A major food manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Project Director to lead a significant transformation programme known as Project Venice. This role involves full responsibility for delivering the project while ensuring compliance with budget and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience overseeing major capital projects, strong strategic planning skills, and the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels. This is a unique opportunity to shape operational capability and make a significant business impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading transformation projects worth over £30 million in manufacturing.
• Strong background in governance and strategic planning.
• Ability to manage cross-disciplinary teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full programme delivery of Project Venice.
• Ensure delivery of scope, schedule, quality, and financials.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across business functions.

Skills

Senior leadership of major capital programmes

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Excellent communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Project Director

Date: 15 Jan 2026

Location: Worksop, GB

Project Director - Project Venice

Full Time, Fixed Term Contract - 2 Years

Based - Worksop, S81 7AY

Project Venice is a major transformation programme reshaping sauce manufacturing and future operational capability. We are seeking a highly experienced Project Director to lead the full end-to-end delivery of this flagship project. This is a rare opportunity to take strategic ownership of a complex, multi-workstream change programme with significant business impact.

As Project Director, you will provide direction, leadership, and assurance across all technical, operational, engineering, IT, and change workstreams. You will work closely with the Steering Team to ensure the programme delivers on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

What You’ll Lead

Full programme leadership and governance for Project Venice

Multi-disciplinary workstream coordination and integration

Delivery of scope, schedule, financials, quality and benefits

Factory readiness and operational integration at Worksop

Stakeholder management across all business functions

Risk management, compliance, and high-level decision-making

What You’ll Bring

Proven senior leadership of major capital or transformation programmes (£30m+) in manufacturing or FMCG

Strong strategic planning, programme governance, and cross-functional leadership ability

• Deep understanding of operations, engineering and or large-scale process change

High resilience, commercial awareness, and delivery focus

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement, including executive-level interaction

Why Join Project Venice?

This is a high-profile, business-critical programme with real impact on long-term capability and performance. You’ll shape the strategic direction of a major transformation and lead an experienced team committed to operational excellence.

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