Project Manager - Bilingual (French/English)

CDE Global Ltd; Cookstown; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading machinery manufacturing firm is seeking a Bilingual Project Manager to oversee projects in Cookstown. Candidates must possess at least 3 years of project management experience and be fluent in both French and English. The role involves managing project deliverables, budgets, and maintaining customer relations. This position offers full-time employment with a focus on innovative solutions and customer value.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Project Management role.
• Excellent communication skills in both French and English.

Responsibilities

• Deliver allocated projects within the agreed scope, plan, budget, quality, and time milestones.
• Act as the single trusted point of customer contact for all assigned projects.
• Manage project costs against planned budgets.

Skills

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Project Management

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Project Manager - Bilingual (French/English) — CDE Group

Location: CDE Global Cookstown Location

Closing Date: Friday 7th November, 2025

Responsibilities

• Operate in line with the CDE Project Management framework to deliver allocated projects within the agreed scope, plan, budget, quality and time milestones.
• Maintain current knowledge of project management best practices.
• Facilitate and coordinate project closeout processes, including final project snags or outstanding works.
• Support processes within the Project Management Framework and product quality to better meet and set customer and market expectations.
• Contribute to value creation through project and programme processes and successful project delivery.

Customer relations

• Act as the single trusted point of customer contact for all assigned projects.
• Ensure awareness and compliance with all contractual arrangements; meet with the Business Development Manager and Customer as required to clarify points.
• Align expectations between stakeholders and ensure traceability between what has been agreed and delivered.

Timeline & Budget Management

• Communicate target project deliverables to all relevant business functions.
• Submit extensions of time where required and feasible.
• Manage project costs against planned budgets; keep finance aware of changes in forecast margins.
• Upsell and manage variation opportunities; ensure non-planned costs are covered by a variation order where possible.
• Take ownership of staged payment releases within each project.

Communications & Reporting

• Provide consistent updates to internal and external stakeholders on project progress and requirements.
• Identify, track, monitor and communicate project-related issues, scope changes, variances and contingencies; report regularly as part of PM Governance.
• Voice of the Customer should be visible to internal stakeholders.
• Escalate through the correct channels to ensure proportionate management of issues.

Skills & About The Company

Company: CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU. WE empower customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation and sustainable practices. We operate globally in challenging environments with a focus on wet processing. Our culture emphasises collaboration, continuous improvement and delivering value to customers.

Required Criteria

• A degree or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Project Management role
• Fluency in French and English (spoken and written) is required

Desired Criteria

Closing Date: Friday 7th November, 2025

Contract Type: Full-time

Salary: Based on Experience

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Machinery Manufacturing