Project Manager

  • The Work Shop Resourcing Ltd
  • Poole, Dorset
  • Apr 29, 2026
Full time Distribution-Shipping Warehouse

Job Description

Our prestigious client based in modern spacious offices in Poole is looking for a Maintenance Project Manager to join the busy office-based team.

We re looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our office-based Cruise division, supporting our Cruise ship maintenance team.

What you will be doing as the Project Manager:

This role is responsible for ensuring that the CBN product presents and continually performs well on all client vessels.

Duties of the Project Manager:

  • Line management of engineering team, ensuring they have the skills, capability, equipment and qualifications to perform their duties.
  • Manage all travel and accommodation requirements for the engineering team, ensuring sufficient time allocated for breaks and time in lieu (accurately recorded).
  • Ensure the service and maintenance programme is scheduled is planned effectively in agreement with the client.
  • Develop and implement a maintenance reporting structure ensuring full visibility and transparency on issues to be resolved.
  • Create and maintain mechanisms for effective follow-ups to ensure timely delivery and accountability.
  • Visit completed installations to handover to maintenance team, introducing the team and ensuring client contacts are satisfied with final installation before handover.
  • Manage CBN email inbox and be responsible for communication with assigned vessels.
  • Record any issues on the issues log, using the RAG process and take ownership of issues through to resolution.
  • Build and communicate project plans with key milestones for each onboarding, ensuring stakeholder alignment.
  • Provide weekly progress updates internally and externally, flagging risks and proposing solutions.
  • Prepare monthly customer reports, including engineer visit summaries, usage analysis, and cost breakdowns.
  • Update and maintain the budget tracker following each service visit.
  • Analyse KPI data and feedback to identify opportunities for service improvement (ie. maintenance cost per passenger, customer NPS.)

What s in it for you as a Project Manager:

  • Monthly profit share bonus scheme
  • Free onsite parking
  • Perks at Work scheme
  • Tuck shop snacks and free lunch every Friday
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Subsidised workplace massage
  • Eye care reimbursement
  • Employee assistance programme (EAP)
  • Company social and corporate events

You must have previous experience working within a busy team.

  • Maintenance Project Manager
  • Salary: £50-55k
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Location: Office based. Must be available for occasional out of hours working. Occasional travel to partners, our warehouses and customer vessels

Poole, Project manager, Project management, maintenance, scheduling