Project Manager

Department: Project Management Office (PMO)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UK

Reporting To: Andy Kenyon

Compensation: GBP 55,000 - GBP 65,000 / year

Description

Why Join DeterTech?

At DeterTech, we are driven by a clear purpose: Giving greater peace of mind to people and communities, every day.

With a team of 300 colleagues, a GBP 50m turnover, and over 3,000 customer sites across Europe, we are an industry leader in predicting, deterring, and detecting intrusions. By combining cutting-edge technology with real intelligence, we deliver security solutions that make a measurable impact.

But we're not stopping there. We have ambitious plans for growth, and we're looking for driven individuals to be part of our journey. Whether it's expanding into new customer sectors, entering new markets, launching innovative products, or exploring new distribution models, we're creating opportunities to shape the future of security.

As we scale, we're looking for talented individuals who want to make an impact and help shape the future of security solutions. At DeterTech, we offer more than just a job-we offer a career with purpose, development, and recognition.

About the roleThe Project Manager will play a central role in delivering strategic and operational projects that strengthen DeterTech's performance, efficiency, and customer experience.

Working within the Project Management Office (PMO) and reporting to the Head of Projects, this role partners across all functions, including Operations, Engineering, IT, Product, Commercial, Compliance, HR, and Finance, to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, on budget, and with lasting impact.

Combining strong project management discipline with people-focused change management, the Project Manager ensures projects are not only delivered successfully but also embedded effectively across teams and geographies.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Lead the end-to-end management of projects across multiple functions, ensuring clear scope, structured plans, and disciplined execution.
• Define objectives, success measures, and resource requirements in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders.
• Track progress against milestones, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure consistent governance, reporting, and documentation in line with PMO standards.

Change Management & Adoption

• Build and deliver effective change and communication plans to ensure smooth implementation and colleague engagement.
• Support leaders and teams through transitions by clarifying impacts, providing tools, and facilitating feedback.
• Champion new ways of working and ensure adoption is sustained post-delivery.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with leaders and colleagues across all departments to align projects to business priorities and ensure effective coordination.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, ensuring alignment, accountability, and progress transparency.
• Communicate updates clearly, adapting style and detail to suit varied audiences, from frontline colleagues to executive sponsors.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the evolution of the PMO by sharing lessons learned and improving processes, templates, and standards.
• Identify opportunities for simplification, efficiency, and better collaboration through project delivery insights.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Proven experience managing cross-functional projects in fast-moving, multi-site organisations.
• Skilled in both project management and change management disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse project teams and influence without direct authority.
• Experience with structured methodologies (Prince2, PMI, Agile, or similar).
• Familiarity with organisational transformation, systems implementation, or process improvement programmes.
• Experience in manufacturing, technology, or service environments is advantageous.

Attributes

• Excellent planning, coordination, and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and facilitation abilities, with confidence engaging at all levels.
• Analytical and structured thinker with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, resilient, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Highly collaborative, thrives on partnership and shared delivery.
• Emotionally intelligent and empathetic to the people side of change.

Behavioural criteria

• Collaborative: Builds trust and works effectively across teams and levels.
• Agile: Responds positively to change and adapts quickly to evolving priorities.
• Curious: Seeks to understand business needs and find better ways of doing things.
• Accountable: Takes ownership for delivery and outcomes.
• Empathetic: Supports others through change with understanding and respect.

Measures of Success

• Projects delivered to agreed time, cost, and quality standards.
• Positive stakeholder feedback and high levels of adoption.
• Effective governance and accurate, timely reporting.
• Demonstrated business benefits realised post-implementation.
• Recognition as a trusted and valued partner across functions.
  
  Benefits
• 25+ Days of Holiday
• Healthcare scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Cover 4x salary
• SmartWater Product Pack
• Buy Holiday Scheme
• Employee Recognition Programme