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Project Manager
Howdens
Designs, manufactures and supplies kitchens and joinery products to trade professionals.
Lead and deliver web development projects using hybrid waterfall‑agile methods.
Manage project budgets typically ranging from £50k to £500k
Act as a bridge between governance and delivery, ensuring compliance with standards while working closely with senior developers and Scrum Masters to drive cohesion, consistency, and quality across the delivery process.
Have communicated project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and senior management.
Build trust and maintained effective working relationships across technical and business teams.
Manage dependencies, risks, issues, and changes proactively
Deliver end to end Web Development Projects with a typical project lifecycle ranging from 3 to 12 months, with multiple releases/deployments expected.
Ensure projects are delivered to agreed scope, time, cost, and quality, while working within a hybrid waterfall-agile framework
Develop and maintain detailed project plans using Microsoft Project Online, ensuring that project plans are in sync with Azure DevOps sprint planning
What you bring
microsoft project
azure devops
agilepm
dsdm
project management
budget management
Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing shared human resources.
Be able to demonstrate your experience delivering digital development projects.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Project (enterprise/Online version preferred).
Experience managing budgets of £50k–£500k.
Working knowledge of Azure DevOps (or similar tools such as JIRA).
Strong working knowledge of hybrid waterfall-agile frameworks; DSDM experience is highly desirable.
AgilePM certification (or equivalent) preferred
Solid experience in a Project Management role or similar (e.g. Delivery Manager)
Benefits
Competitive salary and company performance annual company bonus
Exceptional Reward and Recognition events
25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days
Excellent pension scheme (company contribution matched up to 12%)
The company achieves consistent financial success with its revenue reaching over £2.3 billion annually.
£328 Million
Pre-Tax Profits
Annual pre-tax profits stand near £328 million, reflecting strong financial health and growth.
900 Depots
Extensive Distribution Network
The company operates over 900 depots across the UK and internationally, providing reliable service to builders and professionals.
1995
Year Founded
Established in 1995 with 14 depots, the company has grown into a major trade-only kitchen and joinery specialist.
Designs, manufactures, and stocks kitchen cabinets, joinery items, flooring, appliances, and hardware from UK sites for in-stock reliability.
Supports professional builders with locally empowered service across the UK and Europe.
Typical projects include full kitchen fits for homeowners and supplying cabinetry and hardware for builders and developers.
Expanded by launching 11 new kitchen ranges and increasing in-house production of fronts and panels in 2024.
Distinctive for its trade-only, in-stock model and large-scale manufacturing of components in Yorkshire and Cheshire.
Lamona, an integrated kitchen appliance brand launched in 2007, marks expansion into appliances.
Holds a Royal Warrant as supplier of fitted kitchens to the Queen since 2015, highlighting its reputation for quality.
Culture + Values
We do what we say, and we rely on each other to do exactly that, every single day.
Everyone at Howdens is responsible for maintaining our industry‑leading reputation.
The business should be worthwhile for all concerned – customers … suppliers … staff and their families.
Building trust within the company and with our loyal customers and suppliers.
Environment + Sustainability
42% Scope Emissions
Reduction Target
Target to reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 42% by 2030, moving toward a 90% reduction by 2050 (base year 2021).
£3.5M Solar Investment
PV Solar Initiative
Investment in solar panels expected to save ~1,000 t CO₂e annually, contributing ~8% of purchased energy savings.
39T Plastic Removed
Plastic Packaging Reduction
Initiative to remove 39 tonnes of plastic packaging in 2024, saving ~110 t CO₂e.
40% HVO Target
Fleet Sustainability
Target to double HVO use to 40% by end-2025, with 15 LNG vehicles and 4 electric trucks in operation.
Net zero target date: by 2050
Zero to landfill achieved across all UK operations in 2023 and maintained in 2024
Sawdust-to-heat biomass boilers convert over 10,000 tonnes sawdust annually, supplying energy equivalent to 10,000 households
Installed waste-heat recovery saving ~600 t CO₂e/year; Power Radar meters identified ~500 t CO₂e/year savings
100% renewable grid electricity at manufacturing sites; 96% renewable energy at depots
Supplier engagement: Scope 3 is 95% of total emissions; engaged 100+ suppliers (covering ~40% of spend), >50% submitting emissions data and aligned to targets
All timber products FSC or PEFC certified; Greenwich matt kitchen frontals are 100% recyclable
Inclusion & Diversity
31 Wellbeing Representatives
Trained in 2023
Represents the number of trained wellbeing representatives supporting mental and women's health initiatives.
Partnered in 2023 with Wellbeing for Women and ANDY’s Man Club for workplace mental-health webinars
Plans in place to expand wellbeing rep network beyond initial 31
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