Our Client is an industrial controls and automation systems integrator. We operate at various customer sites across the UK and Europe. Due to continuous growth and ever increasing demand, we have a full-time vacancy for a Project Manager
This role is to manage the allocated projects and plan the delivery of orders to customers, to liaise with those customers, update and communicate plans internally, agree deviations and contingencies, map out solutions to deal with those, and be the conduit to delivering the end result.
Main tasks
▪ Awareness of the technical requirements of the orders
▪ Plan the end to end delivery
▪ Planning and forecasting resource
▪ Assessing impact and producing and amending timing plans based on developments within jobs and the acquisition of new orders
▪ Communicating with internal and external stakeholders
▪ Work with Engineers to anticipate changes to time plans and to discuss impact of events on resources with senior team
▪ Co-ordinate with client, engineer, production manager and buyer ▪ Support decision making on shifting priorities as matters develop
▪ Maintain a set of documentation which fits with the systems of control for the business ▪ Attend and input to any update or review meetings as required
▪ Escalate emerging issues appropriately, to the right person/group of people at right time.
▪ Support and enable the successful delivery of jobs to time, quality and budget, adjusting for circumstances on the way Knowledge and Skills
▪ Good educational qualifications
▪ 5 years experience in similar role
▪ Systems of control and ability to use IT and equipment efficiently
▪ Prince 2 or equivalent project management
▪ Organisational skills with agility to flex and change agreed priorities
▪ Can work in and on behalf of a team, representing their interests
▪ Has experience of communication at a senior level inside and outside an organisation, delivering good and bad news
▪ Good analytical and problem solving skills
▪ Achiever ▪ Good communicator
▪ Decision maker
▪ Attention to Detail
▪ Ability to take personal responsibility and demonstrate initiative
▪ Collaborative team player
▪ Commitment to go the extra mile