Project Manager

Job Description:

Project Manager

Due to sustained growth, a significant forward order workload and a continued commitment to be at the forefront of the industry, our client is searching for a talented and motivated Project Manager. You will have experience from the mechanical engineering, industrial or fabrication sectors.

This challenging and exciting Project Manager opportunity requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the responsibility for supporting the delivery of engineering-based projects.

Some travel will be required to meet clients or attend site visits so a full UK driving licence is essential. There is one day working from home per week, and candidates must be within commutable distance to our client’s offices.

The successful candidate will have the day-to-day responsibility for the safe, timely and profitable delivery of a wide variety of projects and schemes, all running simultaneously at differing stages of completion. This will sometimes include managing site-based teams, and resolving any technical, operational and commercial issues as required.

The Role

• Plan, programme and deliver contracts in conjunction with the regional team, internal departments, and subcontractors in accordance with company policy
• Take responsibility for all assigned projects, including the review of estimates and designs to ensure buildability, and leading projects with the client from receipt of order to completion
• Attend pre-contract and regular site surveys at client’s premises, whilst managing key suppliers and sub-contractors (internal and external) to ensure the smooth running of contracts
• Inspect works in progress to ensure conformance to QA procedures and specification, and that schemes are delivered in accordance with the correct design, cost and specification
• Ensure plans and work breakdown structures (WBS) are prepared for contracts
• Attend regular meetings with the contracts team to provide progress reports on projects, and if required, offer proposals or recommendations to enable successful delivery
• Provide technical and operational input into estimates for schemes 
• Ensure the commercial team is provided with all relevant information, documentation and instructions to support contract variations and final accounts submissions for payment
• Ensure all projects are planned and executed in accordance with company policy, whilst maintaining the professional and progressive image of the company wherever possible
• Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed and calm manner
• Help to manage suppliers and sub-contractors to improve safety, performance and profit

The Person

• Possessing experience in a similar role from any area of the aerospace, infrastructure, manufacturing, defence, industrial and energy sectors, with time spent during your early career in a fabrication, manufacturing, shop floor or “on the tools” environment
• To have assisted in the development and delivery of projects with a diplomatic and pragmatic approach, but also with a hands-on attitude to clients, sub-contractors and teams
• Possess first-hand exposure to the delivery of contracts, with a lead from the front approach
• Hold experience of a variety of projects, including multi disciplined engineering techniques
• Possess an understanding of all stages of the contracting process, coupled with the ability to support the team both technically and commercially
• Able to identify the requirements of assigned projects to efficiently and effectively produce the most appropriate delivery plan or program
• Correspond and negotiate with clients, suppliers, contractors, site teams and colleagues
• Efficiently manage situations when workload presents conflicting demands on time and availability, demonstrating an ability to effectively prioritise and schedule
• Monitor, progress and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved to time, cost and quality
• Develop and select effective solutions to project requirements
• Communicate facts to stakeholders (internally or externally) in an effective manner
• Deliver efficient and effective customer service at all times

Our Client

Our client is a market leading design, build, installation and maintenance contractor operating at the cutting edge of engineering excellence driven and supported by a passion for innovation. They have continuously diversified and expanded their expertise, enabling them to deliver a huge range of advanced engineering solutions for the Aerospace, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Defence, Industrial and Energy sectors, amongst many others. They not only complete projects successfully and to the highest of standards at all times but also add value to their clients by giving them total support from the beginning to the end of each and every contract.

An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and security of work and forward career progression given that our client possesses a significant contract pipeline for the long-term future and is firmly committed to continued growth over the next 5-10 years.