Project Manager

Full Job Description

Responsible for overseeing the successful execution of all aspects of the project life cycle: assessing customer requirements, supporting the project team and working in partnership with colleagues to exceed expectations.

The Project Manager will serve as a customer facing leader, overseeing the day to day relationship with our customers throughout the project life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• To support the business to help define and achieve the company wide project management strategy by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers.
• Preparation of all Project Start-up and Initiation Documentation, including: Project Briefs (Charter); Project Management Plans (PMP); project schedules; project budgets; and tracking registers.
• Identify and provide reliable solutions for all technical issues to assure complete customer satisfaction.
• Participation in the Quotation Phase, supporting the Section Managers and applications Engineers, including preparation of proposals (commercial and technical), estimates and initial pricing.
• Management of Risk (through reduction) and Opportunity (through optimisation) in accordance with company procedures.
• Tracking and monitoring progress of all allocated projects in terms of: Time, Cost and Quality.
• Preparation of project financial data including budget updates, cost to go and cost at completion.
• Management of project resource demand and participation in resource levelling through accurate representation of the project demand in the business forecasting system.
• Stakeholder management (both internal and external to customer and suppliers). Subcontractor management, generation of Invitations to Tender (ITT), Request for Quotes (RFQ).
• Control of project invoicing and management of payments with Finance Department and correct profiling within the business forecasting system.
• Management and control of any contract changes with the customer for all allocated projects, ensuring adherence to process.
• Oversight of configuration management of project product deliverables to company procedures.
• Ensure effective customer communications take place and that the customer needs are met in all respects, and effective internal communications are maintained.
• Co-ordination/collection of project data from all project team members, including hours booked, hours to complete, costs incurred/to complete.
• Develop and maintain key relationships internally, specifically across the projects team to ensure that all technical knowledge meets customer requirements.
• Continually fosters any supplier relationships to ensure that all technically and commercial solutions are achieved.
• Provide accurate costings and estimates including project hours to ensure that all projects are commercially viable.
• Continually evaluate engineering change requests, ensuring effective communications are understood by any internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain a significant level of knowledge of general engineering, automation solutions, management of projects and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain accurate records of all targets accounts, opportunities, quotes, project etc
• Provide the customer with commercial confidence that we can match and exceed their requirements..

Key Skills

• Strong understanding of Project Management Methodology
• Possess a good understanding of mechanical engineering principles
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to establish key relationships
• Ability to deliver exceptional customer service
• Computer literate with ability to set up and maintain a IT based (excel) component parts system
• Exposure in dealing with multiple customers/suppliers
• Knowledge of international import / export regulation

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC qualified in relevant electrical or mechanical engineering discipline (Desirable)
• Project Management qualification