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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
