Project Manager (Automation)
Location: Chesterfield
Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.
The Role
Our Automation & Digitalisation teams deliver projects in various industries including Nuclear, Food & Beverage, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Energy/Renewables, Metals and Utilities.
Our teams across Chesterfield, Fareham and Warrington deliver solutions using a wide array of technology including Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA and many more. These solutions include PLC, HMI, SCADA, MES, Batch, Functional Safety, OT Cyber Security and Industry 4.0.
Roles and Responsibility
* Responsibility for a project {Technically}. Work closely with the Engineering Team and Management Team to ensure that the solution provided is of minimum cost whilst being technically acceptable and in accordance with the client specifications and the Bilfinger offer. Maintenance of ongoing customer relationships
Primary Objectives
* Health and Safety – Personal Safety is the number one objective.
* Achieve overall project budgetary requirements
* Overall technical and team management for nominated projects
* Maximise opportunities within allocated projects (variations, savings)
* Maximise business development opportunities with existing customers
* Manage the customer
* Ensure all contractual obligations are met by Bilfinger UK Ltd.
Functions
Functions will typically include but not be limited to the following:
* Schedule Management - Develop and maintain the schedule/programme. Where applicable work with Planners to ensure effective Project control.
* Technical Management – Be responsible in all aspects for the Technical Delivery of the Project.
* Risk Management – Work closely with the Management Team to identify risks, consequences and mitigating actions in order to remove risks as quickly as possible (Liquidated Damages, tight delivery periods, etc.)
* Internal Reporting - Submission of Monthly Progress Reports to the Framework Automation Manager. Where applicable report to the monthly Project Board, Presentation, understanding and explanation of EV, CPI, SPI and S-Curve data.
* Planning - In conjunction with the Management Team identify the obligations, both in terms of activities and timescales, of all parties - client, Bilfinger project staff, Bilfinger non-project staff & sub-contractors - involved in the delivery of the project.
* Multidiscipline Team Management – Management of multiple disciplines including Automation, Functional Safety and other Engineering disciplines, Control Panel Manufacture and E&I Installation. Ensure that team members are provided with the requisite task definitions, information and tools to perform the allocated tasks.
* Quality Management - Define and manage the quality objectives for the project, ensuring that they are appropriate to the client and project.
* Sales/Proposals - Report sales and business development opportunities for the sales/proposals department to follow-up. Work with and provide assistance to Sales/Proposals department to provide expertise to opportunities.
Experience and Qualifications
* Strong leadership & influencing skills
* Experience of directly managing multidiscipline project teams
* Experience of working with QS, Planners and other project controls.
* Managing Customer interface and relationship
* Experience of contract management and forms of contract including:
o NEC3/4
o MF1
o Bespoke
o CDM
* Experience and familiarity with Project and Business software including MS Project, Primavera P6 and SAP.
* HNC/HND in a relevant Engineering Discipline
* APMP (PMQ) or equivalent
* Membership to the IET/APM or other suitable professional body.
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Engineering & Consultancy | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | White-collar workers | Professional | Project Management