Project Manager - Up to £65K per annum - Milton Keynes (with remote working capability)
We are looking for a Project Manager with a background in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering to deliver a UPS contract and manage the project team from inception to handover. You will be working for a leading independent supplier of Power Protection equipment.
The Project Manager will need to take control of running this project, managing a team of staff, and coordinating with customers, suppliers, external bodies as well as senior management team.
The work will involve:
* Coordinating design, complex documentation, milestones, reviews, meetings etc.
* Ensure best practice technical, logistical and commercial direction is always in place for project delivery.
* Perceive problems well in advance and consider the broad range of commercial and technical factors in assessing the situation, identifying possible solutions and implementing approved solutions.
* Act as the central point of liaison and coordination with all stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.
* Planning and organizing the resources required to execute assigned projects.
* Manage projects through an end to-end project life cycle; monitor overall project progress, resolving risks and issues and initiating corrective action plans.
* Deliver on time, on budget, on quality Project Management at all times.
Skills, knowledge and experience
* Must be capable of motivating project/works personnel to achieve project success.
* Must be capable of occasionally working outside normal working hours to meet customer project requests as required.
* Excellent communicator at all levels to negotiate best outcomes internally and with customers.
* Must have high levels of competence in engineering of projects, engineering practices and related issues including effective utilisation of resource teams.
* Demonstrable ability to prioritise and differentiate projects tasks and sales support requests within a complex and conflicting environment.
* Experience in a similar role in this or closely related industry, having also performed at lower levels in technical project delivery role on which this role builds upon.
* Must be proficient in MS office.
Education
* A formal qualification in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering is required, preferably at degree level.
* Previous Project Management experience is essential.
* A formal Project Management qualification such as PMI, PRINCE2 or similar is an advantage