Engineering Project Manager


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Recruiter

ISL Recruitment

Listed on

2nd September 2015

Location

Hertfordshire

Salary/Rate

£45000 - £55000

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Job Title

Project Manager

Salary

£45k to £55k dependent on experience

Location

Hertfordshire

Reports to

Head of Product Engineering

Job Description

Project Manager required to manage full lifecycle of specifying, quoting, designing, building, testing and installing specialist equipment used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The core platform products have been developed thus the projects to be managed involve significant customisation of an existing product to suit a specific customer application, or a standard product being delivered for the first time into a territory with no experience of that product. Project timelines are typically from 2 - 6 months in duration with several running in parallel.

The role shall:

*Work closely with the Sales teams to identify prospective orders that will require project management (i.e. customised solution or standard solution being installed in particular territory for the first time).

*Identify and document customer requirements, carrying out site surveys as necessary.

*Review customer specification documents and identify deviations in specification.

*Work with the Product Engineering team to identify suitable solutions to meet the requirements - involving mechanical design, electrical design, software and electronics hardware design.

*Support the customer quotation process by developing and submitting quotations based on the identified solutions.

*Own and manage the timing plan through the project.

*Manage risks and issues through the project.

*Manage change requests through the project and communicate impact in terms of time, cost and requirements.

*During the design phase work with Product Engineering and Quality teams to identify additional testing, validation & risk assessment requirements.

*Identify additional documentation required (user manual, technical documentation).

*Coordinate across all departments to ensure the project can be delivered on time, on budget with all requirements met (Product Engineering, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing, Service, and Purchasing).

*Identify customer pre-delivery inspection requirements and installation / commissioning schedule.

*Establish training needs for Installation / Service teams.

*Act as single point of contact for the customer through the project.

*Liaise with additional equipment suppliers (for example the product may need to integrate with additional equipment at the customer site and may need careful coordination with other suppliers of this equipment).

*Be present during installation phase if required.

*Manage hand-over at the end of the project to the local Service team.

*Additionally this role will be responsible for developing and documenting a streamlined company specific stage/gate process and checklist for these project types.

Prerequisites

Although a Project Management role, the project content is technical. Therefore a technical background is essential.

*Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, Aero, Manufacturing, Design).

*Good working experience of a stage/gate project methodology (e.g. APM or Prince2).

*Experience of delivering successful projects / products to market.

*Experience of coordinating multiple business functions.

*Focus consistently on delivery. Escalates appropriately to resolve issues.

*Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to interface with all parts of the business internally and with customers and suppliers.

*Commercially aware with regards, cost, pricing, margins.

Personal Attributes

*Enthusiastic. A team motivator with a 'can do' outlook.

*An ability to get things done. Completes and finishes work with no loose ends.

*The ability to work to tight deadlines and budgets under pressure.

* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and make confident decisions.

*Broad awareness and appreciation of differing global business cultures.

Additional

*Experience in the design of industrial machinery would be of benefit but is not a prerequisite.

*The role will require occasional travel within the UK and overseas (estimated 20%).

*Awareness of Quality systems (e.g. ISO 9001).

*Excellent abilities with MS Project, Excel, Word & Powerpoint

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