Project Manager


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Recruiter

Experis IT

Listed on

13th October 2017

Location

Telford

Salary/Rate

Negotiable

Salary Notes

Negotiable

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

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General Description of Job:

The purpose of this role is to project manage operational delivery outputs. Projects can include Contract Change Notices (CCNs), complex land tasks or change initiatives. The role supports the business by providing ownership on a known delivery output and co-ordinates and manages the inputs and stakeholders in order for the business to deliver the output

Main Tasks:

What the post holder has Responsibility for;

People

* Delivering Company communications

* Stakeholder management with Programme Managers, Site Managers and Workshop Managers and support departments (I&RM, IT etc.)

* Stakeholder management of customer contacts

Tools

* Production of and owner of project plans tracking project

* Production of plans through Planning function that are distributed to Operations ('the plan' for the Workshops staff to follow)

* Extraction of system reports to continually monitor production statuses

* Extraction of system reports to continually monitor material statuses

* Ensuring safety standards and PPE requirements are being followed

* Knowledge of how to use IT systems - e.g. ERP system

Process

* Monitoring production output against plan(s) using project management processes

* Working with Workshops Managers to confirm project status and react to signs of delay / slippage

* Working with internal stakeholders to jointly achieve the project output (e.g. Planning, I&RM, Facilities, HR)

* Producing and managing a concerns and counter measures process to highlight and resolve issues

* Reporting on project status to internal stakeholders as required

* Managing stakeholders within Operations and I&RM to ensure project has sufficient resource and material

* Attending customer meetings

* Travelling to multiple sites as required

* Hosting stakeholder visits to sites

* Managing project budget - Material and labour spend within project area

* Monitoring re-work statistics and raising concerns with Workshops Managers

* Monitoring material statistics from I&RM - Non-conformances, supplier performance, material delays

* Visiting production areas to meet with operational staff, understand challenges/constraints/opportunities

* To understand end-to-end production processes across project

* To lead by example in adhering to company processes supporting on-going ISO 9001 (2015) certification

The post holder has Accountability for;

* Accountable for the delivery output of assigned Project

* Ensuring project statuses are up to date and communicated internally/externally as required

* Scenario planning the knock-on effect(s) to project based on outcomes/decisions (e.g. delays in material supply, lack of decision/information from Customer)

* Ensuring Site Managers/Workshops Managers have all the required information they need to able to plan resourcing accordingly

* Taking customer requirement(s) and owning the delivery (e.g. land tasks, MRO4, CCN)

* Attending customer meeting when/where required on project matters

* Ensuring project risks are recorded, tracked and mitigated where possible

* Managing and monitoring project spend

* Ensuring H&S standards are followed including use of PPE, safe working areas, near miss reporting and accident reporting

* Ensuring management chain is notified of risks of meeting output plan

* Ensuring company processes are adhered to

The post holder has delegated Authority for;

* Authority to authorise travel and subsistence claims for team in accordance with delegated authority levels

* Ability to approve IT requests for (or on behalf of) team

* Authority to raise FM requests

* Authority to submit Ovation Nominations

* Authority to stop work/production where activity is deemed unsafe

The post holder will be measured by indicators including;

* Production of weekly/monthly project status report (internal reporting)

* Production of weekly/monthly project updates to Customer stakeholders

* Providing monthly project updates for Operations and Board level meeting when required

* Daily production calls with Workshops managers on production

* Weekly calls with Head of Programmes and Projects on project status

* Tracking of project spend - Labour and material

* To closely work with Operational Support team (planning, demand management etc.)

Technical Experience and Qualifications

Educated to Level 5 in National Qualification Framework (NQF) as a minimum (foundation degree, Level 5 NVQ, high national diploma (HND)) or equivalent workplace experience

Completed (or working towards) project management methodology (e.g. APM, PRINCE2)

Skills requirements

* Competent PC user (MS Office, MS Outlook, SharePoint, ERP system)

* Ability to multi-task

* Ability to challenge and have awkward conversations

* Ability to make rational decisions based on information available

* Ability to set and manage budgets

* Ability to make prioritisation decisions with limited resources

* Ability to react to changing demands

* Ability to manage stakeholders (internal and external)

* Ability to communicate with multiple level stakeholders

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