Program Manager (M/F/D)*

TGW Logistics; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Program Manager to oversee automated solutions across Europe. The role involves managing multiple complex projects, ensuring client specifications are met, and providing direction to project teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in project management and engineering, with excellent leadership and customer-facing skills. Flexibility to travel across Europe and the UK is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as Senior Project Manager for complex intralogistics projects.
• Experience leading and managing project teams.
• Ability to work away from home across Europe and UK.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with clients and manage project resources.
• Ensure project completion and compliance with TGW’s contractual obligations.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation actions.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Facing

Project Management

Communication

Education

Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Prince 2

PMI

APM

Job description

As the Program Manager you will provide professional project management services in support of the development, award, and delivery of automated solutions for a program of projects across Europe.You will be the lead for a number of projects for one customer and will provide guidance, support, coordination and governance to Project Managers assigned to individual projects. You will have responsibility, authority, and accountability for ensuring that all project management is undertaken in accordance with the client's and TGW’s processes and contractual agreements.

What you'll be handling:

• Build a relationship with the Client to foster trust and maintain TGWs excellent position
• Be the 1st escalation internally or for the client
• Provide direction and support to Project Management team
• Ensure the clients specifications are met across multiple projects
• Implement processes to ensure the Project Managers can deliver the projects with a consistent approach
• Managing the commercial and technical risks of the project
• Managing project resources within agreed budgets and timescales
• Ensure project completion, acceptance and handover criteria have been achieved as per TGWs contractual obligations
• Be the primary customer interface on a day-to-day basis
• Managing proposed changes to the agreed project scope, timescales, and budgets
• Define quality expectations and targets
• Ensure the project implementation objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner in respect of cost and schedule, in accordance with TGW’s project, quality and safety procedures
• Identify project risks and determine mitigation actions or contingency plans with timely reporting and management
• Compliance to TGW policies and guidelines with engagement of Business Support Functions including Global Mobility
  
  

What you'll need:

Essential

• Proven track record as Senior Project Manager responsible for multiple complicated intralogistics projects
• Experience of leading and managing project teams
• Articulate with good customer facing and leadership skills
• English language written and spoken at business level
• Ability to work away from home across Europe and UK. For guidance up to 50% of working days away from home during a year, with flexibility to be on site full time at peak times in projects
• History of working on high complexity, high value projects
  
  

Desirable

• Degree qualified or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
• Programme management
• Formal Project Management qualifications and exposure to Prince 2 , PMI, APM or other formal project management methodologies
• A background in engineering automation industry
  
  

*TGW is an employer that promotes equal opportunities. We invite everybody interested in this job to apply.