Engineering Project Manager

Hunter Selection; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to oversee installation and modification projects in Bedfordshire. The role involves cross-functional planning, budget management, and extensive communication with suppliers. Candidates should have an engineering background and preferably possess project management skills with some knowledge of IT systems. Salary is between £50,000 and £57,000 with bonuses paid.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, engineering or production.
• Ability to produce technical specifications for projects.
• Experience liaising with suppliers and OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Manage new installation and modification projects.
• Plan projects involving various machines and IT systems.
• Control budget and report on project timeframes.

Skills

Project planning

Budget control

Communication

Organizational skills

Conversational Spanish

Job description

Overview

Engineering Project Manager – Bedfordshire (MK40) • £50,000-£57,000 + Bonus

Responsibilities

• Manage all new installation & modification projects
• Plan projects associated with civils, production & packaging machinery, utilities, chemicals & IT systems
• Allocate resources, communicate project objectives, create workflow plans
• Work closely with the engineering team on functionality and the commissioning phases
• Liaise with other project managers across Europe, travel overseas to meet suppliers & OEMs
• Carry out meetings with suppliers, plant managers, procurement managers and contractors
• Define project specifications - prepare technical documentation for new installations
• Draft specifications for requesting technical bids from suppliers, OEMs and assign projects
• Control the budget for each project and report on timeframes, costings, availability, mapping

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience of working in manufacturing, FMCG, engineering & production
• Happy to travel overseas if needed
• Must have come from an engineering background - understand electrical, mechanical, automation
• Any knowledge of IT Systems projects would be beneficial
• Highly organised, open & honest person
• Strong project planning, mapping, budget control and forecasting
• Ideally able to speak conversational Spanish
• Able to produce technical specifications for projects
• Experience of liaising daily with suppliers & OEMs for production & packaging machinery/systems

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Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business