Project Manager

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Management Bonus Scheme

Paid Overtime

UK & Overseas Allowances

Pension Contributions up to 5%

Private Healthcare

Company Sick Pay

Annual Leave

Role-Specific Training & Professional

Development

Job summary

Contek Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager/Engineering professional to own technically complex onsite machining projects from enquiry through to commercial close-out. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical engineering or heavy engineering background with experience leading teams on customer-site environments across the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities include coordinating labour, equipment, tooling, and subcontractors, developing execution

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical understanding and ability to interpret drawings, specs and tolerances.
• Experience leading engineers, technicians or subcontractors on customer-site environments.
• Commercial awareness balancing programme, cost and quality with safety.
• RAMS and permit systems knowledge for industrial projects.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own onsite machining projects from enquiry to close-out and mobilisation.
• Attend customer meetings and site surveys to define scope and acceptance criteria.
• Develop safe, practical execution methods with sales, engineering and operations.
• Prepare estimates, quotations, programmes and mobilisation requirements.
• Coordinate labour, equipment, tooling, and subcontractors within approved budgets.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of 2–20 onsite and act as main project contact.

Skills

Mechanical understanding

Project management

Leadership

Health and safety RAMS

Client facing communication

Driving licence

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

HNC/HND

Engineering degree

Job description

The Role

This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to take ownership of technically complex projects from initial customer enquiry through to planning, mobilisation, onsite delivery and commercial close-out.

The successful candidate will ideally come from a mechanical engineering, heavy engineering, field service, onsite machining or industrial project management background.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of onsite machining projects from customer enquiry and estimating through to completion and commercial close-out.
• Attend customer meetings and site surveys to establish scope, requirements, deliverables, constraints and acceptance criteria.
• Work alongside sales, engineering and operational teams to develop safe, practical and commercially viable execution methods.
• Prepare or coordinate estimates, quotations, programmes, project execution plans and mobilisation requirements.
• Coordinate labour, equipment, tooling, fixtures, metrology, logistics, subcontractors, travel, accommodation and site access.
• Lead temporary multidisciplinary teams of approximately 2-20 people and act as the principal project contact onsite.
• Monitor programme, labour, equipment, site dependencies, quality and customer requirements, taking corrective action where necessary.
• Remain technically engaged by reviewing machining setups, datums, alignment, tolerances, tooling and measurement results with technical personnel.
• Resolve unforeseen site conditions and technical issues, involving engineering or specialist support where appropriate.
• Ensure project-specific risk assessments, method statements, permits, lifting and access arrangements are implemented effectively.
• Maintain strong safety standards, support toolbox talks and stop work where safety, quality or technical requirements cannot be assured.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, target margins, labour, overtime, travel, equipment, materials, freight, accommodation and subcontractor costs.
• Identify scope changes and variations early and ensure additional work is properly recorded, priced, communicated and approved.
• Manage project-related suppliers, subcontractors and purchase orders within agreed authority levels.
• Build strong customer relationships, manage expectations and communicate programme, technical and commercial issues clearly.
• Coordinate closely with sales, engineering, operations, workshop, quality, metrology, logistics, procurement and finance teams.
• Support project invoicing, customer acceptance, final cost and margin reviews, demobilisation and lessons-learned activities.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience delivering technically complex projects within mechanical engineering, heavy engineering, field service, maintenance, refurbishment or other industrial environments.

• Strong practical mechanical understanding with the ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications and dimensional tolerances.
• Experience of project cost control, forecasting and managing scope changes or variations.
• Previous experience leading engineers, technicians, contractors or subcontractors within customer-site environments.
• Strong understanding of industrial safety requirements, RAMS and permit systems.
• Excellent customer-facing communication, organisation, reporting, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance programme, cost, quality and customer requirements without compromising safety.
• Full UK driving licence and valid passport, with the flexibility to travel throughout the UK and internationally.

Desirable Experience

Particularly advantageous experience would include onsite/in-situ machining, heavy machining, mechanical repair, rotating equipment, turbines, generators, large engines, shutdown/outage work, offshore or marine projects, technical estimating, project margin ownership, line boring, shaft machining, flange facing, milling, drilling, precision measurement, metrology, alignment, CAD, tooling or fixture design.

A machining, mechanical fitting or engineering apprenticeship, HNC/HND, degree or equivalent practical experience would be advantageous. Project management qualifications such as APM, PRINCE2 or PMI/PMP, together with IOSH, NEBOSH, CSCS, CCNSG or customer-specific certifications, would also be beneficial.

Salary & Benefits

£50,000 - £65,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus:

• Car Allowance
• Management Bonus Scheme
• Paid Overtime
• UK & Overseas Allowances
• Pension Contributions up to 5%
• Private Healthcare
• Company Sick Pay
• Annual Leave
• Role-Specific Training & Professional Development

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager or technically strong engineering professional to join an expanding specialist engineering operation where projects are varied, technically challenging and carried out across major industrial sectors.

Contek Recruitment Solutions are keen to speak with experienced Project Managers, Project Engineers and engineering professionals who are looking for a position offering significant responsibility, technical variety and international exposure.