Project Manager

Royal IHC; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewable, and defence sectors is seeking an experienced Project Manager. In this role, you will ensure the successful delivery of complex projects while managing client relationships and project governance processes. Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background, a proven track record in project management, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive track record in managing complex EPC projects.
• Membership with engineering bodies like IMechE is preferred.
• Qualifications/formal PM training e.g., PRINCE2, APM.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects according to contractual obligations.
• Establish and manage client relationships and project teams.
• Ensure effective communication across project stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Planning

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

MSP

Primavera

IFS

SAP

TeamCenter

MS Office

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our team. Working in a technically demanding and fast moving project based business, the Project Management team provides coordinated delivery of integrated products for the offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewable and defence markets.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the delivery of projects in line with the contractual obligations, the specification and the quality/safety requirements.
• Establishing and managing the client relationship including progress reporting, query resolution and management of change.
• Establishing and leading the project team with effective communication between all project stakeholders and functional disciplines.
• Taking responsibility for the planning, prioritising and expediting throughout the project lifecycle, including engineering design, procurement, production, commissioning, acceptance and delivery.
• Ensuring Project Governance and Project Controls are routinely and robustly applied to projects.

Job requirements:

• Excellent understanding of the application of mechanical engineering (or other discipline) in the offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewable and/or defence sectors.
• Deep understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE 2).
• Extensive track record of leading project teams that successfully deliver complex EPC projects in the offshore, marine, oil & gas, renewable and/or defence markets.
• Excellent planning and configuration management skills.
• Deep understanding of the construct of contracts and terms & conditions.
• Extensive experience of identifying, drafting and agreeing contract amendments / VORs.
• Demonstrable track record of successful management of multiple key suppliers / sub-contracts.
• Excellent communicator for written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Driven and motivated with high energy levels to direct the project team and its stakeholders.
• Self-starter, initiative taker and problem solver who can work with minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate would also have:

• Experience in Engineering/PM of complex design and build projects to clients globally.
• As a minimum, educated to an Engineering Degree level.
• Preference for membership of a recognised engineering body (e.g. IMechE).
• Qualifications/formal PM training e.g. PRINCE2, APM.
• Proficient user of software tools including Planning (e.g. MSP, Primavera), ERP/MRP (e.g. IFS,SAP), PDM (e.g. TeamCenter) and MS Office including SharePoint.