Project Manager

Entech Technical Solutions Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 79,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Entech Technical Solutions Limited seeks an experienced Project Manager for a site-based, long-term contract in Peterborough. You will lead planning, scheduling, and control activities across multiple sites, ensuring on-time delivery and budget alignment.

The role requires strong MS Project and MS Excel skills (pivot tables) and familiarity with chartering and statements of work. PMI/Prince2 qualifications are desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Project or similar scheduling tools.
• Strong MS Excel skills including pivot tables and data extraction.
• Knowledge of project controls, scheduling and earned value concepts.
• Desirable PMI/Prince2 PMP qualification.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage project plans and schedules.
• Monitor project progress against the plan and adjust as needed.
• Provide Chartering, cost control and control plan development.
• Prepare and analyze variance data for programme boards.
• Support multi-site, multi-agency project environments.

Skills

MS Project

MS Excel

Pivot Tables

Prince2/PMP

Tools

MS Project Server

Job description

Project Manager

Peterborough

£41.00 FCSA Umbrella (this role is deemed inside IR35), c.£30.00 paye

Fully Site based role, 5 days PW at their offices in Peterborough

Long term Contract position (initially 12 Months, likely to extend beyond & become long term, ongoing role)

Are you a successful & accomplished Project Manager working within working within a large complex multi-site, multi project organisation?

Do you have experience of key scheduling documentation (Chartering, BoE's, statements of work, WS dictionary etc)?

Or have you previously been responsible for the project control & project scheduling of high value & highly complex multi-agency / multi company projects? This could include Aerospace/Aviation/Engineering/Banking/Rail/Transport/High Technology

Do you have significant experience of within the automotive, aerospace, defence or similar high value market? If so, please read on!

We are looking to add additional contract people to a tight, close knit team within this company, they are looking to source an additional person to this team.

Below is an overview of a very interesting & diverse role This is an operational Project Manager where you will essentially be covering the following areas day to day.

• Creating project plans
• Managing the project against the plan
• Delivering the project against the plan – On time and in full
• Project Chartering, Cost Control, Developing & Monitoring Control Plans
• Some form of experience of managing projects in engineering where a product in manufactured from scratch (preferably Aerospace, Defence, Marine or Rail Rolling Stock)
• Candidates will need very good MS Project and MS Excel skills such as pivot tables & data extraction.
• And ideally some form of PMI or PMP qualification e.g., Prince 2 (desirable but not essential).

Project Manager to join the Integrated Project Team providing Project Planning, Risk Management, and Earned Value/budget control support including the creation and analysis of variance analysis data to support the programmes in reporting and key decision making.

Main Duties

• Responsible for integrity of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) ensuring that all activities, events and milestones are logically linked and fully resourced with labour hours, materials and subcontract payments.
• Perform analysis such as critical path, schedule risk analysis and Earned Value variance root cause analysis.
• Support the Programme Manager with analysis of trend data and provision of metrics for review at Programme Review Boards.Essential
• Experience of working in a Project / Programme Management / Control / Project Planning environment.
• Experience of Microsoft Project or similar, and other Microsoft Office applications (Excel. Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint).
• Experience in the production of reporting data for projects.
• Ability to analyse and present complex data, to accurately manipulate data and transfer it between applications.
• An understanding of project planning, scheduling, estimation, tracking, status reporting, risk and configuration management
• Ability to pick up and learn new tools quickly then support others in their use
• Computer literate and in particular
• Experience of an integrated Project Management System such as MS Project Server would be an advantage.
• Ability to support and guide direct managers and their Teams Ability to multi-task, with good written and verbal communication skills across all levels of the business.
• Ability to work with diverse project teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to support, guide and influence project teams to ensure programmes are set up in accordance with standard practices and processes.
• Commercial and Business awareness in a complex projects environment.

Desirable

• Prince2 PMP or equivalent.
• Experience of working with complex systems engineering type programmes.
• Working knowledge of Risk Management Processes.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM).