Project Manager

Escape; Port Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant d'entreprise

Indemnités de stage/alternance

Job summary

Escape is seeking a Project Manager to join an established engineering organisation. You will bring people together across Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial to keep projects moving from planning through delivery.

You will build project plans, manage milestones, monitor progress and address issues before they become problems, delivering projects on time, within scope and to the required quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects within shipbuilding, marine, engineering, manufacturing, construction or similar complex industrial environments.
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams and influence people who don't directly report to you.
• APM, PRINCE2 or PMI qualifications would be advantageous.
• Experience of MS Project, Primavera P6, Project Controls, EVM or NEC contracts would be beneficial.
• You must be eligible for BPSS security clearance; nationality/residency rules may apply.

Responsibilities

• Building and managing project plans covering scope, cost and schedule.
• Coordinating Integrated Project Teams across Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial.
• Managing project risks, issues, changes and dependencies.
• Monitoring cost, schedule and performance and taking corrective action where required.
• Providing clear updates and reports to senior stakeholders.
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely on-time and to the required quality standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

APM/PRINCE2/ PMI qualification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Project Controls

EVM

NEC contracts

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join an established engineering organisation.

Following a period of significant change, the business is entering an important new phase, with investment in its operations and a varied portfolio of projects including shipbuilding, steel manufacturing, site capital investment and transformation programmes.

This isn't a role where you will manage project plans from the sidelines. You will be responsible for bringing people together, keeping projects moving and keep projects moving, working across Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial and other functions.

You will take projects from planning through to delivery, building project plans, managing milestones, monitoring progress and tackling issues before they become problems.

You will be responsible for:

• Building and managing project plans covering scope, cost and schedule.
• Coordinating Integrated Project Teams across Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial.
• Managing project risks, issues, changes and dependencies.
• Monitoring cost, schedule and performance and taking corrective action where required.
• Providing clear updates and reports to senior stakeholders.
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely on-time and to the required quality standards.

What we are looking for:

• We are looking for someone with energy, drive and a practical approach to project delivery.
• You could already be a Project Manager, or be an experienced Assistant Project Manager, Project Controller or Project Engineer.
• Ideally, you will have experience delivering projects within shipbuilding, marine, engineering, manufacturing, construction or another complex industrial environment, along with the ability to coordinate multiple teams and influence people who don't directly report to you.
• APM, PRINCE2, PMI or a similar Project Management qualification would be advantageous.
• Experience of MS Project, Primavera P6, Project Controls, EVM or NEC contracts would also be beneficial.
• You must be eligible for BPSS security clearance, with nationality and residency requirements potentially applying.

The opportunity

A great opportunity to join a business entering an important new phase and play a hands‑on role in delivering the projects that will help shape its future.

If you like taking ownership, working with people and turning plans into successful delivery,