Project Manager

ESCO Maritime; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ESCO Maritime is seeking an experienced Project Manager to coordinate a portfolio of complex, high-value projects. Reporting to the Programme Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams, manage customer interfaces and ensure delivery from concept through in-service support, while maintaining schedule, budget and quality. UK travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading full project lifecycles from concept to production and in-service support.
• APM qualification or active progression toward it as stated in the role.
• Strong leadership, delegation and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary customer contact and coordinate project management activities across multiple high-value projects.
• Deliver projects on schedule and within budget while managing risk and ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Provide accurate cost and schedule information to stakeholders and supervise cross-functional teams.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Negotiation

MS Office

Education

APM qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Due to our increasing presence in the marketplace and successful engagement with our customers we are securing increasing business and this success means we are looking to grow the team to ensure we continue to give world class support to our customers around the globe.

Role Purpose

In this role you will be reporting to the Programme Manager and will be responsible for the co-ordination of project management activity across a number of complex and high value projects. You will be an experienced Project Manager with a proven track record in successful delivery of complex projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the primary customer contact.
• Successfully manage a portfolio of similar or related projects for a business stream achieving customer requirements along with meeting the business goals of schedule, budget, deliveries, risk management and winning new/follow on business.
• Monitor project performance against plan, cost and delivery, and identify appropriate corrective actions by conducting periodic cost, schedule, performance and risk reviews.
• Prioritise, identify and obtain the required resources, including facilities, tools and personnel to achieve successful project execution.
• Supply accurate cost and schedule information to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide effective leadership, manage all customer interfaces, and communicate effectively with Senior Management, team members and peers to establish a common understanding of Project Scope and plan for successful programme execution.
• Motivate the team by communicating a shared vision, providing direction, setting goals and mentoring, creating a team environment that encourages people to work towards common objectives.
• Carry out other reasonable responsibilities and tasks relevant to the position.

Personal attributes as a Project Manager

• Experienced Project Manager with a successful track record in setting up and executing full project lifecycle, including concept, launch, product development, transition to production, product delivery and in-service support.
• APM qualified (or equivalent) or demonstrated to be working towards.
• Excellent leadership, delegation and teamwork skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent communication, influencing and persuading skills at all levels in the business.
• High commercial and business awareness, customer focus and sales orientation.
• Resilient – able to operate effectively under stretching project constraints, pressure and display sound judgement at all times.
• Proficient in the MS Office suite.
• Experience of managing multi-disciplined projects with a focus on systems engineering and integration and/or manufacturing is highly desirable.
• A background in Maritime / Defence industry would be advantageous.
• Routine UK and occasional overseas travel will be required.

Values

• Integrity: Always strives to do the right thing in the right way, valuing honesty, owning their own performance, aiming to do the best they can and demanding the same of others.
• Safety: Places a high priority on safety, aiming to protect themselves, their colleagues, their customers and everyone they interact with at all times.
• Quality: Does not compromise on doing the best job possible, ensuring they are always meeting or exceeding the standards expected by ourselves, our customers and the authorities.
• Innovation: Striving for technical excellence in all their work, continuously looking for ways to improve the quality and performance of our products and processes and finding inventive ways to overcome challenges.
• Customer Service: Always puts the customer at the forefront of their thinking, looking to deliver on all promises and find ways to offer additional benefits.
• Teamwork: Values teamwork and collaboration to achieve both their own and their colleagues’ goals.

Note: All candidates must meet the security vetting requirements relevant to the role. For reasons of national security, applicants must be British nationals. Dual nationals may be permitted in exceptional circumstances.