Senior Engineering Project Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc; Northampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Private medical & dental insurance

Pension scheme

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to oversee client-side fit-out, construction and automation projects from inception to completion. This full-time role requires coordinating contractors, consultants and stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget, with travel across the UK.

The position is based in the Midlands, with travel to our Northampton head-office and beyond. A salary up to £70,000 plus a substantial benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• Construction and engineering project management experience.
• Experience in logistics, warehousing or industrial sectors.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership presentations.
• Willingness to travel UK-wide, with occasional overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with senior stakeholders to drive project delivery.
• Act as technical/engineering lead through project lifecycle.
• Lead feasibility studies, business cases and budget planning.
• Conduct site surveys and produce condition assessments and recommendations.
• Develop technical specs, scopes of work and tender documentation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Are you an experienced Technical Engineering Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex fit-out, construction, and automation projects from concept through to completion? Do you thrive on managing multi-million-pound engineering projects? Have you project experience coordinating contractors, consultants, and stakeholders to deliver exceptional results on time and within budget?

We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Engineering Project Manager to join the Engineering and Automation Services Department at GXO Logistics. Reporting within the Engineering function, the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of client-side fit-out and construction projects, ranging in value, from inception through to completion

This is a full-time, permanent role, working hours of Monday to Friday. The role would suit for someone based in the Midlands area, with travel to our Northampton head-office & also UK wide

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £70,000 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance, a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You'll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Build strong relationships and collaborate with senior stakeholders across the business to drive successful project delivery and strategic objectives.
• Serve as the technical and engineering subject matter expert, providing specialist guidance and leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project feasibility studies, business case development, and budget planning to ensure commercially viable solutions.
• Conduct detailed building and site surveys, producing comprehensive condition assessments and recommendations.
• Develop high-quality technical specifications, scopes of work, and tender documentation to support supplier selection and project execution.

What you need to succeed at GXO

• Demonstrable construction and engineering project management experience, preferably within the logistics, warehousing, or industrial sectors.
• Highly proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, and the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership teams.
• Experience undertaking commercial building surveys and due diligence assessments.
• Flexibility to travel throughout the UK and Ireland, with occasional overnight stays.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. #LI-JM1

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.