Senior Engineering Project Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Car allowance

Pension

Private medical

Dental insurance

GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance program

MyBenefits discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to oversee client-side fit-out and construction projects across the UK. Based in the Midlands with travel to Northampton and nationwide assignments, you will manage multi-million-pound engineering initiatives from concept through completion.

The role is full-time, with Monday–Friday hours. A salary up to £70,000 accompanies a strong benefits package including company car or car allowance, pension, private medical & dental

Qualifications

• Experience in construction and engineering project management, preferably within logistics, warehousing or industrial sectors.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD, MS Project and MS Office suite.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, with experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Experience undertaking surveys and due diligence for commercial buildings.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end fit-out and construction projects from inception to completion.
• Develop feasibility studies, business cases and budget planning for commercially viable solutions.
• Produce technical specifications, scopes of work and tender documentation for supplier selection.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants and stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery.

Skills

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Stakeholder management

Budget planning

Site surveys

Leadership

Building surveys

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

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.