Senior Project Manager

JR United Kingdom; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading materials handling firm in England is seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage complex automation projects. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in materials handling, strong problem-solving abilities, and a background in project management. Responsibilities include managing risks, coaching project teams, and ensuring successful project delivery within budget. This role offers a challenging opportunity for a self-starter eager to thrive in a technology-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing full project lifecycles in technology environments.
• Extensive background in materials handling and automation solutions.
• Strong commercial acumen focused on time and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Identify and understand risk areas to projects impacting time or cost.
• Build and coach the project team through milestones.
• Create solutions with the customer for complex issues.
• Manage multiple projects ranging from £500k to £15m.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Client management skills

Understanding of automation installations

Project management

Education

HND in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

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East Midlands

Our client has been established for more than 20 years and are recognised as market leaders in the provision of bespoke innovative materials handling and automation solutions to a diverse range of clients and industry sectors throughout the UK, and as a result of continued success and a planned program of strategic growth for 2024, they are now seeking to recruit a local and experienced Senior Project Manager to complement their professional and highly respected team.

This newly created Senior Project Manager role will suit a dynamic and proactive individual who is experienced in delivering and managing full project lifecycles in a state-of-the-art technology environment where the Project team are responsible for delivering project programmes and objectives by executing and supervising different activities to ensure a successful project.

Able to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and a comprehensive background of working in an installation project management capacity with practical knowledge of high value automation installations, you will be a confident self-starter who thrives in a technology focused business with big aspirations for the future and will be seeking a fresh challenge in which your skills and experience can be utilised to their fullest potential.

Core responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):

• Identifying and understanding the biggest risk areas to projects that could impact time or cost, ranging from long lead items, complex design work required or resource challenges etc.
• Building the project team around the project and coaching them through the project milestones whilst overcoming challenges that may arise.
• Being responsible for creating solutions with the customer and resolving issues for more the complex problems on the project
• Identifying risks at the beginning of the project and understand the terms of the contract agreed with the customer.
• Being customer orientated with excellent client management skills and able to successfully manage multiple projects of between £500k to £15m.

To be considered for this exceptional senior project management position it is envisaged that the successful candidate will demonstrate extensive materials handling and automation solutions experience and a proven background in meeting customer needs within a technical high value projects environment, realistically qualified to at least HND level or above in a relevant engineering discipline and able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen with focus on Time & cost control throughout.

Contact the Projects Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on 01827 68400 or email your cv in confidence to [emailprotected] for further details.