Senior Project Manager

TipTopJob; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry leader in materials handling is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead innovative automation projects. This role is perfect for a proactive individual with a strong background in project management and problem-solving. You will be responsible for overseeing the full project lifecycle, managing risks, and ensuring client satisfaction while delivering high-value projects ranging from GBP500k to GBP15m. Join a dynamic team and contribute to exciting projects that shape the future of technology in materials handling. If you're ready for a fresh challenge and want to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in materials handling and automation solutions.
• Strong background in managing high-value projects with a focus on time and cost.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage risks impacting project timelines and costs.
• Build and coach project teams to meet milestones and overcome challenges.
• Create solutions with customers for complex project issues.

Skills

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Client Management

Risk Assessment

Team Building

Education

HND in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Senior Project Manager (Materials Handling)

East Midlands - commutable from Derby, Leicester and Nottingham

To cGBP70k + benefits (neg dep exp)

Our client has been established for more than 20 years and is recognized 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. 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. The Project team is 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 utilized to their fullest potential.

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

1. 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.
2. Building the project team around the project and coaching them through the project milestones whilst overcoming challenges that may arise.
3. Being responsible for creating solutions with the customer and resolving issues for more complex problems on the project.
4. Identifying risks at the beginning of the project and understanding the terms of the contract agreed with the customer.
5. Being customer-oriented with excellent client management skills and able to successfully manage multiple projects of between GBP500k to GBP15m.

To be considered for this exceptional senior project manager position based near Nottingham, 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 a focus on time and cost control throughout.

Contact the Projects Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on # # or in confidence to # for further details.