Senior Project Manager

px Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Eye test and glasses contribution

Online company discount site

Long Service Awards

ELITE Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

Job summary

px Group in Stockton on Tees is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead engineering capital projects within the Engineering department. You will drive delivery, ensure compliance with px standards, and coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, procurement and construction, with a focus on on-time, on-budget performance.

You will translate client requirements into detailed execution plans, manage risk, oversee schedules in MS Project or Primavera P6, and report progress to the

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering.
• Formal Project Management qualification (PMP or equivalent) required.
• Extensive project management experience in engineering environments, preferably heavy engineering.
• Strong planning, monitoring and reviewing skills.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Translate client requirements into actionable project plans.
• Keep projects on time and within budget.
• Deliver expected business outcomes for the client and px.
• Identify and manage risk throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate work and motivate team members across disciplines.
• Act as main point of contact for the client.
• Develop and maintain project management processes.
• Compile and control detailed schedules using MS Project or P6.
• Daily management of Project & Engineering teams to enable delivery.
• Support weekly financial reporting with the finance controller.

Skills

Project management

Planning & scheduling

Engineering drawings

Change management

Education

Degree qualified (Mechanical / Electrical / Industrial Engineering)

PMP or equivalent certification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

SAP

MRP

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Stockton on Tees

Description

Our Business

Engineering services are delivered for the px group by the engineering consultancy division px Engineering Consultants Limited (“PXECL”). The team comprises of managers, senior engineers, engineers and designers that have direct experience of construction projects and operating facilities, as well as exceptional engineering expertise.

PXECL has established an excellent reputation with its clients and consequently much of the business is of a repeat nature. The team prides itself on the quality of its services and the strong relationships it builds with its clients and has a track record of delivering an integrated range of services. By combining technical and operational excellence, a sound understanding of regulatory environments and a robust and reliable project management system, px consistently delivers safe, efficient and compliant capital projects and services to a diverse client base supporting most industrial sectors.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a Senior Project Manager.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Determine Clients requirements and translate them into actionable plan
• Ensure project is running on time and to budget
• Make sure project delivers expected business outcomes
• Identify and manage risk
• Deal with changes to contractual scope
• Ensure work is carries out to px standards and contract requirements
• Co-ordinate work and motivate team members
• Act as main point of contact for client
• Coaching and Mentoring of project team members
• Assist with developing and maintain project management processes
• Compile and control a detailed schedules in MS Project/ P6 or equivalent
• Daily Management of Project & Engineering teams to enable project delivery
• Work with financial controller to log, monitor and control budget, forecast in Excel as a live document for weekly reporting
• Control & maintain client relationships whilst also exploiting opportunities for growth (VO’s, TQ’s, EWR’s & Schedule)
• Drive Supply Chain team to ensure long lead items are specified and bought to achieve schedule and cost
• Review bid documentation and contract to prepare and own handover process from proposal to projects – ensuring contractual requirements fully understood
• Write Project Execution Plan in line with client requirements
• More details can be found on role profile.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree qualified, preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering
• Strong experience in project roles, holding a formal Project Management qualification (PMP or equivalent)
• Project management experience in a Engineering environment is essential, preferably in a heavy engineering (large lifts and heavy steelwork)
• Effective at planning, monitoring and reviewing
• Understand engineering drawings and specifications
• Strong computer skills including scheduling experience preferably in MS Project/P6 and MRP experience, preferably SAP

What you will receive from us

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contribution towards eye test and glasses
• Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
• Long Service Awards
• Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.