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Project Manager - Engineering

We rise to challenges together

Bakkavor Salads Tilmanstone

Competitive salary based on experience.

£8,400 Car Allowance.

Up to 20% Bonus.

Monday -Friday 8.30am -5pm

Highly competitive rewards package including Group Pension

Excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group

Why join us?

We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.

What we do.

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Salads Tilmanstone, based near Dover in Kent. The site employs around 850 people and produces millions of bags of leafy salads and prepared vegetables for a dedicated customer. It is only 8 miles from Dover.

About the role.

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a UK Project Manager to join our expanding team. You will be working on Multiple Projects

About you.
Responsible to the project sponsor for the end-to-end delivery of projects.
Establish a structure and plan for managing the requirements of CDM, Safety, Health & Environment, and contractor control throughout the duration for the project.
Develop a group of direct and sub-contract resources into a coherent team that delivers the project objectives.
Lead the delivery of the project with defined objectives and manage stakeholder expectations.
Preparation of scope briefing documentation, selection of the professional team and Principal Contractor including commercial terms and contractual engagement documentation.
Develop and maintain an effective and accurate project cost plan, regularly provide updates to stakeholders, value engineer and provide cash flow forecasts.
Develop a database of contractors having carried out a due diligence exercise to establish that the contractor has a suitable SHE record, relevant insurances, and meets the values expected of a contractor to Bakkavor.
Lead the installation and commissioning of food and drink processing and packaging equipment, services, and facilities in line with food and health & safety principles.
Develop and maintain an effective and accurate project timeline, understand how the project interfaces with other projects or the business operation to maintain both the declared project delivery and the business expectations. Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge.
Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3/4 or OAL FDEM Diploma).
IOSH Managing Safely.
NEBOSH General Certificate/Diploma.
Application of SHE legislation and procedures.
Identify the organisation's context and constraints that affect asset management.
Develop and classify asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring, business cases and activities.
Apply continuous improvement techniques and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
Project delivery, governance and cost control experience.
Contractor control.
CDM.
Planning works, writing reports and preparation of presentations.
Commercial, contract and change management.
Risk management and its application to asset management: risk assessment, quantification, mitigation, and impact.
Data analysis and interpretation techniques; data presentation techniques (charts, diagrams, and tables).
Collaboration and communication techniques: personality types, influencing, negotiating, networking, and equality, diversity, and inclusion, including plain English. What you'll receive.
Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
Private medical insurance (employee & family cover)
Car allowance
Annual Bonus Scheme
25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
Staff Shop
Stakeholder Pension Scheme
Discount & cashback platform
Personal Accident Insurance
Free health check
Employee Assistance Programme
A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
Free independent mortgage advice
Discounted tutoring for children
Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
Free car parking - Site dependant Proud to be Bakkavor.

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

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