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Our client is a leading engineering and project services company who provide bespoke solutions across a number of marine related sectors. Due to recent projects won they now require a Project Manager to join their busy North East facility.
 
The Role
 
The Project Manager is responsible for managing the client relationship and delivering the project within the baseline targets to ensure the optimum financial result and client satisfaction.
Ensure an effective handover from the sales team is achieved, whereby the specification, budget and schedule baseline parameters are clearly identified along with the agreed project execution model.
Establish and maintain the project schedule using appropriate tools such as IFS or MSP.
Establish and maintain the project’s configuration management infrastructure
Ensure effective document control both internally and externally to the company and ensure all important communications and document items are configured.
Establish the key project stakeholders and define an appropriate communications plan.
Establish, develop and manage the project team and any other key resources assigned to the project.
Establish and manage the client relationship including progress reporting, query resolution and management of change.
Ensure all contractual requirements are adhered to.
Deliver projects in line with the contractual obligations, the specification and the quality/safety requirements, in order to maintain or better the baseline budget and schedule.
Establish and manage the project’s internal reporting cycle including team reviews, cost tracking, schedule updates, financial forecasting, resource forecasting and management reporting.
Establish and manage the project’s external reporting cycle including Client Reviews, Client Progress Reports, Key Supplier Reviews and Key Supplier Progress Reports.
Identify, quantify, manage and mitigate all project issues and risks. Establish and maintain issue/risk logs as appropriate.
Build a cohesive and collaborative relationship with all other functions of the business (e.g. Construction, SCM, SHEQ, Commercial, Finance), with a focus of delivering on commitments in a timely manner.
Ensure projects’ are effectively closed down upon completion including analysis of the project result, documentation of the lessons learned, Client feedback obtained and handover activities defined and accepted.
Identify and progress future sales opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
Represent the company at events, trade shows, conferences etc, as required.
Provide support to sales proposals and bids.
Any other duties as directed by the Operations Manager or the General Manager.
 
The Person
 
Excellent understanding of the application of mechanical engineering (or other discipline) in the offshore, marine and/or defence sectors.
Demonstrable track record of successful delivery of complex EPC projects in the offshore, marine and/or defence sectors. Projects delivered within their baseline specification, quality, cost and time parameters.
Excellent planning and configuration management skills.
 
Proficient user of software tools including Planning (e.g. MSP, Primavera), ERP/MRP (e.g. IFS,SAP)
Demonstrable track record of leading multi-disciplined project delivery teams.
Demonstrable track record of implementing safe operations and meeting the required quality standards.
Excellent understanding of the construct of contracts, commercial law and terms & conditions.
Experience of negotiating contracts and contract amendments.
Demonstrable track record of being able to improve the commercial position of projects through the identification of opportunities and variations.
 
Flexible and knowledgeable, able to work across disciplines and share ideas.
Analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
Good attention to detail and a proven completer/finisher.
Ability to produce high quality work even while under pressure.
Ability to work effectively with others in a cross functional environment.
Excellent communicator for written, verbal and presentation skills.
 
10+ years’ experience in Engineering/PM of complex design and build projects to clients globally.
As a minimum, educated to an Engineering Degree level.
Preference for Member/Fellow of recognised Engineering body (e.g. IMechE). Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.
Qualifications/formal PM training such as PRINCE2 or APM