Project Manager - Lowestoft, United Kingdom - P&S Personnel

Description

P+S Personnel are pleased to be working on behalf of our clients, who are currently recruiting a Project Manager to join their team based in the Lowestoft area on a full-time, permanent basis.

Role Summary:

To lead a team to support all project management functions, assuring customer expectation is achieved/exceeded, throughout the project life cycle, up to and including Site Acceptance Test (SAT).

Also to provide standard costs and proven technical concepts for machine / system solutions and compile customer facing documentation within given timescales, to support Sales.

Main Responsibilities:

• Produce User Requirement Specifications and Functional Specifications for machines / systems.
• Manage handover of technical and commercial information to company operations.
• Prepare and maintain project files to include budgets, schedules, plans and management reports.
• Support the activities of application engineers and managers.
• Compile and validate testing criteria to satisfy both factory and off-site acceptance.
• Manage customer expectation whilst assuring the best interests of the company are upheld.
• Produce cost effective machine / system solutions using standard practices.
• Produce budget quotations and formal proposals within given timescales.
• Produce accurate and consistent machine / system costings using standard templates.
• Analyse business risk and implement appropriate actions to minimize the risk.
• Specify and source third party equipment as necessary.
• Visit customer and company sites (worldwide) to support sales, project or design functions.
• Adhere to all required quality and health & safety policies in operation relating to job role.
• Any other duty within your competency as may be required.
• To drive the project forward at every stage.

Qualifications and Experience:
* 2+ years proven ability to project manage machine / system solutions.

* 3+ years mechanical design / control engineering experience.

* 3+ years machine manufacturing and assembly experience.

• Process line experience.
• HND or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline.
• Proven capability.

Person Specification:

• Excellent understanding of machines and their process applications.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Good IT skills – CAD, word processing, spreadsheets, database.
• Good customer / supplier facing skills.
• Good planning organization and time management.
• Influencing and negotiating skills.
• Proactive with self-start initiative.
• Highly motivated and committed to achieving company set goals.

Working Hours:
* 37 hours per week

If this is a role you are interested in, please apply online ensuring your CV is up to date