Job Title
Project Manager
 
Employment Type
Permanent - £55,000K - £60,000 + £5,000K per annum Car allowance
 
Location
Stafford 
 
The Opportunity
Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for a new challenge. You will lead all aspects of our client’s project delivery and you will be given the day-to-day responsibility by the Contracts Manager for ensuring teams deliver within the time cost and scope requirements of the project.
 
Are you looking for a new exciting opportunity for the new year?
 
Do you demonstrate the skills and relevant experience to fulfil the role?
 
Your duties and responsibilities will be:
To undertake the management of projects within the Technology SBU.
 
Location:
You will be based at our Stafford or Derby office and will be required to travel between the other regional offices and to various client and vendor sites across the UK.
 
Dimensions:
Projects ranging in size from £50K to £3m.Volume of projects approximately £1.5m to £5m per year.
 
Organisation:

• You will be expected to report to the Operations Manager.
• You will liaise closely with the Technology SBU Key Account Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers, internal staff and clients as necessary to effectively execute the project management function.
• You will work on MEICA contracts/projects, typically involving mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation systems.

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement successful project delivery for each given project to a high quality, on time and within budget.
• Assume responsibility for, manage and communicate project commercial performance and programme with senior management, highlighting any concerns.
• Communicate programme and progress with the client, primarily by means of project programmes and other commercial and engineering updates.
• Propose project delivery improvements to increase performance, efficiency and profitability.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered while adhering to our Client’s Technology quality procedures.
• Manage and co-ordinate sub-contractors and product suppliers effectively.
• You must ensure that project design reviews are carried out.
• You are expected have knowledge of current standards and practices in LV Engineering, control and automation industries.
• You will inform appropriate Key Account Manager of potential opportunities.
• To evaluate accurately any project early warnings, compensation events and/or variations and communicate them to senior management and clients effectively.
• Effectively manage any project (commercial, technical or contractual) risks and communicate these risks to senior management and other stakeholders.
• When needed, to manage engineering and administrative staff working on projects.
• You will assume Health and Safety responsibility for site works associated with projects. This may include complying with the requirements specified in the CDM regulations.

 
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
Essential Skills:

• Good planning, organisational and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project.
• Ability to act on own initiative.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within and outside the organisation.
• Special Features

 
Special Features:

• You must have good organisational skills.
• You need to have good communication skills at all levels.
• You must be positive, approachable, willing and helpful.
• You must be commercially aware.
• You must be a good team player.
• You must have an appreciation of electrical installations and control systems including, but not limited to, control panels/MCCs, PLC, SCADA, instrumentation.
• You shall have a willingness to undertake an annual performance 1 to 1 review, to attend and have an active participation in all internal and external training courses.

 
Qualifications:

• ONC/HNC/Degree in electrical, measurement or control engineering or related discipline.
• Good basic education particularly in English language and grammar.
• Project Management skills, APM or Prince 2 practitioner preferred.
• IOSH Managing Safely and CDM principal contractor knowledge/experience preferred.

 
It’s great if you also have the following:
Minimum 2 years project management experience within a medium or large organisation.
 
 
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.
 
Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.