Elevation Recruitment are working with a UK specialist, leading manufacturing business in North Yorkshire on a unique Project Manager vacancy. Reporting to a Head of Engineering and NPI, the Project Manager has responsibility for ensuring delivery of all key projects across the full project life-cycle and will provide an excellent platform for an established professional or Senior Project Engineer stepping up.
Project Manager duties & responsibilities:
Define clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for the project, documenting these in a RACI matrix in the Project Management Plan (PMP)
Set up and baseline allocated Bids/projects, and control them throughout the lifecycle of the project in accordance with the Life Cycle Management process
Accountable for the delivery of New Projects (NPI) and their transition into production
Run Start Up meetings, daily stand-ups, monthly project reviews, Contract Status Reviews (CSR’s) and Gate reviews with team ensuring full involvement and support of all service providers and independents as required
Taking a Gemba based approach to deliver programmes
Demonstrate a clear overview of progress, risk, issues and readiness at reviews with clear and accurate signed off minutes issued, and all actions logged/progressed through central action log
Ensure all project requirements (e.g. technical, commercial, project management, delivery etc., both internal & external) are clearly understood from the outset (or firmed up during the bid/contract negotiation phase) and documented in a Deliverables Matrix
Lead and motivate a functional team, managing performance and driving engagement to ensure that the team achieves individual priorities and collaborates with colleagues to achieve wider goals
Work with the project team and functions to establish the project budget and quality expectations
Project Manager Qualifications / Experience:
Degree or equivalent by relevant experience
APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), or PMI Project Management Professional
Proficient in Microsoft Project
Experienced Project Manager
Ability to complete work to schedules
Ability to create a delivery focus team
Confident and diplomatic with an ability to create, influence and foster working relationships internally and with customers at all levels of the business