Blatchford is a multi-award-winning, global, manufacturer of some of the world’s most advanced prosthetic technology, bespoke seating solutions and orthotic devices.
Our evidence-based approach and commitment to continuously challenge possibilities ensures our mobility solutions prioritise the wellbeing and long-term health of our users. Through innovation, science, technology, and maintaining a clear focus on people, we make mobility possible.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager on a 12–18-month fixed term contract basis to manage a site move for our Basingstoke manufacturing facility.
The Role
As Project Manager, you will devise, implement and execute a detailed project plan according to established timelines. This will include machinery M&E and office fit outs.
Key duties.
- Continuously monitoring the project progress and ensure adherence with the project scope, budget and deadlines.
- Managing the quality and timeliness of a broad variety of projects across Real Estate, Facilities Management and CAPEX and provide financial reporting
- Creating and managing project budgets.
- Allocating resources effectively to maximize efficiency and ensure projects are delivered within budget.
- Ensuring projects comply with industry standards, health and safety regulations and company policies.
- Effectively collaborating with internal teams and managing external stakeholders.
- Identifying areas for continuous improvement focusing on both processes and efficiencies.
- Managing projects from input to design specification, tender, installation to commissioning, practical completion, handover, and invoicing.
- Attending Steer-Co and project meetings to discuss overarching project strategies and
- progress.
- Minimising disruption to the clinical continuity and mitigate / control project specific risks from unavailability and service performance deductions
What can we offer you?
Benefits
- Highly completive salary
- 25 days holiday (rising with service)
- Option to purchase additional holiday.
- Pension
- Death in Service
- On demand pay.
- Discounted shopping and leisure activities
- Health cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme.
What are we looking for?
To be considered for the Project Manager role you will have the following:
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience delivering a project from the design phase through to delivery
- Experience with mixed use new build projects, fit and refurbishment an advantage
- Experience of managing hard services FM projects ideally within manufacturing
- Operational and technical experience with demonstrated potential
- Technical expertise, qualifications or apprenticeship in a craft skill or engineering discipline
- Proven experience in Project Management and successful delivery of multitask building services related projects
- Hold sufficient Health and Safety (CDM) experience that allows the effective running of projects.
- Negotiation, risk management, compliance and contract management experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, effective stakeholder management acumen. Contract management experience.
- Understanding of the development cycle (business case, design, consents, procurement, delivery, handover and project management).
- Full UK Driving license - required
This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a dynamic team, within a unique environment and contribute to the success of our award-winning organisation.
If you feel like you meet the above criteria for this exciting Project Manager opportunity, then please apply now!