About this position:

This company is a leading UK automation solutions provider and systems integrator. They combine innovative technologies with extensive industry knowledge and experience, supporting you throughout the asses lifecycle to enhance the performance of businesses. They are now looking for a Project Manager to join the team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collect all contractual obligations, commercial & technical information available from the sales & proposal stage.
• Be responsible to thoroughly understand, review and communicate stakeholder requirements to appropriate team members, and manage all requirements accordingly to realise them for the stakeholders.
• Establish clear ownership for project tasks, ensure that team members have the tools needed, provide timely feedback.
• Establish the need of resources during each stage of the project, engage with the Engineering Teams to have the proper resources available, schedule and assign all the project tasks according to the contractual obligations and customer’s expectations.
• Maintain effective communication and working relationships with customers and project team members.
• Proactively communicate project status, issues & risks to Directors.
• Conduct regular status meetings with all stakeholders, keeping the stakeholder’s needs and requirements continuously in view
• Organise and attend FAT verifying the full availability of contract goods and needed documentation and instrumentation.
• Organise and attend to site meetings and surveys with the customer.
• Responsible for the change order management, engaging also into negotiation with customers for additional price recognition.
• Follow up the project during installation and commissioning stage with particular focus on activities schedule and H&S topics.

Experience Required:

• University Degree in Electrical Electronic Engineering
• Formal qualification in Project Managing
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project is required.
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills.
• Experience as proposal / sales engineer, proposal manager, project manager, procurement manager
• Familiarity with the Automation industry is a must.
• Willing to travel for approximately 25% of the time throughout UK, occasional overseas travel.