This is a permanent opportunity working for a well‑established and highly successful automation and engineering organisation. They are seeking a Project Manager to provide full project management of automation system projects from receipt of order through to final acceptance at the customer’s site. This is a great opportunity for an experienced, self‑motivated individual to take a leading role within a growing technical environment.
As the Project Manager you will be getting involved in:
- Managing projects from order receipt to final on‑site acceptance
- Acting as the primary link between the company and the customer
- Acting as the primary link between the Sales department and internal functions
- Progressing Engineering, Operations and Customer Support teams to ensure project objectives are achieved
- Leading customer project review meetings
- Ensuring factory acceptance tests are completed at the company’s location
- Overseeing onsite installation and final acceptance stages
- Preparing and managing schedules and all project‑related documentation
- Maintaining regular communication with the customer regarding project status
- Occasional worldwide travel
- Ensuring project costs are controlled in line with approved budgets
- Providing general project support to the business
- Adhering to company policies and procedures
We are looking for someone who has experience in:
- Managing customer projects within a technical or engineering environment
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Demonstrated technical understanding of engineering projects
- Working within manufacturing and/or industrial automation
- Using MS Project and Microsoft Office tools
- Working with international customers (desirable)
- Project management of industrial equipment (desirable)
- BEng / MEng preferred
- HNC / HND with additional relevant experience also considered
The application process:
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