Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Salary: £Competitive

Benefits: 33 Days Holiday, Pension, Medical Insurance + more

Job Type: Permanent | Hybrid option once established in role

Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk

Job Start date: ASAP

Shift Pattern: Days

We're supporting our client, a manufacturer of systems for the global food industry, who are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join their growing team. The successful Senior Project Manager will have previous experience in a Project Management role, as well as previous leadership experience.

Job Summary: As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be leading the projects team and be responsible for projects from handover to project completion, liaising with multiple departments, together with subcontractors and suppliers to deliver projects on time and budget. The role is challenging, suiting someone who is highly motivated and organised with strong communication skills. The right candidate will understand people and have a strong desire to develop the team and promote the core values of the company.

The role will require time to be spent in the office (Lowestoft) with visits to sites across the UK to support current projects. Once established in the position, the flexibility of hybrid working will be available.

Responsibilities for Senior Project Manager:

1. Overall budget control for projects to ensure cost visibility with clear reporting
2. Manage Project Engineering team to deliver projects to schedule and within budget targets
3. Oversee coordination of site resources in line with project plans
4. Ensure effective communication with subcontractors and suppliers for team to deliver successful, timely contractual start up
5. Working with Sales team to identify and resolve any lead time/cost increase challenges impacting projects
6. Liaising with production department to ensure smooth operations and processes
7. Ensure best practice and compliance of safety and quality standards
8. Act as the company projects point of contact
9. Identify scope for product, process or operational improvement opportunities
10. Motivate and develop a team of competent, well-rounded individuals and promote the company values.

About You:

1. Experience in a project management role, ideally within a similar type of industry with a good engineering foundation
2. Experience of engaging with multiple stakeholders through to successful project delivery and managing practical working/project programmes & managing budgets
3. A demonstrated knowledge of working within a customer centric environment
4. Experience of team leadership and development
5. Experience in similar company/team size without fully defined processes - experience of involvement in developing and implementing project management processes and tools
6. Recognise need to be involved in hands-on escalation & co-ordination to meet short lead times
7. Strong communication skills - alignment of message/visibility of progress/time & budget challenges and clarity of measures of success with all parties
8. High standards and a commitment to quality in all areas of the role
9. A methodical approach to organisation and problem solving
10. Ability to manage competing priorities and demands on resources

Job Application:

If you would like to be considered for the role of Senior Project Manager, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don't hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.

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