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JOB TITLE: PROJECT ENGINEERING MANAGER
LOCATION: CHELMSFORD
SALARY: VERY COMPETITIVE BASE SALARY, PLUS BONUS, HEALTHCARE, PENSION ETC
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Our client is a market leading global organisation that special across a spectrum of Industries. These include Aerospace, Defence, Technology, Marine, Energy and many others. With sites across the globe, they have a reputation of manufacturing high end products and solutions. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Engineering Manager.
KEY JOB ACTIONS
The role will focus on managing complex engineering projects are delivered on time, on cost, and to quality expectations. These project streams include Multi-projects and encompass both customer facing projects and internal R&D projects.
Coordinating your engineering team, other departments and third parties / suppliers, for the successful execution of projects.
Ensuring that roles and tasks are clearly defined, understood and delivered.
Ensure that the Project activities are appropriately planned, costed and adequately resourced to achieve the programme in the most cost-effective manner.
Carry out regular and thorough reviews of the progress and delivery of the Projects assessing all aspects of the project, including time, cost, quality, and risks.
Managing changes, in project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, ensuring feasibility, and undertaking impact assessment, communicating, and seeking approval of changes.
Keeps project stakeholders informed of project progress, performance and manpower utilization with attention to achievements, progress, risk management and forecast.
Managing relationships with customers and other stakeholders, as required.
Ensuring projects are delivered in adherence with internal project management processes and procedures.
Ensure the Project team follows an effectively tailored Life Cycle Management Process,
Establish new or improve existing delivery methodology to deliver the programme goals.Embracing new concepts in programme and product delivery, driving the implementation of best practice and new techniques with the wider programme delivery organisation
Support Business Development in their roles of securing new business and setting strategy for the business
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Extensive experience of managing engineering projects through all or part of the lifecycle from bid to production.
Engineering Background is needed.
Demonstrable experience of energising teams to meet critical timescales and deliver projects.
Persuasive and clear communication skills across all levels of the business.
Strong problem solving capabilities.
Strong commercial awareness
Sound judgement - understanding when to own and brief and when to escalate.
Proficiency in the use and understanding of Project Management / resource tools such as MS Project and MS Project Server or other enterprise project management tool.
A working knowledge of SAP would be beneficial
Qualification in project management methodologies desirable.
Holding or eligible for Security Clearance and a UK National
