The Senior Engineering Project Manager vacancy is a senior level appointment working with a UK wide international PLC listed manufacturing organization, with a market leading presence and manufacturing capabilities across the UK. The position takes responsibility for the leadership and strategic direction of company-wide engineering capital / capex improvement projects, ranging from new production lines, to machine installs and commissioning. With over 10 manufacturing plants in this division currently across the UK there is the requirement to increase manufacturing capabilities through the realization of capital engineering and plant-based improvements.
What's in it for you as Divisional Engineering Project Manager:
Base salary - Up to 95k per annum base, company car - exec level, bonus, high level pension, private healthcare, share option scheme, Personal and career development opportunities supporting with training opportunities
Hybrid/remote working available, although the position will require travel across England to manufacturing facilities
Position: Divisional Engineering Project Manager
Location: The Midlands, The South and Northern England
Reporting to: Divisional Director
Responsible for: Overseeing all aspects of Manufacturing Development and Engineering capital projects, managing a small team of project engineers delivering projects within a heavy industrial manufacturing based environment
Role Summary:
The successful applicant will lead a small team of project engineers / managers to develop and deliver capital investment projects on time and to budget, whilst overseeing the day to day management of the capital application process.
Specific responsibilities include of Engineering Project Manager:
Managing a small team of project managers developing and delivering capital projects across the business
Providing overall project direction and support to the allocated project manager on major projects
Defining capital project scopes and specifications, working with factory teams and project managers
Resource allocation - prioritising project management allocation, working with all stakeholders
Financial management - tracking and reporting capital budgets, applications, approvals and spends
Developing and implementing a project management process to ensure a consistent approach to ensure successful project delivery
Working with the senior team to develop a long-term investment strategy with consideration of; end of life asset replacement, de-bottlenecking, use of new technology (such as alternative energy), new innovative products and opportunities for factory expansion
Identifying and assessing new OEMs
Monitoring the project capabilities and technical competency of our OEMs
Defining equipment specifications (eg plc's, invertors etc ) to ensure that suppliers comply with our requirements, and that supply of equipment is standardised
Essential Qualifications & Experience of Engineering Project Manager:
HNC/HND, Degree or demonstrable equivalent experience in an accredited Engineering or Process Engineering discipline, e.g. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering etc
Lean Manufacturing experience or similar equivalent qualifications combined with experience of CI tools and techniques such as Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, 5S, Standard Work , 5S, Kaizen and Visual Management
Demonstrable experience of the planning and management of complex engineering capex projects, including CDM regulations
Experience of developing and managing a team
NEBOSH Certified, desirable but training can be provided
If of interest, please apply now!