Manufacturing Project Manager

What are we looking for in our Manufacturing Project Manager ?

Manufacturing Project Manager – Stevenage – 12 months contract - £33 per hour Umbrella – BPSS/SC needed before start

Role responsibilities:

Provide support to the Programme Managers and Manufacturing Management Team to define, plan, direct and deliver the manufacturing projects/contracts against business plan targets through rigorous cost control and schedule adherence.

Manage stakeholder interfaces including internal customers and ensure accurate reporting of progress against all aspects of project performance.

• Planning, facilitating and providing support to the success of large-scale contracts throughout the product life cycle.
• Developing and maintaining key relationships with internal customers and key subcontractors.
• Ensuring accurate reporting of progress against all aspects of project performance and interpreting requirements back to manufacturing.
• Assisting in the preparation and maintenance of contract risk and opportunity plans/budgets.
• Communicating consolidated project/programme requirements to a multi-disciplined team to safeguard deliveries.
• Playing a key role in tendering/bidding activities associated with the successful acquisition of future business.

Role requirements

• Experienced Project Manager with a proven track record in the delivery of fixed-cost programmes, of significant value, within a matrix organisation. Experience within an engineering or production environment would be of preference.
• A natural communicator, able to build strong relationships, with experience in driving multi-functional teams and delivering to tight time scales.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and tenacious individual who can prioritise and understand strategic business needs as well as manage day-to-day tactical decisions.
• Experience in the application of Project Management skills at the assistant level in a relevant business environment.
• Our work is complex, challenging and innovative. It takes a range of professionals across the full engineering and commercial spectrum to carry it out. Whatever field our people specialise in, they all share the same mindset: a drive to make things work better and to redefine the established standards.

Skillset/experience required:

Significant experience required