Engineering Project Manager

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a leading provider of Automation Solutions as they look to expand their inhouse Project Management delivery team inline with ambitious multi year expansion plans.

As a Project Manager you will be joining an established multidisciplinary team delivering automated equipment solutions, with a key focus on driving projects to completion. You will have a leading role enabling project activities across both engineering and production teams, implementing engineering development projects, especially those related to design, build and test of automation equipment.

This is a really exciting opportunity to further develop your project management career in a hands-on capacity.

Key Responsibilities:

* Responsibility for project management and implementation of projects
* Managing the engineering and production activities across a range of projects
* Drive projects to successful completion through proactive and comprehensive
* Leadership
* Ensure team members have availability and the tools and .to deliver to succeed and escalate issues to management
* Respond to project requests and ensure timely delivery of activities with the required personnel
* Interacting with and supporting customers throughout an entire project life cycle
* Report on the status of projects, leading to objective review of project performance and revenue recognition
* Maintain live and accurate project information in our Enterprise Resource Planning software system
* Build relationships key stakeholders within the business and customer and supply chain organisations
* Manage customer expectations and maintain clear and relevant communications and organise and host customer meetings and events as required
* Manage risks and issues within projects, escalating key concerns. Keep a risk register and drive down issues with proactive management
* Manage change control in association with approval process
* Support to improvement processes and authoring processes
* Update key stakeholders in Operations, Accounts, and Finance through weekly status updates

Skills, Attributes & Experience:

* A Level 7 minimum qualification in an Engineering related discipline or equivalent
* experience
* Prior experience in delivery of engineering services or products is essential
* Demonstrable project management experience, with previous experience working to a structured project management system
* Proven ability writing technical documentation for regulated industries; including project proposals and quotations
* Experience of working to an accredited Quality System preferred
* Experience collaborating with large multifunctional teams and stakeholders at all levels
* Inquisitive nature and logical thinking to support best project outcomes
* Strong communication and negotiation skills required, solutions focused with a problem-solving attitude
* Familiarity with industrial automation and medical device sectors will be an advantage

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.