Purpose of Role

Providing support to Project Managers in regards to staffing, tooling, equipment, and project tracking.

Main responsibilities

• Effective planning, control and monitoring, both internally and direct with the client, of projects secured from the quotation stage, through negotiation to contract completion and final accounts
• Effective project cost tracking and financial control.
• Produce quotes and undertake estimating for small to medium sized engineering projects once training has been provided using the Company’s standard commercial approach.
• Provide general commercial and project support to the business unit to enable budgeted results to be achieved.
• Effective liaison throughout the sales and order securing process and during contract works with other personnel on a national and international level
• Reporting on contract performance regularly and to Company standard requirements, ensuring all potential opportunities, variations and risks are identified and reported to the Project Manager as soon as possible.
• Define scope and methods of work
• Ensure a pro-active approach is adopted to all existing and potential customers to build client relationships and boost market share.
• Ensure all projects comply with Safety, Quality and other Company systems and procedures
• Carry out effective national and international liaison as required.

Qualifications:

Experience managing mechanical and electrical engineering projects mainly installations of production equipment.

• Strong general experience of mechanical principles
• Strong commercial skills and project management skills, particularly: negotiating, planning, estimating, costing and quoting.
• Strong IT (MS Office) and numeracy skills.
• Familiar with current OSHA standards.
• Good financial skills including: o cost and budgetary controls o accounting controls and procedures through to final accounts
• Project Management qualification or specific training
• Ability to secure contractors license(s) for company

Personal characteristics required

• Excellent written and verbal skills at technical and professional levels

• Able to explain technical concepts simply and succinctly

• Solution oriented.

• Able to work at a consistent level under pressure and demanding deadlines

• Able to work with others in various team environments and to be confident and assertive with people at all levels;

• Able to persuade others

• Excellent time management skills, and able to prioritise multiple tasks

• Able to build strong business relationships with key clients