Project Manager - Engineering & Construction Capex

This senior level appointment is 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 regional company-wide engineering capital and improvement projects across the Midlands and North of England, with projects ranging from new production lines, through to multi-million-pound state of the art new manufacturing facilities. With a large number of manufacturing plants currently in UK there is the requirement to increase manufacturing capabilities through the realization of capital engineering and plant-based improvement projects.

• Position: Engineering Project Manager
• Typical project values - �50K to �2m ranging from factory extensions, builds, new machinery, production lines, and facility improvements - Mechanical, Electrical and Civil work, typically managing circa 3 projects at any one time
• Location - Home and site working, Predmininently Midlands based - East and West Mids

What's in it for you as Project Manager:

• The opportunity to work with a market leading organisation with a global footprint; a business that are passionate about their people, supported with impressive growth plans, and major capex investment.
• Basic salary circa �68k per annum, plus company car or car allowance, double digit pension, aviva healthcare, accredited training and career development opportunities

Specific responsibilities include of the Project Manager:

• Providing overall project direction and support upon a wide range of capital projects
• Defining project scopes and specifications, working with factory teams and project teams
• 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 OEMs
• Defining equipment specifications to ensure that suppliers comply with requirements, and that supply of equipment is standardised

Essential Qualifications & Experience of the Project Manager vacancy:

• A degree or equivalent in an accredited construction, mechanical, civil, structural, electrical or process / chemical engineering
• Demonstrable experience of the planning and management of complex engineering projects, including CDM regulations
• Experience of developing and managing a team
• Experience of, and commitment to, working within an environment of continuous improvement

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