Gazelle Global

Senior Project Manager

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Job Location

UK, United Kingdom

Job Description

Senior Project Manager needed for large Engineering company in the North West


Industry Expertise: Deep understanding of the food and beverage industry.

Project Management: Proven ability to lead large-scale projects (over €5 million) as a professional project manager.

End-to-End Project Leadership: Overall responsibility for project execution, from quotation to commissioning, handover, and closure. Projects often involve cross-cultural collaboration across different entities.

Financial Accountability: Full financial responsibility for project performance, ensuring optimal outcomes.

Project Organisation: Lead and organize the project team to ensure successful execution, providing strong leadership and direction to meet project objectives.

Ownership Culture: Foster a strong sense of ownership within the project team, ensuring alignment with project goals, even beyond their specific entity.

Scheduling & Monitoring: Plan and track project progress closely, including man-hour estimates and margin targets.

Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary contact for project reporting to multiple stakeholders, including the steering committee and customers, while managing complex stakeholder relationships.

Standard Practices: Ensure all project tasks align with company standard practices and procedures, while meeting customer expectations.

Project Delivery: Deliver large projects within defined scope, cost, quality, and schedule parameters.

Customer Management: Ensure high customer satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle, especially during project execution.

Site Management & Safety: Oversee site work through the site manager and ensure Health & Safety (H&S) standards are maintained. Attend client meetings on-site to facilitate commissioning of supplied equipment, ensuring all KPIs are met. Projects typically involve a high volume of installation hours.

Claim & Change Order Management: Manage claims and change orders effectively throughout the project lifecycle.

Risk Management: Proactively perform risk management activities to mitigate and minimize project risks.

Continuous Improvement: Motivate the team to capture, evaluate, and implement lessons learned from the project to foster ongoing improvement.

Procurement & Supply Chain Coordination: Develop procurement plans in collaboration with the supply chain to schedule fabrication and component delivery, ensuring alignment with project timelines. Ultimately responsible for the RFQ process, contractor selection, and contractor management for installation.

Team Leadership: Lead a large team of project engineers, providing leadership without direct line authority, to achieve project goals.


Your Profile / Qualifications

A degree in engineering is desirable.

Holds PMI certification or an equivalent project management qualification.

Proven track record managing multinational projects, with strong intercultural management expertise.

In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and solid commercial project management skills.

Extensive experience—10+ years—leading large-scale technical projects, within the food and beverage sector.

Skilled in handling legal and contractual matters, with substantial experience in negotiation and dispute resolution.

Demonstrated leadership, including direct people management and the ability to lead through influence, as well as managing other leaders.

Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities to maximize business benefits.

Proficient at breaking down complex problems, taking preventative actions, and solving highly intricate issues.

Committed to high standards, consistently striving to enhance performance and improve team outcomes.

Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster collaboration and build strong relationships at all levels.


You will be offered a Company Car / Allowance / Benefits and Bonus



Location: UK, GB

Posted Date: 10/30/2024
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October 30, 2024
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