Senior Project Manager

Winchester
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Senior Project Manager - Winchester - £55,000-£69,000 + Benefits

Senior Project Manager required to join a well-established and growing engineering company based in the Winchester area.

The successful Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of multiple projects for the company, from tendering stage through to delivery, and will be responsible for contract management, scheduling, cost control, resourcing & resource management, procurement and project quality assurance.

All suitable applicants must have previous experience working in a manufacturing or engineering environment, ideally within a highly regulated industry such as defence, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, aerospace or similar.

The Package:
Salary - £55,000-£69,000 (DOE)
Car allowance (£4,800)
08:30-17:00 (Monday-Thursday) 08:30-16:30 (Friday)
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Pension (6%)
Private healthcare
Death in service 4x annual salary
Bonus Scheme
Childcare vouchers
Hybrid & flexible working options available

The Role:

To manage engineering, design, and turnkey projects.
To carry out successful administration and management of all allocated contracts.
To monitor and control projects to ensure they are delivered to budget and programme.
To manage suppliers and sub-contractors for manufacturing, fabrication and specialist services.
To manage all project functions including design, engineering, procurement, sub-contracted manufacture, build, testing and installation.
To develop and maintain a good working relationship with clients.
To identify opportunities for further work through discussions with the client.
To manage change in scope and ensure appropriate compensation is received.
Responsible for overall quality and management of projects and programmes.
To manage budget and ensure financial accountability on nominated projects.
Line management of other team members, including one to ones and appraisals.
Requirements:

Must be eligible for SC clearance.
Must have extensive project management and / or programme management experience.
Must have experience working in a highly regulated industry such as defence, nuclear, oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, machinery design, aerospace or similar.WR Engineering are the #1 recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent and contract jobs UK wide.

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