Internal Job Title: Engineering Project Manager
Business: Lucy Electric (EMS)
Location: Thame
Job Reference No: 3631
Job Purpose:
To coordinate Engineering Projects to ensure they are delivered on time and to budget.
Business Overview:
Lucy Electric is an international leader in intelligent secondary power distribution products and solutions, with features such as remote operation and monitoring. Linking energy generation to consumption, the business specialises in high-performance medium and low-voltage switchgear for utility, industrial and commercial applications.
Job Context:
Ensure the collaboration of Global Project teams. Coordinate Engineering Projects in both technical delivery and people / stakeholder management. Maintain project roadmaps and develop KPIs to measure and manage project status reporting. Ensure governance of projects in line with the Gate Review Procedure, including preparing all documentation for the Gate Review process and submissions. Present status updates on all project activity at the Gate Review Steering Committee reviews.
Job Dimensions:
The role will be based in UK, with the possibility of travel to other Lucy overseas sites. This role will report into the Senior Engineering Project Manager.
Key Accountabilities:
* Accountable for ensuring Engineering projects are planned, initiated, and delivered on time and to budget, including special product development projects.
* Influence Engineering development teams to engage in the process and provide inputs on time to meet Gate Review (GR) milestones. Maintain GR documentation - project plans, budgets, and resource planning. Ensure all key deliverables of the Gate Review Process are met by all departments. Actively manage project risks and issues. Develop mitigation plans - engage with senior stakeholders to inform of project risks.
* Annual Engineering budget creation, quarterly updates to the annual budget capturing actuals and forecast to year end.
* Accountable for monthly project cost forecasting and monthly reporting on the status of projects.
* Coordinate work through effective collaboration with all parts of the Lucy Electric organisation.
* Develop, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs).
* Accountable for determining plans and mechanisms to deliver against your own objectives including ongoing problem solving
* Accountable for demonstrating company behaviours and values
* Accountable for delivering process excellence and the effective use of the Technical Project team’s resources and continuous improvement efforts.
* Foster an environment that supports learning, development, and openness to change.
* Strive to improve the overall financial and key performance indicators of the business.
Qualifications, skills and experience:
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
* Degree equivalent in an Engineering discipline.
* Experience of managing projects from concept through to customer delivery.
* Experience of working with mechanical / electrical products.
* Experienced in the management of design development and manufacturing activities.
* Demonstrated project management capability. Equivalent Prince 2 or similar knowledge. Risk / issue management. Ability to translate complex issues into simple explanatory reporting.
* Driven to share knowledge and ability to encourage others to do the same. Ability to listen and be open to new ideas and the ideas of others.
* Proven capability of operating successfully at a management level.
* Be experienced in leading multi-disciplined teams.
* Significant experience of working in a multi-national, matrix organisation.
* Strong communications and presentation skills, creative with a keen commercial awareness.
Inspiration
* Leader, able to influence others at all levels of the organisation
* Leads by example and inspires people to do the right thing
* Empowers and trusts our people to come up with the right solutions
People Management
* Sets clear performance expectations.
* Provides high impact performance feedback.
Communication
* Communicates with clarity, written and spoken.
* Openly encourages debate to achieve the best outcomes.
* Open to giving and receiving constructive feedback.
* Works collaboratively to deliver the vision, mission and goals of the team and the organisation.
* Facilitates constructive resolution of conflict, resolving differences of opinion effectively.
* Committed to sharing of information and the free flow of ideas across the team and the organisation.
Personal manner
* Expresses own opinion with conviction, demonstrates empathy and tact.
* Builds authentic, effective working relationships.
* Readily thanks others for help when given.
* Engages within own and other teams to seek incremental improvements in work processes to improve results.
* Strives to eliminate waste and duplication.
* Seeks creative and innovative solutions to problems.
Delivering results
* Passionate about delivering results with focus on meeting customer needs. Manages time priorities workload effectively.
* Shares knowledge and experience in the workplace, to deliver customer focused outcomes.
Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you. Our application process is quick and easy. Apply today!
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