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Department:
Projects
Reports to:
Projects Director
Hours per week/FTE:
39
Full time in office for the first 3 months.
Qualifies for hybrid after 3 months. After 3 months, 3 days in the office required.
Direct reports: - no direct reports
Job Purpose/Summary:
The successful candidate will form part of the Analox Projects team and will manage and support multiple projects concurrently.
Assigned projects will include internally funded and externally funded development projects, but could include other types of
projects as required by the Company.
The successful candidate will be expected to lead the planning and delivery of multiple projects at any one time; with projects
varying in size and complexity. The successful candidate will be tasked with steering products and systems from the planning
phase, through the gated development process and into production. The successful candidate will also be the face of the project to
the customer, whether internal or externally funded.
Projects are cross-functional in nature, so the role presents the opportunity to work with every function across the business, in
a collaborative manner. Projects are increasingly important from an organisational perspective, meaning the role presents an
opportunity to contribute to the growth of the organisation.
Main Responsibilities/Key Tasks:
* Successfully delivering projects end to end from design through to implementation using the most suitable project management
approach.
* To deliver projects in line with company manuals and procedures.
* Providing leadership to the project delivery teams
* Ensure projects are delivered in line with the project proposal and aligned with time, cost and quality requirements.
* To maintain frequent and detailed communication with all stakeholders in the project; including providing updates and managing
expectations.
* Managing project budgets effectively, including labour and materials, alongside revenue forecasting.
* To develop and maintain project schedules for assigned projects.
* Utilise developed schedules to oversee the management of activities for the project delivery teams to ensure deliverables are
being completed to define expectations.
* To organise and manage project level meetings (e.g. cross functionals, Gate Reviews), ensuring actions are captured
appropriately and minutes shared accordingly.
* To identify, communicate and, where necessary, escalate deviations from plan via exception reporting.
* To proactively manage foreseen project risks and mitigate issues as they arise, implementing corrective actions.
* To report status of projects on a weekly basis and as required.
* Be commercially aware in all that you do
* Support reporting of Key Performance Indicators, linked to the business performance metrics.
* To champion Analox Values and Behaviours through all projects.
* To undertake any other project management duties as required.
Person Specification:
Education/Qualifications:
Essential:
Desirable:
Formal project management qualification e.g. APM, Prince2 or Agile
Degree qualified in relevant field.
Skills and Knowledge:
Essential:
Desirable:
Numerically / Financially literate.
Stakeholder engagement
Communication skills
Negotiation skills
Risk management
Schedule creation and management
Comfortable with different project management tools.
Ability to adapt to different methodologies; as projects require.
Experience:
Essential:
Desirable:
Minimum 2 years project management experience.
Experience managing projects which includes hardware development and/or delivery.
Demonstrable experience of managing cross functional teams.
Experience within NPI projects.
Personal Attributes:
Essential:
Desirable:
Comfortable leading a team.
Strong attention to detail.
Good at building relationships across multiple disciplines.
Resilience.
Good time management.
Works well in a team.
Works well under pressure and to deadlines.
Flexible.
Prioritisation.
Self starter.
Problem solving
Able to see the bigger picture
Analytical mindset
Critical thinker