Project Manager
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced highcalibre UK Project ManagerMajor Projects to oversee large and significant projects across our industrial cranes and crane modernisation business. This is a pivotal role that involves leading complex highvalue projects while managing demanding highprofile customers.
This role reports to: UK Engineering Manager with a dotted line to UK IC Director.
About the Role
Youll take full ownership of major projects from initial planning to final delivery ensuring projects meet scope time budget and quality expectations. Working across industrial cranes and modernisation projects youll define project requirements control resources and maintain strong financial oversight.
Key responsibilities include:
- Project Planning: Plan prioritise and manage endtoend project delivery using Konecranes processes and tools.
- Team Leadership: Assign tasks optimise resources and guide your team to meet project deadlines.
- Customer Management: Serve as the single point of contact for customers building and maintaining strong relationships with demanding strategic clients.
- Reporting: Provide monthly project updates covering technical progress and financial performance.
- Scope and Risk Control: Evaluate and approve scope budget or timeline changes managing risks and profitability.
- Issue Resolution: Identify and resolve problems to keep projects on track.
- Contractor Oversight: Manage external contractors to maintain quality and timelines.
- Team Development: Lead and mentor your project team to ensure successful onbudget completion.
- Crossfunctional Collaboration: Work with internal teams (Design Engineering Procurement) to secure resources and expertise.
- Safety & Compliance: Ensure projects meet the highest safety and regulatory standards including nuclear sector requirements.
- Financial Control: Drive profitability by managing budgets forecasts and project costs.
Qualifications :
About You
Were looking for a resultsdriven professional who thrives under pressure and excels at managing complex highstakes projects. Youll need:
- Degree/HND qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong engineering background (mechanical electrical or software).
- Proven project management experience delivering largescale highvalue industrial projects.
- Experience in nuclear environments ensuring compliance with strict safety and regulatory standards.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills capable of managing demanding highprofile clients.
- Financial acumen and IT proficiency including ERP systems like SAP.
- Strong leadership skills with a history of coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
- Safety and compliance knowledge ideally within crane or heavy engineering environments.
- Willingness to travel regionally and nationwide with overnight stays as needed.
- Ability to balance strategic oversight with handson project delivery.
Additional Information :
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary.
- Annual bonus.
- Company car.
- Contributory pension life assurance and income protection insurance.
- Private Healthcare Insurance.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Employee share save scheme.
- Discounts on retail leisure and travel.
- Employee assistance program.
This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned Project Manager to make an impact on large transformative projects within a supportive and rewarding work environment. If youre ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic team wed love to hear from you!
Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most because we know we can always find a safer more productive and sustainable way. Thats why with 16 000 professionals in over 50 countries we are trusted every day to lift handle and move what the world needs.
Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
