JOB DESCRIPTION
Our client is one of the world’s leading marine electronics and navigation equipment manufacturers. They currently have an exciting opening for a UK Engineering Project Manager at their South coast offices.
Purpose of Job
Facilitation, coordination, planning and management of the Engineering team development projects, processes and operation in general.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
This is not a back up or support role, rather a key and senior role driving the operation of the Engineering activity. This person “makes it happen”, ensuring balance between time, cost and quality and with the goal of maximizing team performance.
The role can be broken down into a number of areas:
Project Management
Work like a Scrum Master (Agile s/w development) for the s/w development teams
Run daily scrum meetings
Manage sprint kick off and review meetings
Plan projects with agreed commitments
Ensure visibility of progress and risks
Risk management
Ensure risks are identified and managed
Minimize development risks by ensuring an intelligent and methodical approach to the design activity
Facilitation of the development activity
Manage the working environment
Manage the selection, availability and use of tools
Ensure sensible budget control
Process Management
Ensure our client’s processes and best practices are followed and understood
Prepare and control document creation aligned with our client’s processes.
Ensure Agile processes and best practices are followed and understood
Manage the conflict between and updating of processes and process related ideas
Performance enhancement and constant improvement
Drive lessons learnt activities and ensure delivery of chosen improvements
Encourage research and new ideas relating to development processes and the manage the change environment
Manage the appraisal process, training plans, skills matrices and look for team weakness and opportunities to improve individuals
Relationship building
Forge relationships with other teams
Ensure the involvement and support of other departments
Manage supplier / partner relationships
Department Specific Responsibilities
Ensure visibility of all departmental activities
Build relationships for the department
Department Specific Technical Requirements
Experience in the Marine industry beneficial
Interest in marine products beneficial
Experience of manufacturing and releasing products to production beneficial
Education and Experience
Project management experience and training
Degree qualified in a relevant subject
Business management qualifications beneficial
Experience of working with product and software development teams
Experience of Agile development processes beneficial
This role is people and process focused, the candidate will be:
An excellent communicator
Methodical and rational
Calm and able to manage conflict and change
A good negotiator, able to find compromise and build cooperation
A good listener, able to focus on other people’s ideas and problems
Outspoken and vocal; dispassionately and at the right time
SALARY
£35,000 - £40,000 pa
TO APPLY
Our client is one of the world’s leading marine electronics and navigation equipment manufacturers. They currently have an exciting opening for a UK Engineering Project Manager at their South coast offices.
Purpose of Job
Facilitation, coordination, planning and management of the Engineering team development projects, processes and operation in general.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
This is not a back up or support role, rather a key and senior role driving the operation of the Engineering activity. This person “makes it happen”, ensuring balance between time, cost and quality and with the goal of maximizing team performance.
The role can be broken down into a number of areas:
Project Management
Work like a Scrum Master (Agile s/w development) for the s/w development teams
Run daily scrum meetings
Manage sprint kick off and review meetings
Plan projects with agreed commitments
Ensure visibility of progress and risks
Risk management
Ensure risks are identified and managed
Minimize development risks by ensuring an intelligent and methodical approach to the design activity
Facilitation of the development activity
Manage the working environment
Manage the selection, availability and use of tools
Ensure sensible budget control
Process Management
Ensure our client’s processes and best practices are followed and understood
Prepare and control document creation aligned with our client’s processes.
Ensure Agile processes and best practices are followed and understood
Manage the conflict between and updating of processes and process related ideas
Performance enhancement and constant improvement
Drive lessons learnt activities and ensure delivery of chosen improvements
Encourage research and new ideas relating to development processes and the manage the change environment
Manage the appraisal process, training plans, skills matrices and look for team weakness and opportunities to improve individuals
Relationship building
Forge relationships with other teams
Ensure the involvement and support of other departments
Manage supplier / partner relationships
Department Specific Responsibilities
Ensure visibility of all departmental activities
Build relationships for the department
Department Specific Technical Requirements
Experience in the Marine industry beneficial
Interest in marine products beneficial
Experience of manufacturing and releasing products to production beneficial
Education and Experience
Project management experience and training
Degree qualified in a relevant subject
Business management qualifications beneficial
Experience of working with product and software development teams
Experience of Agile development processes beneficial
This role is people and process focused, the candidate will be:
An excellent communicator
Methodical and rational
Calm and able to manage conflict and change
A good negotiator, able to find compromise and build cooperation
A good listener, able to focus on other people’s ideas and problems
Outspoken and vocal; dispassionately and at the right time
SALARY
£35,000 - £40,000 pa
TO APPLY
For more information and to apply for this position, please follow the link below:
http://www.marineresources.co.uk/engineering_project_manager.htm
http://www.marineresources.co.uk/engineering_project_manager.htm
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