Project Manager

Project Manager - Controls & Automation

£40,000 - £60,000

Sheffield

A leading systems integration business who specialise in delivering control and automation solutions in the food & beverages, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and utilities sectors in their pursuit of an experienced Controls and Automation Engineer Project Manager to join a rapidly expanding systems integration business.

As a business, their project solutions are based around Rockwell, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Wonderware, Schneider, SQL and various legacy technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers through good communication in meetings, presentations and documentation
• Technical & commercial Leadership in project management
• Overall responsibility for the successful delivery of all projects ensuring they are on time, to budget and meet agreed specifications
• Understand and report on all high-level business strategies within key accounts to the rest of the Senior Management team
• Identify and report on current / future operational challenges to the customer, to ensure that all issues are widely understood within the company.
• Cultivating existing customers and repeat business through delivering technical projects well and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Help develop staff in technical, commercial and management skills
• First point of contact and manage all client issues
• Provide cost effective control solutions including tender preparation and reviews prior to submission

Experience:

• Educated to at least degree level in a relevant automation / engineering subject and ideally a member of the relevant engineering & project management bodies.
• A proven track record in the control and automation industry
• Management experience within a Tech leadership, PM, business manager role
• High calibre ambitious and self-starter, control and automation professional, capable of operating at high level within the company
• Have high intellect and desire to take an active role with the company management team and its future.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication
• Excellent Technical skills
• Strong commercial acumen within project delivery
• A track record in the successful delivery of cost effective projects encompassing control solutions within any of the following industries (Food, Utilities, FMCG, Process, Materials Handling industries)
• Although not essential If you have experience of working within the water industry that will furthermore enhance you application