Project Manager (Automation) in London

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical, petrochemical, nuclear, oil, gas, pharmaceuticals, biopharma, power, energy, utilities, renewables and food and beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities, specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

The Automation & Digitalisation teams deliver projects in various industries including Nuclear, Food & Beverage, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Energy/Renewables, Metals and Utilities. Our teams across Chesterfield, Fareham and Warrington deliver solutions using a wide array of technology including Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, AVEVA and many more. These solutions include PLC, HMI, SCADA, MES, Batch, Functional Safety, OT Cyber Security and Industry 4.0.

As part of our continued growth in Automation, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Gas delivery team based in Warrington to manage National Gas Transmission Compressor Station upgrade projects. The focus of this programme is to meet cyber security requirements of the NGT business as part of critical infrastructure gas supply in the UK.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for a project (Commercially/Contractually).
• Work closely with the Management team and Framework Automation Manager on all commercial and contractual aspects for their allocated projects.
• Responsibility for a project (Technically).
• Work closely with the Engineering Team and Management Team to ensure that the solution provided is of minimum cost whilst being technically acceptable and in accordance with the client specifications and the Bilfinger offer.
• Maintenance of ongoing customer relationships.

Primary Objectives:

• Health and Safety – Personal Safety is the number one objective.
• Achieve overall project budgetary requirements.
• Overall responsibility for complete technical delivery of nominated projects.
• Overall technical and team management for nominated projects.
• Maximise opportunities within allocated projects (variations, savings).
• Maximise business development opportunities with existing customers.
• Manage the customer.
• Ensure all contractual obligations are met by Bilfinger UK Ltd.
• Manage Company Resource with other Project Managers and Framework Automation Manager.

Functions:

• Health and Safety - Ensure that you work closely with the Health and Safety Team and ensure all projects and personnel are operating fully in accordance with the Company Health and Safety processes and procedures.
• Schedule Management - Develop and maintain the schedule/programme.
• Commercial Management - Achieve and better overall project budgetary requirements.
• Contract Management - Manage and execute the project to the contract, maximising revenue and financial performance.
• Technical Management - Be responsible in all aspects for the Technical Delivery of the Project.
• Customer Management - Be the prime customer contact for Technical and Commercial issues.
• Sub-contract management - Manage subcontractor performance and compliance.
• Risk Management - Work closely with the Management Team to identify risks, consequences and mitigating actions.
• Internal Reporting - Submission of Monthly Progress Reports to the Framework Automation Manager.
• Strategy Development - In conjunction with the Management Team further develop the strategy for maximising the commercial returns on the project.
• Planning - Identify the obligations of all parties involved in the delivery of the project.
• Scope Management - Ensure that no additional element of scope is engineered unless there is a commercial benefit to Bilfinger.
• Multidiscipline Team Management - Management of multiple disciplines including Automation, Functional Safety and other Engineering disciplines.
• Quality Management - Define and manage the quality objectives for the project.
• Sales/Proposals - Report sales and business development opportunities.
• Resource Management - Manage company resource with assistance from the Management Team.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Extensive experience providing Health and Safety and Compliance leadership to project teams.
• 5+ years experience of delivering engineering projects in various industries.
• Strong leadership & influencing skills.
• Experience of directly managing multidiscipline project teams.
• Experience of working with QS, Planners and other project controls.
• Managing Customer interface and relationship.
• Experience of contract management and forms of contract.
• Excellent knowledge of managing all main project phases.
• Experience and familiarity with Project and Business software.
• HNC/HND in a relevant Engineering Discipline.
• APMP (PMQ) or equivalent.
• Membership to the IET/APM or other suitable professional body.

For further information, please contact the recruitment team at 01224 246246.