Head of Projects in England

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Role: Responsibility for the development, procurement and project management of projects from concept to implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of individual projects from development through to production and installation in line with the agreed Project Management process map.
• Act as a technical reference point for the Sales Team, inputting in project direction regarding materials, processes, project timings and costs to meet customer requirements and the company's commercial objectives.
• Provision of progress reports for all live prototype and production projects at weekly status meetings.
• Creation of sales quotes, production orders, BOMs and Routings on the company’s NAV system, ensuring adherence to agreed processes and maintaining or improving estimated gross profit margins.
• Placing purchase orders for all materials and components, including selection of suppliers and contractors from the company’s approved list.
• Progressing supplier purchase orders and liaising with goods inwards/production to ensure items are ready for production.
• Liaison with the Prototype Department for manufacture of prototypes, assembly of first off production units, production tools and assembly jigs.
• Daily monitoring of production projects via close liaison with the Production Team, including troubleshooting on technical issues.
• Face-to-face client interactions when required.
• Liaison with the Quality Manager to set up project-specific quality standards and control points.
• Liaison with the Logistics Department to ensure goods are adequately packed and distributed, participating in stock takes if required.
• Collation and handover to the Health & Safety Director of all relevant Health & Safety information such as CDM risk assessments, method statements, P.A.T test certificates and C.E Test certificates.
• Closing down completed projects by ensuring all purchase orders are correctly consumed and drawings and estimates are corrected to the actual method of manufacture or a more suitable solution.
• Be fully conversant with all Health and Safety and Quality Assurance procedures, implementing and complying with them, and reporting any non-conformance through the agreed procedure.

Requirements:

• Must have in-house manufacturing experience, crucial for the applicant to be aware of key commodities (wood, metal, plastic, etc.) and understand processing them.
• Effective and clear communication skills, both verbal and written, allowing expectations to be set with team members in an understandable way.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills that reflect the input of others in the operations process.
• Exceptional organisational skills to plan objectives and tasks, enabling team members to perform to the best of their ability.
• Ensure systems are in place that maintain order and guide team members toward meeting company goals and objectives.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Industries: Design Services