Project Manager Engineering

Job title:

Project Manager Engineering

Company:

Heathrow Employment & Skills Academy

Job description

Due to an increase in the number of active projects at London Heathrow Airport, the UK Solutions Engineering Team are looking to hire an Engineering Project Manager to take responsibility for the design, delivery and service takeover of a portfolio of engineering projects as a part of our Baggage Strategic Partnership with London Heathrow Airport.The Solution Engineering department is responsible to develop a winning commercial proposal, in close cooperation with the Sales Management department during the sales phase, and to successfully implement the “as sold” total solution with the Project Execution department. The department consists of a wide range of expertise to enable the design and sale of a total solution towards our customers and to execute these designs when awarded. Key to the Solution Engineering department is the responsibility to sell and execute a total solution, with the support of critical interfaces to other departments within the UK office and internationallyAs an Engineering Project Manager, you are leading a multidisciplinary team of project engineers. With this team, you are working towards the successful completion of one or more projects in an international environment. You steer the progress of your project and closely guard costs and quality, acting where necessary. You have a sharp technical conscience and are capable of overviewing the entire project, while at the same time being able to zoom in on details if needed. You steer subcontractors and are able to discuss all technical project issues with customers and reach agreement.In addition, the people in your project team have your special attention. You will be responsible for the development of individual employees and the specific skills of your group. You support, coach, facilitate and make adjustments when necessary.You will report to the Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering and have frequent contact with the Project Managers and Integration Managers of the projects you work on.Your responsibilities and activities will include:

• Leads one or more large and/or complex projects.
• Defines the engineering project plan.
• Manages the project’s engineering budget, planning and risks & opportunities, and reports periodically on the status of these topics in the Project Status Report.
• Manages timely delivery of all engineering deliverables, including specifications, materials, documentation, training, and service take over.
• Works closely together with Project Manager, Integration Manager and lead engineers, and coordinates the activities of the project team consisting of all engineering disciplines.
• Performs the health and safety analysis and is responsible for the safety coordination during the engineering phase.
• Is line manager for all members of the multidisciplinary team of project engineers.
• Plans the resources in the team, and signals resource / competence needs to ensure a balanced multidisciplinary team of project engineers.
• Focuses on continuous development of the individual members of the team and the team as a whole.

About YouThe ideal candidate will have the following:

• A technical degree at least at bachelor level
• A member of a professional body such as the IET and Chartered Engineer
• Breadth of knowledge from a systems design and build perspective, with a depth of technical knowledge in mechanical, electrical or control systems perspective
• Significant experience as a project leader, familiar with scope, planning, budget and risk & opportunity management
• Ability to speak both the customer’s language and that of the engineers in your team
• Pragmatic attitude and able to balance quality, time, cost and technology
• Driven, proactive and takes initiative
• Delivery focused with a determination to achieve our commitments
• Ability to coach and support employees to get the best out of themselves

About The CompanyVanderlande is a global leader in future-proof logistic process automation, offering solutions for warehousing, airports, and parcel sectors. They provide innovative systems, intelligent software, and life-cycle services to optimize customer operations.Benefits:

• 28 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays)
• Bupa Medical Cover
• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing
• along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension with Aviva
• Achievers – Employee Recognition Platform and discount of everyday shopping!

Diversity and InclusionVanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualifies applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.

Expected salary

£12.09 per hour

Location

Greater London

Job date

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:24:01 GMT

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