Engineering Project Manager

Royalmailgroup; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal delivery organization in the UK is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to manage large scale automation projects with budgets up to £100 million. The role involves technical contract management and leading teams to ensure projects meet requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in automation and project leadership. This position is predominantly on-site in the UK, with occasional remote work possibilities.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of automated processes, equipment & machinery.
• Good knowledge of cost versus risk and change management theories.
• Experience leading large scale projects end to end.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience of producing technical contract documents for automation procurement.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects with a spend as high as £100 million.
• Lead contractual components of automation supply contracts.
• Provide technical oversight of the tender process for automation procurement.
• Manage Engineering Technical Managers to meet project timescales.
• Lead on the delivery of engineering elements for specific contracts.

Skills

Excellent knowledge of automated processes, equipment & machinery

Good knowledge of cost versus risk and change management theories

Experience leading large scale projects end to end

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Experience of producing technical contract documents for automation procurement

Job description

Overview

Job reference 325841

Engineering Project Manager - BC8 - National , BC800
Permanent , Full time 41 hrs

National

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At Royal Mail we’ve served our communities for over 500 years, helping to lead and transform the postal delivery market on a global scale. Our journey to improve never stops, and that’s where we need you.

We’re currently innovating and transforming our business for the future, adapting towards a parcel delivery market, as well as taking environmental responsibility for our impact as a business. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

Are you a Project Manager who has experience in an operational environment? Do you have a good understanding of automation and background leading technical engineering projects? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for Engineering Project Manager to join our Programmes and Engineering Team. Interested? More details and how to apply can be found below.

Responsibilities

You will report into the Engineering Project Manager Lead and manage projects with a spend as high as £100 million. This is a senior role in the Systems Programmes strand of engineering.

You will be responsible for technical contract and project management aspects of major automation programmes and change. You will take the lead on contractual components of an automation supply contract, providing technical oversight of the tender process for automation procurement and then providing technical supplier management in the delivery of the project.

This role needs to be fully mobile to work from whatever site is the most suitable, often in the Gloucester Manufacturing facility, but equally could be on any RM or supplier site in the UK or Northern Ireland. This role is primarily based on-site, as it involves close collaboration with the wider team. That said, there may be opportunities for occasional remote work, depending on the needs of the business and the nature of the work at the time.

You will also

• Contribute to the Technical Contract and Project Management strand of the Design and Deployment team strategy
• Manage Engineering Technical Managers to meet RM standards and project timescales
• Manage the technical strand of a request for tender response including technical lead for the preferred supplier adjudication process through to contract award including the development and maintenance of key technical contract documentation for the provision of automation equipment (e.g. SoW, SoR)
• Lead on the delivery of the engineering elements of specific automation equipment contracts ensuring that the delivered system meets the contract requirements through an effective project management approach
• Be responsible for supplier management for specific automation equipment contracts

About You / Qualifications

To truly excel in this role, you will possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:

• Excellent knowledge of automated processes, equipment & machinery
• Good knowledge of cost versus risk and change management theories to develop and deliver strategies and business models
• Experience leading large scale projects end to end
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to effectively communicate and translate technical engineering knowledge to a wide range of audiences, including senior leadership, combined with the ability to build and develop a team and its individuals
• Experience of producing technical contract documents for automation procurement

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. If selected, the first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

Assessment Dates: TBC
Job Enquiries: Jonathan Pugh - [e-mail]
Recruitment Enquiries: Rebecca Hall - [e-mail]

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Eligibility Criteria

As part of the online application process you will be asked to confirm that you meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Before completing your application, you should read the criteria below in order to check that it is appropriate for you to apply. You will also need to seek approval from your line manager and may need additional HR approval in place before progressing.

Details of the internal application eligibility criteria can be found here

Terms of appointment are detailed within the advert and voluntary transfer terms will apply (unless stated otherwise).