Exciting Project Manager Opportunity in the UK

Join Our Team as a Dynamic Project Manager in Fareham!

Latitude Recruitment is thrilled to announce an exceptional opening for a highly motivated Project Manager to become a vital part of our prestigious engineering client’s team in Fareham. We are seeking a seasoned Project Manager who brings a wealth of experience in the manufacturing sector and possesses a demonstrably strong track record of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously. If you are a proactive and results-driven professional ready to take your career to the next level, we encourage you to submit your application.

Location: Fareham, a vibrant hub of engineering excellence.

Compensation: A competitive salary ranging from £45,000 to £50,000 per annum (pro-rata), reflecting your expertise and contributions.

Application Deadline: Secure your opportunity by applying before March 20, 2025.

Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager:

• Strategic Project Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans, including meticulously detailed budgets, precise resource allocation strategies, and realistic project schedules.
• Collaborative Team Leadership: Foster seamless collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budgetary constraints.
• Portfolio Management: Expertly manage a diverse portfolio of projects, encompassing both short-term initiatives and complex, large-scale engineering undertakings.
• End-to-End Project Oversight: Direct projects from their initial conception through to successful completion, consistently adhering to industry-leading project management methodologies.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular, transparent, and informative project updates and progress reports to all relevant stakeholders, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Customer Relationship Management: Cultivate and strengthen robust customer relationships through proactive and effective project communication.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Track and report key project performance indicators (KPIs), implementing timely escalation procedures when necessary to address potential issues.
• Continuous Improvement: Conduct thorough project analysis, leveraging lessons learned to drive ongoing improvements in project management processes.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate project risks, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal project outcomes.
• Action and Issue Management: Maintain and manage project action, issue, and risk registers, ensuring all items are addressed promptly and effectively.
• Resource Planning: Contribute to technical and engineering resource planning to support business objectives and budgeting processes.
• Status Reporting and Presentation: Prepare and present detailed project status reports to facilitate informed resource allocation and prioritization decisions.
• Resource Negotiation: Skillfully negotiate resource allocation with key business stakeholders, ensuring alignment with project needs.
• Deliverable Alignment: Ensure seamless alignment across all teams regarding project deliverables and deadlines.
• Process Optimization: Maintain consistency in project management processes, including the continuous updating of best practice methodologies.
• Tool and Procedure Enhancement: Actively participate in the ongoing enhancement of project management tools and procedures, driving efficiency and effectiveness.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects within a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• A background in electromechanical manufactured products or the defense industry is highly advantageous.
• Proven ability to drive results and achieve project objectives through strong project management skills.

Work Schedule:

• Full-time position: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Flexible working arrangements: Informal hybrid working options are available.

Employee Benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement: 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Comprehensive pension scheme.
• Company sick pay.
• Life assurance (following successful completion of the probation period).
• Additional Benefits included.

If you are a highly organized and results-oriented Project Manager seeking a challenging and rewarding opportunity to lead impactful projects within a growing engineering company, we invite you to apply now and join our dynamic team in Fareham.