Are you a dynamic and driven Project Manager looking to make a significant impact with a large global manufacturer? We are thrilled to be representing a world-class manufacturing enterprise in their search for a talented Project Manager to join their fast-paced UK Global Programme Management team! If you thrive on steering diverse initiatives from concept to successful completion, building strong stakeholder relationships, and working at the cutting edge of manufacturing and engineering innovation, this is the perfect role for you.
Location: Peterborough (Fully Site-Based)
Pay Rate: £28.75 - £30.75 PAYE per hour
Contract: 12 months
Working Hours: Mon to Thur 08:30 - 16:45, Fri 08:30 - 16:15
This position offers an exciting opportunity to gain exposure across multiple business areas and manage a diverse portfolio of projects. You will be part of a dynamic department; comprising project planning professionals and project managers, who collectively support over 50 projects both internally and externally
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading allocated projects from the concept stage right through to completion, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery.
- Developing and maintaining accurate, resource-loaded project schedules using Microsoft Project.
- Managing project and programme budgets, cost tracking, risk registers, and scope change requests.
- Facilitating project meetings, leading chartering sessions, and driving integration and compression sessions with both internal and external teams.
- Producing timely reports to communicate project progress and performance to the Senior Leadership Team.
- Motivating team members, mentoring project leaders, and building strong relationships with partners and stakeholders.
- Learning the client's specific project accounting systems to produce related financial reports.
What We Are Looking For
- A college or university degree is required, or alternatively, 3-5 years of progressively related experience in the project management field. The client requires a minimum of 3+ years' experience.
- We are ideally looking for candidates with a background in engineering, manufacturing, product development, or R&D environments.
- Strong communication skills, proven indirect leadership and stakeholder management experience, and excellent Microsoft Project and Excel skills
- Prince 2, PMP, or equivalent qualifications are highly desired, as is previous project resource loading and portfolio cost management experience.
If you are ready to bring your project management expertise to a large global manufacturer, apply today!
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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