Senior Project Manager

IF YOU ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT...

• Support the Head of Projects with executive team engagement when support is required.
• Work and act independently, being self-supervising within the expectations of Senior Management with outcomes reviewed at Senior level
• Lead & document ‘Lessons Learned’ review proir to project kick-off, and update  the Lessons Learned Log at each GW approval point through to Project close
• Follow the Polytec Engineering Process (PEP) & Gate Way Approval process
• Overlay Customer Milestones with the Polytec PEP Gateway Process (GW3- GW8)
• Prepare & exectute a Kick-Off Meeting (PEP Gate Way 3) to share the Project scope, overall timing & start budget with the management team
• Establish all SME/Project Team members from each internal department / function
• Create & maintain a Project contact sheet for all customer & supplier functiions
• Create & manage programme plans gateways, functional milestones and deliverables, managing constraints to ensure delivery to programme timing and budget with maximum effectiveness to achieve good customer relationships that will ultimately maximise long term profit
• Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
• Create, maintain & communicate (min monthly) the detailed Polytec Project Plan in MS-Project in line with the complete project scope, customer milestones and Polytec PEP Gateway timing
• Agree the tasks required to complete each deliverable and what material will be produced to support each deliverable
• Ensure progress is monitored, risks identified & appropriate mitigation against non-delivery is invoked
• Challenge and balance inputs to create optimised proposal for project plan & budget
• Create & update the project planning documentation for the various work streams, recording all relevant information on the appropriate project control documentation, including but not limited to the LOP/Teams activity list and C-BOT with Cashlow
• Hold regular NPI team meetings, both internally within Polytec and together with the Customer(s) & Key Suppliers (weekly or bi-weekly, as required)
• Receive changes to proposed work scope and deliverables and prepare consequent proposals for timing plan and budget (external spend and hours)
• Update key information (work scope, deliverables, timing plan and budget) as necessary based on agreement reached with customer
• Control and communicate status of deliverables and related tasks, project timings versus plan, project expenditure (external spend and hours) versus budget, and balance resources within the overall project limits where possible
• Communicate percentage completeness of ‘in-progress’ tasks and deliverables versus targets, each measure to be summarised by deliverables and by whole project
• Review any requests for change to project scope and determine, with support from the project team, the consequent changes to project
• Record agreed changes to project scope on appropriate project control documentation
• Prepare & present periodic Governance presentations for both internal & Customer Management Review using the most-recent, best practice, agenda/PowerPoint
• Control quality of project work by appropriate reviews
• Manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of Timing, Cost, Quality & Cash-Flow
• Fullfill all customer requiremnts in their portals/systems for the duration of the Project

...AND POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS?

• Degree-qualified in an Engineering discipline preferred
• Formal PM Qualification preferred
• Minimum of 5 years leading Automotive Tier-1 Projects, preferably within Plastics Manufacturing
• Minimum of 5 years leading APQP process & all Gate Approvals
• Managing cross-functional teams / matrix organisations
• Working knowledge of SAP an advantage
• Must be proficient in MS-Project
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic, with strong interpersonal savvy

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