Senior Project Manager

Key Responsibilities: Project Management:

• Manage and coordinate all activities with a multi-disciplined team using best practice project management techniques to ensure successful delivery of allocated Projects in accordance with WIPAC’s Project Lifecycle Phase Exit Process.
• Manage project budgets by maintaining an accurate, up to date Project Budget Worksheet, showing budget, actual and forecast information for prototypes, D&D, tooling and piece price, revenue, expenditure & margins.
• Manage project timing and maintain an accurate, up to date project timing plan. Liaising with suppliers and internal resources to ensure good visibility of project status and highlight concerns.
• Lead customer project meetings and visits, acting as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project and ensuring customer relationships are managed effectively to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction for current & future business.
• Chair and minute internal project meetings, maintaining a project level open points list, with the project team as appropriate.
• Ensure that all Projects are managed in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Identify, report, and escalate project risks in line with approved business processes.
• Ensure that Project and Series Engineering and Project Changes are managed in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Manage pre-production build phases & process equipment development in line with project requirements.
• Report project status and KPIs to the Senior Management team at monthly project reviews.

Key Responsibilities: Team Management:

• Provide support and guidance to Project Managers and Project Engineers as required to ensure successful delivery of their projects to the above criteria.
• Coach, mentor, and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team responsible for delivering successful projects.
• Complete annual performance development reviews, manage attendance, holidays, disciplinary issues, and procedures as appropriate.
• Provide cover during periods of absence for Project Managers and Project Engineers within the assigned team.
• Act as a first point of contact for a subset of customers in the event an escalation point is required.
• Assist Project Managers and Project Engineers to help resolve significant project issues.
• Provide elements of cover during periods of absence for the Head of Programme Management.
• Support the Head of Programme Management in delivering improvement projects including the development and implementation of Project Management tools, processes, and standard documents.

Experience and Qualifications

• Previous experience working within an automotive Company ideally a 1^st Tier Supplier.
• Educated to degree or equivalent level in a technically based subject.
• Relevant Project management experience as a Project Manager, ideally with some qualification e.g., PRINCE 2
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Interpersonal skills that enable you to work with people at all levels and develop good working relationships.
• Problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Initiative and the ability to offer new ideas.
• Ability to plan, multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Ability to motivate and lead a team.
• Ability to mentor and coach others.
• Computer literate in Microsoft office programmes including Project.