Due to an increase in the number of active projects at London Heathrow Airport, the UK Solutions Engineering Team are looking to hire an Engineering Project Manager to take responsibility for the design, delivery and service takeover of a portfolio of engineering projects as a part of our Baggage Strategic Partnership with London Heathrow Airport.
The Solution Engineering department is responsible to develop a winning commercial proposal, in close cooperation with the Sales Management department during the sales phase, and to successfully implement the "as sold" total solution with the Project Execution department. The department consists of a wide range of expertise to enable the design and sale of a total solution towards our customers and to execute these designs when awarded. Key to the Solution Engineering department is the responsibility to sell and execute a total solution, with the support of critical interfaces to other departments within the UK office and internationally
As an Engineering Project Manager, you are leading a multidisciplinary team of project engineers. With this team, you are working towards the successful completion of one or more projects in an international environment. You steer the progress of your project and closely guard costs and quality, acting where necessary. You have a sharp technical conscience and are capable of overviewing the entire project, while at the same time being able to zoom in on details if needed. You steer subcontractors and are able to discuss all technical project issues with customers and reach agreement.
In addition, the people in your project team have your special attention. You will be responsible for the development of individual employees and the specific skills of your group. You support, coach, facilitate and make adjustments when necessary.
You will report to the Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering and have frequent contact with the Project Managers and Integration Managers of the projects you work on.
Your responsibilities and activities will include:
- Leads one or more large and/or complex projects.
- Defines the engineering project plan.
- Manages the project’s engineering budget, planning and risks & opportunities, and reports periodically on the status of these topics in the Project Status Report.
- Manages timely delivery of all engineering deliverables, including specifications, materials, documentation, training, and service take over.
- Works closely together with Project Manager, Integration Manager and lead engineers, and coordinates the activities of the project team consisting of all engineering disciplines.
- Performs the health and safety analysis and is responsible for the safety coordination during the engineering phase.
- Is line manager for all members of the multidisciplinary team of project engineers.
- Plans the resources in the team, and signals resource / competence needs to ensure a balanced multidisciplinary team of project engineers.
- Focuses on continuous development of the individual members of the team and the team as a whole.