Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

PE Global Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

PE Global is currently recruiting for a Project Manager for a leading multinational manufacturer of construction and mining equipment based in Peterborough.

This is a 12‑month contract role working on site 5 days a week.

Pay rate is £29.45 per hour PAYE or £39.97 per hour Umbrella.

*** Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in the UK***

• Develop and produce program and/or project management schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Management and accountability for the portfolio of projects.
• Monitoring project progress and performance.
• Regular stakeholder reporting.
• Work with partners, monitor progress, to ensure project delivered in a timely manner on budget.
• Attend business meetings with partners.
• Resource management – provide input for staffing and support of programs and create accurate and detailed resource‑loaded project schedules.
• Management of project/programme budgets.
• Maintain program level issues/action logs, risk registers, scope change requests/logs, program schedules, and program cost tracking.
• Expertise in Project/Program Management tools & processes, including project/portfolio resource and cost management.
• Facilitate projects, lead chartering sessions, develop/validate network diagrams, and lead integration and compression sessions with internal and external teams.

• A college or university degree is required, or 3–5 years of progressively related experience in the project management field.
• Proven experience with project management concepts, including project charters, scheduling and planning projects and successful completion experience.
• Provide leadership in the development and updates of program and project management schedules.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required in order to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or influence others inside and outside the department to take specific actions.
• Strong project management skills, team leadership, excellent communication, ability to multitask effectively, strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Project resource loading/portfolio resource management and project/portfolio cost management experience is highly desirable.
• Prince 2/PMP or equivalent qualification is highly desired.
• Must possess extensive knowledge of project management software (MS Project experience desirable), MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, and Web Publishing tools.

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Contract

Job function:
Project Management and Management

Industries:
Engines and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing