Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

• Location: Stratford, Newham, Greater London, United Kingdom

A new vacancy has arisen within the Skyline Division for the position of Project Manager to service the Southern region. This ideal candidate will be based in the Stratford (London) or surrounding area within a 10-mile radius. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis
, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

As the UK market leading Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom fitted furniture manufacturer, we have had unsuppressed growth over the last 50 years, with an emphasis on providing a high standard of products and service. We are currently seeking the very best people, to further strengthen our position within the industry by appointing dedicated individuals to share in our success.

The role is field based and brings with it the responsibility of protecting the business by managing and documenting site activity, both pre-delivery and post-delivery.

• Ensuring excellent service to sensitive customers by establishing and maintaining clear lines of communication.
• Attending site set ups and progress meetings for allocated Skyline projects.
• Scheduling plots for delivery via site plot schedules on the Symphony Extranet or by submitting call-off forms to the Sales Office, in line with customer programmes and Symphony lead-times.
• Carrying out the check measure of plots 3 weeks before delivery for standard product and 5 weeks before delivery for non-standard product (e.g. Paint to Order), reporting and documenting any findings directly to the customer via IMS documentation.
• Submitting approved marked up revisions to the Symphony Design Office via an amendment form.
• Carrying out the readiness inspection of plots 2 weeks before delivery for standard product and 4 weeks before delivery for non-standard product, to ensure that when materials arrive on site they can be fitted without delay.
• Inspecting the delivery and offload route a week prior to delivery, reporting back any issues to the National Project Manager.
• Carrying out week of delivery checks on plots to ensure that they have progressed to a level which enables Symphony materials to be fitted, reporting all findings via IMS and circulating accordingly with photographic evidence where required.
• Rescheduling delivery dates in the system, where necessary, and then confirming these movements with the customer via e-mail.
• Maintaining a site activity folder throughout the life of allocated projects.
• Working closely with Symphony Contracts Managers and fit teams to ensure that the delivery to completion of materials is kept to the shortest time scale possible.
• Integrating Symphony procedures with customer systems such as 4 Projects, CADWEB, Conject and Fieldview.
• Reporting and documenting findings both internally and externally.
• Completing the stage and final stage sign offs for Symphony materials on site.

• Experience of scheduling and managing plots, including check measures and readiness inspections.
• High levels of customer service.
• Good time management.
• An awareness of Symphony lead-times and weekly production deadlines.

• Able to work effectively to achieve departmental KPI targets.
• Able to communicate confidently with people at all levels to develop existing relationships with Architects, Specifiers, Site/Project Managers, Buyers, Senior Managers and Directors.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Self-motivated and able to maintain deadlines.
• Willing to work as part of a dynamic team.

This position will be rewarded with a competitive salary. In order for your application to be taken further please state your required salary.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Project Manager
then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, they’d love to hear from you!