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Engineering Project Manager
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Engineering Project Manager
Our prestigious, manufacturing client within the Marine and Luxury Yacht industry, are currently seeking an Engineering Project Manager, to join their highly reputable team based in Ipswich.
This is a full time, permanent position. This opportunity will involve travel in other locations, so a full driving licence is required.
The Project Manager owns the overall plan for the on-time delivery of new build Yachts to the client to the agreed cost, specification, with the agreed variations, additions, options and to the correct quality. You will bring together and co-ordinate the activities of the cross functional team that will deliver the new Yacht to the customer. The Project Manager will represent the business in all dealings with the client, from sale to handover.
Knowledge and Skills required:
* Strong knowledge of the systems and equipment typical of large, modern cruising yachts.
* Strong knowledge of the marine industry, yacht production techniques and processes.
* IT literate, competent user of Microsoft Office products and project management IT tools.
* Strong stakeholder management skills – customer, senior management, suppliers, employees, and contractors.
Experience:
* Experience of managing complex work schedules in a matrix management structure to meet cost, quality, and delivery.
* Experience of sailing large, modern cruising yachts is ideal along with charter experience.
Qualifications:
* Degree level educated
* Project management qualification e.g PRINCE2 OR APMP Accredited (Desirable)
* Yacht Master Offshore or Ocean (or equivalent) would be an advantage.
Key Responsibilities:
Contract Execution (Boat Build)
• Own the overall build plan and management of the plan for your respective yacht(s) including expediting activities within other departments to ensure on-time customer delivery.
• Maintain and update a Master Work List on a timely basis for each yacht, detailing all variations to the standard specification and all options pricing.
• Report progress of the build and hours charged to the project by trade. Monitor actual progress versus planned progress with the relevant trade or department head to provide weekly status updates and establish mitigations for any delays. Reporting of progress to trigger predicted payment dates.
• Work with build teams and Production management to achieve pre-agreed costings, targets, and schedules so that all parties can ensure they have the necessary resource, equipment and information to enable the efficient build of the yacht.
• Work with the commercial department to agree costings, specification and margins for standard and optional equipment purchased from suppliers and to ensure the agreed margins are maintained through the build.
• Be a champion for HSE practices on your yachts and within the business.
Contract Execution (Customer Liaison)
• Ensure the client is kept appraised of the boat build progress, staged payment dates and projected completion date using data agreed with the Exec and Production management team.
• Liaise with the businesses or the Client’s interior designers and ensure any interior design activities align with the production schedule.
• Coordinate and schedule Client site visits in conjunction with Production to ensure readiness for the visit and that the meeting is productive.
Contract Closeout
• Construct vessel leaving account to ensure that all payments are received, and paperwork is in place before handover.
• Work with the Commissioning Manager to oversee the yacht’s commissioning activities.
• Manage the co-ordination of sea trials and the resolution of any issues arising before customer handover.
• Check the quality and specification of new yachts and ensure that yachts are presented to clients up to standard and with minimal warranty faults/defects.
• Support Client with completing paperwork and administration including yacht registration, radio licensing, tonnage surveys and MCA commercial vessel compliance.
For further details of this exciting opportunity please forward a copy of your CV today!
Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I’m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.
If we can take your application further we will of course be in touch.
Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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