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CPI handles many projects of varying scale and scope, both commercial and public-funded. The Project Manager will be required to take overall responsibility for a number of internal and external (client) of varying complexity projects. As the Project Manager, you will be required to deliver these projects successfully to meet time, quality and cost targets, realising measurable benefits and thereby ensuring satisfied customers and providing a foundation for repeat business.
Reporting to the Programme Manager for Formulation, you will join an established growing team that manage CPI’s project portfolio to ensure that we deliver impactful projects that delight our customers. As Project Management is a matrix function within CPI you will find there is the opportunity to work across a range of technology areas. You will be provided with the opportunity for training. CPI’s dynamic environment means that you will be challenged and given opportunities to grow and develop with the company.
In the role of Project Manager will be required to take overall responsibility for a number of internal and external customers of varying complexity projects. You will be required to deliver these projects successfully to meet time, quality and cost targets, realising measurable benefits and thereby ensuring satisfied customers and providing a foundation for repeat business.
Read about the some of the recent projects the Formulation team have delivered below:
Key responsibilities:
To oversee the management of activities of the project delivery teams, supporting technical leads to ensure clear roles, responsibilities and objectives are defined, planned and represent the customer ensuring deliverables are being completed to defined expectations (within the base-lined cost and time plan), first time to successfully deliver the contracted scope.
Maintain frequent and detailed communication with all members of the team to always ensure clarity.
Manage deviations from plan with customers and CPI delivery teams without unduly affecting the stated objectives and benefits and maintain clarity.
Proactively manage foreseen project risks and mitigate issues as they arise, implementing corrective actions.
Take on Project Support tasks, as and when necessary.
Motivate the project team and provide direction.
Execute the project lessons learnt process to maximise learning from all projects during and after the execution, carrying out an internal review with the delivery team and actively seeking feedback from the customer; implement any corrective actions to ensure continuous improvement. Seek repeat business from customers as part of the closure and review process.
Essential
It is essential you can demonstrate a relevant project or technical background with experience in managing multiple project-based activities. That you are, a team player who is pro-active with a “can-do” attitude, as these attributes are essential to deliver the role fully.
Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in an Engineering/Science or Business-related subject with relevant industry experience or can demonstrate significant experience within a similar Project Management role.
Candidates are required to have demonstrable experience of establishing good relationships across functions and at all levels within an organisation, on-time delivery of the technical and multidisciplinary project and controlling multiple concurrent projects. With the ability to develop a strong and constructive relationship with the delivery team.
It is essential that candidates have an appreciation of commercial aspects to usefully contribute to project scope, definition and control, quoting, contract agreements and change control.
Demonstrable experience in the management of single projects of more than £100K and adept in financial and project processes. For example, managing project budgets, cost control and forecasting utilising labour and material resourcing is essential.
Candidates must be financially adept; understand the concepts of budget control and is experienced in financial reporting (cost of sales, revenue, etc.) and is versed in using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to communicate
Will be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication.
Desirable
Ideally, you will have an awareness of the technology areas in which CPI operate and an ability to manage project technical work.
Previous experience of working with cross functional team and managing their expectation would be advantageous.
Ideally, candidates will have gained and be able to demonstrate active listening skills and knowledge from working in a fast-paced corporate environment, other environments can also be considered.
Candidates will be able to demonstrate resilience gained in previous project delivery, working to challenging deadlines and managing conflicting priorities.
Please note this is a 12-month fixed-term role.
At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, this includes:
Up to 36 days holiday, including bank holidays – Plus a holiday purchasing scheme
Generous pension scheme
Life assurance and accident insurance schemes
Flexible working
Learning and Development Opportunities
Free parking
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