Project Manager – Poole – up to £50,000

Poole, Dorset
Bond Williams

Project Manager – Poole – up to £50,000We are looking for a Project Manager to join our client based in Poole where you will be responsible for ensuring the costs pf projects are maintained within budget. You will be required to evaluate the technical and commercial elements of a sales enquiry to ascertain all the needs for a project.The ideal person will have demonstrable experience in Project Management and excellent technical knowledge of production processes.Main responsibilities:

• Evaluate all technical and commercial elements of a sales enquiry; developing a project plan.
• Produce proposals resulting from enquiries arising from the Sales team’s activities.
• Act as the customer interface for the duration of a project/order/contract giving the customer regular status reports (some contractual) or dealing with the customer on issues with the project/order/contract.
• Participate in customer visits/quality reviews to final product acceptance.
• Develop and maintain key account management relationship with the customers.
• Ensure that the customer order/quotation have been reviewed for export compliance.
• Deliver a written report on a weekly basis status of projects.
• Produce project plans, which are regularly updated and issued to the team involved in meeting the customer’s delivery schedule.
• Call regular project meetings, taking the minutes and ensuring action are maintained, escalating if delivery is not maintained.
• Manage a robust process that tracks project margin throughout the project execution to ensure margins are maintained, and mitigation plans developed with functional leaders are delivered.
• Use the ERP process to maintain project status and costs and support the production planning process.
• Work alongside the Design and Sales teams to provide technical assistance to help increase sales revenues.
• Prioritise the activities in the defined pre-production route to the point of release to manufacture.
• Maintain customer delivery status through liaison with elements of the business and communicate with customers as necessary.
• Develop a weekly project progress report that details timeliness, margin status, cost to complete and risks.
• Receive, translate and resolve technical enquiries with engineering support.
• Perform other such duties commensurate with the nature and level of the post as may be reasonably required.

Skills & experience required:

• Demonstrable experience in Project Management; Analysis; Design Skills; Manufacturing Methods and Procedures; Process Improvement; Technical Understanding; Documentation Skills; Supervision; CAD; CAD/CAM Design.
• Excellent technical expertise with experience of production processes and product quality requirements including welding, NDT and component manufacture.
• Previous experience of producing estimates, proposals, bids or tenders for a precision engineering company or similar.
• Effective communication skills with a particular emphasis on building engagement, influencing and presentation skills.
• Demonstrable experience developing relationships to generate new and future business.
• Ability to demonstrate good commercial acumen, overseeing production specific proposals and client relationships.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Competent in IT including Microsoft packages and experienced in using an ERP system.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Willing to travel both nationally and internationally.

If you are interested in the Project Manager role and would like to apply, please send a copy of your CV to or alternatively, apply online. For more information, call the Office & Commercial team on opt 1 to discuss.

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency