Senior Project Manager

Join one of the industry's top firms that specializes in machinery installations in newly constructed facilities while traveling the U.S!!

Purpose of role
Providing comprehensive project management and general management support across a range of
engineering projects. Working with the Engineering Manager and Sales Manager to grow the business
and maximize all opportunities for work.
Main responsibilities
• Solicit vendors and subcontractor bids for assigned projects as necessary. Review and analyze
bids for conformance to project specifications, price, material quality, and related items. Discusses
and resolves any questions with Customer prior to submission of final estimate.
• Follow approved estimating practices consistent with corporate guidelines. Ensure such practices
result in the most complete estimates possible while ensuring the financial objectives are met.
• Utilize estimation software package to complete estimating.
• Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning,
organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and
determining cost effectiveness.
• Accurately price change orders for on-going work.
• Ensure that the information required to begin the estimating process is accurate and available.
• Accurately size equipment and analyse safety considerations.
• Prepare and submitting proposals.
• The management of engineering projects on behalf of key customers who operate in a high
pressure, high quality production/manufacturing environment.
• Effective planning, control and monitoring, both internally and direct with the client, of projects
secured from the quotation stage, through negotiation to contract completion and final accounts
• Effective project cost tracking and financial control.
• Produce quotes and undertake estimating for small to medium sized engineering projects once
training has been provided using the Company’s standard commercial approach.
• Provide general commercial and project support to the region to enable budgeted results to be
achieved.


Experience and qualifications required
• Experience managing mechanical and electrical engineering projects mainly installations of
production equipment.
• Strong general experience of mechanical engineering
• Strong commercial skills and project management skills, particularly: negotiating, planning,
estimating, costing and quoting.
• Strong IT (MS Office) and numeracy skills.
• Experience managing a small team and controlling, organizing and motivating internal labor
resources and sub-contractors.
• Knowledge of current H&S legislation & Risk Management processes.
• Good financial skills including:
o cost and budgetary controls
o accounting controls and procedures through to final accounts
• Project Management qualification or specific training
• Ability to secure contractors license(s) for company