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Project Manager

North West, UK | £50,000 - £70,000 per annum
  • Job ref:J5980_1431956801
  • Sector:Engineering
  • Job type:Permanent

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Genesis Associates Tel: Email: [email protected] Contact Genesis on Linkedin
My client is one of the largest Wind Turbine manufacturers in the World. They are looking to add a Project Manager to their team in Manchester. This role will cover the whole of the UK.

The Project Manager role will mainly be focused on the Construction side of the process. So experience of managing full EPC projects is a must, experience in the Wind Industry is also needed.

The Full Role of the Project Manager will be:

Support the Sales organisation in finalising strategy and costs on major risk items during the final stages of tender process, and facilitate a smooth handover from Sales to Projects.

Delivering the project on-time, within budget, to good quality, and with no injuries & accidents.

Fronting the organisation to our clients - creating a good relationship with the client, and delivering customer satisfaction, whilst defending and improving our commercial position.

Creating a successful and enjoyable team - with team members drawn from various support departments: engineering; logistics; commercial project management; site management; erection supervisors; commissioning engineers; and from different locations and nationalities.

Providing strong control of key suppliers, including erection & transportation companies, whilst developing good relationships with our key long-term partners.

Drawing up claims for extension of time and/or costs to our customers and negotiating these claims to provide the best position for us.

Facilitate a smooth handover to our colleagues in Service, at the same time as handover to the client.


We look for the following in our project managers:

Energy and dynamism

The determination, creativity and good humour to work through the inevitable challenges we face in a rapidly growing and changing business & market

Leadership and team forming skills, including good communication.

Planning and risk management. The ability to define, delegate and communicate project objectives.

Negotiation skills to avoid or mitigate claims from others and to exploit opportunities as they arise.

The ability to work with different business cultures.

The ability to work as a team member, and to help us to create a strong, successful, and enjoyable team
You must have the experience of full responsibility for multi-million pound contracts with strong commercial and financial acumen.

As a senior project manager, you will be expected to take on mentoring / coaching responsibility for less experienced Project Managers

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