Project Manager

Project Manager
📍 Sunderland | Permanent | Full Time
💷 Up to £65,000 + £5,370 car allowance + up to 9% bonus

Here's a great opportunity to join a well established engineering consultancy in the North East that works across most industrial sectors. They've built a strong reputation for quality, and most of their work comes from repeat clients, so you'll be joining a business with a steady pipeline and long standing relationships.

What you'll be doing

As Project Manager, you'll own projects across the full lifecycle, delivering the scope in line with the client contract, on budget and on schedule, while hitting the target margin. You'll be a key figure in the business, driving progress across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, installation and commissioning.

• Supporting project proposals at bid and pre contract stage
• Reviewing contract documents so every requirement is understood and captured
• Building the Project Execution Plan and a clear plan for contract close out
• Setting budgets, tracking costs, approving spend and flagging overspends early
• Managing internal and external programmes and cashflow projections, spotting risks along the way
• Leading kick off meetings and ongoing progress meetings
• Reporting progress internally each month and externally to clients as required
• Attending client meetings, both virtually and on site

What you'll bring

• HND or degree in a technical or engineering discipline
• A formal Project Management qualification (PMI, APM or equivalent) ideally
• Project Manager experience, including projects in an engineering environment. Either Mechanical or Construction background
• Experience delivering projects under both standard and non standard contract terms
• Project controls experience across planning, scheduling and cost
• Comfortable reading engineering drawings and specifications
• Strong IT skills, including MS Project or P6 and cost control software

What's on offer

• Up to £65,000 basic salary
• £5,370 car allowance
• Annual bonus of up to 9%
• 10% employer pension contribution (3% employee)
• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Life assurance at 2x salary (can be enhanced)
• Income protection, private medical insurance and personal accident cover, all with options to enhance
• Cycle to Work (up to £6,000, e bikes included), tech scheme and electric car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme, recognition scheme and long service awards
• Eye care contribution, discount platform and onsite parking
• On the job training, coaching and mentoring, with development reviews twice a year

Interested? Drop me a message or send your CV over and I'll give you a call to talk it through in confidence.

Eve Dunn | Principal Consultant, White Label Recruitment