Technical Project Manager

We are working with global engineering and automation technology company based in Cork. We are looking for a Technical Project Manager to join the team. The Technical PM is responsible for the complete lifecycle of a project from initial requirement gathering, quotation and sale to project execution and completion.

Responsibilities: (Full job spec on request) Customer Management

• Link between customer, external suppliers and partners and project delivery team
• Main point of contact with Customer for all project related activities
• Co-ordinate and manage the activities required for negotiating the Sale and delivering the project
• Ensure that project activities follow company process requirements

Project Management: Sales

• Define and adjust the Requirements Specification of the project during commercial meetings
• Understand the Project requirements by analysing documentation, customer URS, NDA, customer samples etc with the support of Architects.
• Meeting customers on site at Sales stage to understand, gather and agree the project requirements

Initiation (After Order Confirmation)

• Perform formal handover meeting with the KAM
• Perform alignment meeting with customer PM, and/or key team members

Planning

• Produces a Project Schedule in Leanplan, assigning resources and timing to each task.
• Allocates a risk factor and priority to certain key activities
• Plans in contingencies for unexpected events
• Negotiates with the customer to agree a first date for the SAT
• Be responsible for the P&L of the project
• Ensures that any changes and new requirements are handled in accordance with JPMO procedures and are handled in a commercially viable way

Implementation

• Coordinates external entities (partners, suppliers) for the project
• Reports, as defined in the PEP, updates about work progress achieved and activities planned to the customer on the delivery dates to the installation
• Maintains documents and project milestones to the agreed procedures
• Oversees the testing and ensure that all the supporting documents of the FAT are produced
• Monitors the work progress of the various departments.
• Controls the cost, including working hours from contractors and internal resources
• Punch List: P.M. verifies new timing for any deviation and modification that changes the final installation

Requirements:

• Third level qualification in an Engineering or Science or equivalent discipline/experience
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and structured standards and practices for regulated Industry including FDA GAMP 21CFR11
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant engineering/project management experience
• Technical Project Management experience is preferable
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate individuals working on several projects, simultaneously
• Interpersonal skills required to operate in a multi-function project team set up.
• Experience in cost control of large capital projects preferable