Technical Project Lead

Position : Technical Project Lead

Location : Sheffield with regular and frequent time on customer sites worldwide

Salary : Negotiable but likely to be £60,000 – £80,000

Purpose:

• Responsible to the Head of Engineering, you will take technical responsibility for project execution and engineering deliverables in accordance with contract and the agreed timeline.
• This role is very much a technical position with elements of project management / project delivery involved. It is not simply managing the delivery of the project
• You will be responsible for assigned portion of product design and development process, ensuring project schedules are maintained
• Monitor progress, identify any areas of concern, escalate & manage customer expectations.
• Support sales and prepare the data analysis and collection before the project start.
• Support colleagues during technical and commercial negotiations.
• Planning across multiple project milestones and resources to ensure engineering is delivered on time
• Ensure designs are within project cost constraints
• Manage engineering resources, internal and external to suit project requirements
• Manage delivery of motor and components list and coordinate with automation dept
• Visit sites worldwide to attend meetings, monitor erection and commissioning
• Be able to read and understand technical drawings (mechanical, electrical and piping).
• Worldwide Customer visits occasionally required for kick off, progress meetings and site problem solving

Qualifications & Experience: (desirable and/or essential)

• A degree level qualification in Mechanical Engineering or very similar is essential
• Post graduate qualifications or professional accreditations are beneficial – MEng, CEng etc
• You will have excellent working knowledge of Microsoft programmes; in particular, Word formatting and overall documentation presentation skills.
• Good communication and team working skills both oral and written; with proven clear and effective communication skills in both formal and informal business environments.
• Good analytical and engineering problem-solving ability looking at overall results and finer details.
• Ability to deliver technical / engineering quality results under pressure
• Ability to remain self-motivated.
• Experience undertaking structured writing in the form of technical reports.
• Working experience within technical structures for materials handling, kinetic architecture or similar sectors
• Fabrication / Steelwork Design experience is beneficial
• Evidence of project management experience or understanding is beneficial although the role is very much technically biased
• Planning skills, on-time delivery of assignments
• Experience of 2D and 3D CAD is very much preferred (AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor & PLM experience a plus). The ability to read and understand engineering drawings is essential

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