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Leading the Projects team, the primary role of the Projects Lead along with being part of the leadership team is to act as the first line management, accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the team. This includes but not limited to, people management of the team when allocating daily task, managing performance and development issues, workflow, as well as meticulously always maintaining standards and KPI’s. As the team is small, other duties will be to plan and progress the various contracts through the functional areas to meet or exceed its stated goals of maintaining required margin, on-time delivery. You will be the point of contact for external customers and be expected to proactively communicate the latest delivery forecast.
Job Responsibility
Maintain a positive / safe working environment
Be a Key Member in the Leadership team withing Hillington
Drive positive KPI results, ensuring you hold true to our values including always doing the right thing
Take a positive approach to coaching, developing and performance managing the team members
Be the primary focal point for all contracts under direct control
Identify and implement improvements within the function and role
Ensure all projects, under direct control, are delivered safely and without incident
Overall management and control of all assigned projects and related activities, from contract award to delivery
Drive the team to liaise with supporting functions Commercial, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing and Shipping to drive milestone adherence, i.e., meet the delivery plan
Functional owner of any aspects of Trade Compliance as part of Hillington team
Arrange and support key customer visits and witness activities for projects under direct control
Create and maintain high level plan for specific contracts where required
Work with functional areas to resolve issues relating to delivery plan adherence
Management of project change via the change/variation order process
Management of project resources and the delegation of tasks to appropriate personnel
Highlight bottlenecks / constraints with the Value Stream
Internal and External project status reporting
Support in the bid process where appropriate
Leading and managing all employees in an effective and positive manner
Creating a trusted relationship with your people
Having open and honest coaching conversations to help your people to identify their strengths and development areas
Supporting your people’s personal aspirations and objectives in a way that’s aligned to the objectives of the team
Where appropriate, helping your people broaden their network or identify more challenging or stretching roles or projects to support their career progression
Create and maintain a robust competency matrix for the team along with training and development plans
Ensure training and development plans are actioned
Knowing about the health and wellbeing support available and proactively offering appropriate advice and following up on this
Effectively manage sickness absence, following company policy and seeking guidance from HR when required
Understanding the performance and development planning process
supporting and managing your people through the process
Supporting your people throughout the year, through regular conversations, tracking progress against objectives and managing any performance issues
Requirements
Strong focus on driving the customer delivery plan
Strong interpersonal skills and knowing when to use them and with whom
this will include managing conflict
setting standards and being assertive enough with Team Members and Peers
The role demands excellent communication skills, both written and oral, across all levels within the company and to external customers
It is important that the role holder has strong knowledge of SAP and Excel as this will be used daily
Possess good numeracy skills and have a high level of attention to detail
Understanding high level planning, scheduling and project management are required
Proven track record in building effective teams and has the assertiveness and drive to ensure that their team meets our goals and that team members are strongly managed
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK for this role