Circa £65-74K. Excellent Salary with development opportunities Hertfordshire
Vacancy Description
The Realisation Engineering team takes automation engineering project management accountability to make a new Automated Distribution Centre ( CFC – Customer Fulfilment Centre) a reality. They are the central point for all automation engineering aspects of a new CFC. This is delivered by using matrix resources from automation engineering teams and working with colleagues in other departments. The implementation (fit out of Automation) covered by our colleagues in Engineering Implementation (UK or International), with the realisation engineer remaining with the project to ensure full support until ‘go-live’.
As the team manager you provide both technical and people leadership & management. Taking overall accountability for the team in their deliverables and overall strategy. Ensuring operational needs are met and the direction of the team aligns with business and engineering strategies, standards and expectations.
Oversee the work of the team ensuring deliverables and accountabilities are met on time and budget, to the right standard and customer expectations are met
Manage and balance the work of the team, ensuring that individual projects do not cause detriment to another
Communication & reporting across teams and to project stakeholders
Stakeholder management
Responsible for many engineering commercial aspects of the project; including formulation of the capital budget, contractual arrangements, management of engineering variations, working closely with procurement, finance and admin colleagues
Manage and take ownership of common themes / issues across all projects
Point of escalation for realisation engineers
Risk identification and mitigation, anticipating engineering challenges and opportunities across all projects
Ensure yourself and the team, work to and follow all CDM guidance or international equivalent, both external (CDM Regulations 2015 and associated ACOPs) and internal (CDM15, HS&E policy and associated Arrangement Policies). Seek guidance from the HS&E team where there is uncertainty.
Work with engineering planning team to ensure planners and realisation engineers are working effectively to best practice and complement each other in their work
Work closely with product & field engineering team who provide product technical detail and support to projects, ensuring effective & positive working relationships of teams
Effectively manage and coordinate the team of realisation engineers
Develop and grow individuals in the team
Recruit new members to the team as required based on resource forecasts and approved headcount budgets
Be prepared to deputise for Central Automation Engineering Manager as required
Ensure resilience across the team
Establish, maintain and championing both engineering and project best practice and standards
Conduct regular strategic reviews of the direction of the team and the ways of working to ensure it is appropriate and aligned prevailing business needs and climate
Develop and maintain close working relationships with key customers and collaborators representing realisation engineering and ensuring realisation engineering meets their expectations
Proactively monitor and respond to project budget expenditure. Take a leading role is setting future budgets being proactive in controlling and reducing future costs
Undertake specific team and departmental tasks. Initiating, planning, consulting on and managing process change, project managing specific developments; taking part and leading process improvement and other projects
Minimum Requirements
Aptitude to debate detail (both technical and commercial) with both internal and external parties
Commercially aware and consider direct and indirect cost impacts on decisions and proposals of yourself and team
Deliver projects on time and within approved budgets
Excellent technical and practical competence relating to automation and general engineering
Experience of projects and products in manufacturing, automotive, airports, FMCG distribution or similar field
IT literate, proficient with Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite and comfortable using project software
Project, Programme and Portfolio management of engineering projects
Technical / Engineering qualification, to degree level in a relevant field
Appreciation of applicable directives, codes, standards etc. (e.g. Machinery Directive, CDM 2015 etc.)
Work in and ensure others work in a safe manner at all times
Strong people Skills
Delivery of results through others
Coaching and development of others
Establishing engineering & project best practice & process
Preferred (in addition to minimum)
Able to define and establish management process
Able to draw on a range of project management skills, tools and approaches
Experienced with managing remote teams
Familiarisation with CAD (Sketchup, Autocad, Revit etc.)
International working experience
Project management qualifications
Business qualification
Competencies
Flexible and open to change in a dynamic, fast paced environment
Ability to multitask and manage / reprioritise a complex diary of yourself and team with multiple simultaneous activities and demands
Demonstrate a balanced and considered approach to problem resolution
The ability to draw a workable solution from diverse teams, which is acceptable to all stakeholders
Commercially aware and consider cost impacts on decisions and proposals.
Innovative in thought, able to design & propose alternative solutions when faced with barriers
Customer Focussed (both internal & external)
Self-motivated team player
Managing and operating in matrix organisations
Persuasive, influential and able to get results
A “can do” and “in this together” attitude and approach to work within a cutting edge technology driven company
Be able to perform unsupervised, under pressure on your own initiative often with geographical isolation
Strategic leadership
Ability to solve problems with a hands on approach
Demonstrable significant competence in effective management and leadership of an engineering team
Able to break down and explain complex technical issues to non-engineers
Application Process
If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this position or find out more details then please submit your CV.
We will endeavour to contact all applicants however if you do not hear from me within two weeks then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.
Contact: Paul Leyshon
This position is now closed.
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