Project Manager

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Project Manager

Crosby Composites are a leading carbon fibre manufacturer working predominately in high end, luxury automotive and formula 1. Established in 1982 we have almost 40 years' experience of innovation in this field. With IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001: 2015 accreditations we can support our customers with all their needs and work to the highest industry standards.

We have a passion and a drive to deliver the very best and are now continuing on our journey of growth and development through the growth of our teams, across both sites. We are a company of opportunities and are looking for individuals who want to be a part of that development to join our team.

The role of the Project Manager is to be main point of contact for their customers and ensure the efficient and effective management of projects and the team.

This role works Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. We offer competitive rates of pay, company pension, 23 days holiday plus the bank holidays and private healthcare.

In this role we are looking for:

• An experienced PM to take full project cycle ownership; successful project delivery from point of sales to project role out in operations and the completion of all project elements
• Overall management of all the projects to ensure the overall projects programmes are completed to the right standards and support the introduction of further future work to the company
• Working creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment to demonstrated teamwork, innovation and excellence
• Supporting the department in establishing good practices, templates, tools and partnerships with internal and external customers to grow and develop the opportunities for the company
• Manage project scope and changes
• Liaise with customers about current and future projects
• Organise and conduct meetings on all new projects with department heads to discuss manufacturing materials and methods
• Manage the organisation and update free issue / bought-in stock
• Continuously communicate any issues and updates to all the relevant operations team
• Ensure all projects are successfully completed to agreed targets (time / budget)

Essential skills and experience for this role:

• Have an Engineering degree or relevant experience.
• Have experience in a similar fast paced / high pressure industry, ideally Automotive or Formula One .
• Capable of managing a team.
• Good communicational and written skills.
• Capable of handling more than one project.
• Capable of reaching set targets within given time.
• Good knowledge about all common computer applications.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure.
• High patience levels.
• Confident and highly professional.