Our client is looking for a Project Manager for a permanent position, located in Aberdeen.

ROLE

You’ll be accountable for the planning, delivery and implementation of a number of our services that are pivotal to our wider business strategy for 2024 and beyond.

Are you proactive, meticulous, collaborative and experienced in inspiring teams? Ideally you will have a background within healthcare or energy – oil and gas industries. You’ll be on your game when it comes to continuous improvement and best practice and able to provide expert advice and first-class customer services to our clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follow a standard process, as defined by a professional project management organisation, such as the APM (Association for Project Management) or the PMI (Project Management Institute)
• Initiate the project - check feasibility and work out budgets, teams and resources.
• Carry out planning - this will include setting goals and objectives, defining roles and producing schedules and timelines for tasks - in accordance with the needs of your client. Some tools, such as Gantt charts, can be used to create a visual project plan.
• Select, lead and motivate your project team from both internal and external stakeholder organisations.
• Manage the project - which includes coordinating the project team to keep them on track and keeping the project on budget.
• Carry out monitoring and control activities in order to track the progress of the project.
• Identify and manage risks to ensure delivery is on time.
• Implement any necessary changes throughout the process
• Report regularly to management and the client if appropriate
• Close the project -including evaluating successes and challenges to enhance learning for your next project.

REQUIREMENTS

• It would be really advantageous to have worked as a Project Manager, Project Engineer or Account Manager within the energy or healthcare industries.
• Excellent organisation skills, to plan the use of people and resources to meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills, to motivate and lead your project team
• The ability to monitor and control budgets
• Good communication and negotiation skills, to manage expectations
• The ability to use your initiative and make decisions under pressure
• Technical knowledge related to the project may also be required.
• May require occasional travel within the UK