Project Services Specialist

Job Description

Our client based in Cumbria are looking for a Project Services Specialist to join their team on a years contract. (Hybrid working with days required in the office)

Job Purpose:
To lead, where business needs, successful project execution. Working collaboratively between departments to ensure critical projects are planned, progressed and executed on time. Key focus on delivery readiness, driving on-time release, manufacturing performance and optimisation.
Key Responsibilities:
• Monitoring deliverables to ensure schedule maintenance through, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain.
• Providing internal and external delivery updates and working to compile communication packs.
• Work with delivery teams, planning and execution, to track progress and drive action where required to mitigate risk and ensure on time delivery
• Assist engineering teams to evaluate manufacturing readiness, evaluate manufacturing efficiency and provide input into scheduling of new projects to best position the business for success.
• Work on scheduling of projects, developing best practice for Engineering deliverables through the product delivery.
• Evaluate ways of working and suggest improvements based on synergies between departments
• Data analysis to help inform business decisions and improvement projects.

Desired Qualities/Qualifications

Skills Required (Technical & Non-Technical Skills/Attributes):
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Support business deliverables & KPIs

Key Experiences and Knowledge Required:
• Studying towards, or hold, a Degree or Masters qualification in a technical subject; mechanical or electrical preferable.
• Microsoft software knowledge

Beneficial skills:
• SAP knowledge
• CAD knowledge
• MS Project knowledge
• Understanding of technical drawing