Group Projects Manager - County Offaly

• Develop and design development projects across the group. This will involve large scale capital projects including specialising in engineering and efficiency responsibilities in accordance with the annual business plan.

• Create and completed robust Capital Expenditure proposals, from concept to approval, ensuring alignment with the finance team.

• Apply proven project management methodologies to ensure successful project execution, including planning, resource allocation, risk management, KPI measurement and reporting.

• Foster and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders ensuring all aspects of the project deliver on agreed requirements

• A proactive approach is required in overseeing multi-project implementation, progress on the deliverables, delivering value within budget.

• Monitor project work for compliance to applicable codes/standards and engineering practices, safety and environmental considerations.

• Manage multi-disciplinary functional relationships involving design, planning, civils, facilities, utilities, process technologies, environmental and problem solving capability

• Lead communication, meetings, reports / presentations, KPI delivery to ensure projects are completed to specification, on time and within budget. Ensure effective communication and co-ordination on assigned projects between all disciplines including external authorities, regulatory bodies and other project participants.

• Active involvement in procurement and technology / material sourcing to deliver fit for purpose capability at competitive value.

• Supporting strategic business development initiatives by identifying opportunities for growth and improvement delivered through effective project management

• Create and manage a dashboard to give visibility across all projects across the group, focussing on resource management and cost.

• Assess and enhance existing project management processes and practices within the group, creating an improvement and change plan.

• Act as the champion for project management skills, ensuring that lean initiatives and projects utilise project management approaches. Mentor managers in project management techniques.

• University degree, ideally in the field of Engineering with a Project Management qualification.

• Ideally experience of the Food/Agriculture sector.

• At least 10 years’ work experience, with 4 years’ experience in project management, in any of: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Development, construction or similar.

• Ability to interact and operate at CEO and board level.

• Strong record of project delivery

• Portfolio of projects completed that demonstrate each stage of the process and time, quality and costs controls.

• Strong knowledge and experience of using project management software

• Experience of working both independently and in a team-oriented environment. Able to manage a diverse set of people and stakeholders with conflicting objectives.

• Can conform to demands and timelines with analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to bring projects to successful completion

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.

• Must be able to learn, understand and apply new technologies.

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