Aerospace Project Director

1 month ago

Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Kion Group AG Full time

With over 200 years of history, Dematic is a global leader in warehouse automation solutions, renowned for solving complex supply chain challenges through innovative technology and expertise. Our success stems from delivering projects with excellence, prioritizing customer needs to collaboratively achieve operational goals.

As Project Director, you will lead and execute individual or multiple large projects for various customers across multiple sites, ensuring timely completion, within budget, and meeting customer specifications and quality expectations.

We seek a diligent and experienced project management professional with a proven background in leading large-scale capital expenditure projects in similar industrial environments (Oil & Gas, Construction, Nuclear, Utilities, or Automation).

What We Offer:
  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities
Key Responsibilities and Qualifications:

Key Accountabilities:

  • Direct responsibility for a team of Project Managers.
  • Champion Health and Safety onsite and across the organisation.
  • Support the entire project organisation to maintain a safe working environment.
  • Maintain a high level of financial forecast accuracy driving the best possible financial results for the business.

Detailed Accountabilities:

  • Issue weekly and monthly reports to inform the Company of progress against budget and programme, listing any cost variations, updated payment schedules and focusing on recording risks and opportunities with relevant risk mitigation plans.
  • Ensure key quality gates are completed by the required date and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Maintain good control over the cost development of the contract and give accurate predictions of over or under-spending.
  • Deal with the customer on all contractual matters, including claim management with office support as necessary.
  • Maintain and implement an up-to-date project schedule.
  • Produce invoice schedules and ensure that the customer is correctly invoiced.
  • Coordinate the collation of appropriate handover documentation that enables the customer to safely operate and maintain the solution we're providing.
  • Obtain signed handover of contracts and ensure amendments, variations or notices are filled under commercial.
  • Ensure complete compliance with all site rules and regulations; Dematic, Customer, Principal Contractor as appropriate.
  • Management and coordination of all personnel on site including sub-contractors.
  • Production of RAMS, issue Health and Safety Policy, issue hazard and risk analysis, compliance with CDM and any other regulations with office support.
  • Assist during the selling stage, usually when the contract is close to being awarded.
  • Assist in the preparation of detailed specifications, clarification of the customers' requirements, and defining the scope of supply.
  • Ensure detailed test and commissioning plans are generated.
  • Overall coordination of delivery of all materials to the site.
  • Acceptance of quality of all sub-contract work.
  • To ensure the creation of a Technical Construction File (TCF) where appropriate with office support.
  • Issue CE / UKCA certificate before handover.
  • Complete the relevant customer service handover checklist before handover and ensure that customer service has the information required to support the site.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Educated to a degree level in a technical engineering field or similar discipline.
  • PMP, Prince 2 or equivalent project management certification is highly desirable.
  • Minimum 10 years experience delivering large capital projects.
  • Demonstrates excellent leadership skills in both leading teams and large capital projects.
  • Experience successfully leading and delivering projects within a similar industrial sector (i.e., Oil & Gas, Construction, Nuclear, Utilities, or Automation).
  • Excellent Leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Dematic is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Dematic prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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