Chemical Engineer - Junior Project Manager

Mission

The Junior Project Manager is responsible for leading complex projects, overseeing project teams, and acting as a key contact between the company, staff, and subcontractors to ensure successful project completion. This role focuses on high-value projects, ensuring delivery aligns with company objectives and timelines. 

Key Accountabilities

Project Execution:
- Define and clarify project objectives, scope, and deliverables, developing comprehensive roadmaps that guide successful project execution.
- Manage and coordinate resources, timelines, and activities across diverse teams, ensuring all efforts stay in alignment with the project goals.
- Provide strategic oversight and proactive resolutions to high-level project issues, keeping leadership informed of significant developments and outcomes.
Resource Management:
- Collaborate with department leads to ascertain resource availability when required, thereby optimally balancing workloads.
- Monitor resource utilisation closely, working to prevent overburdening team members and facilitating discussions on support needs with respective department leads.
Client and Stakeholder Communication:
- Act as the primary contact for client communication, expertly managing expectations to build trust and professionalism.
- Deliver thorough progress reports and insightful risk assessments to clients and stakeholders, ensuring clarity and transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate effective information flow between project teams and senior leadership, ensuring alignment on objectives and expectations.
Financial Oversight:
- Maintain control over project budgets, diligently analysing financial performance and adjusting expenditures as necessary to align with project parameters.
- Prepare accurate financial reports and projections, keeping leadership apprised of any budget impacts or implications.
- Proactively identify financial risks and opportunities throughout projects to maintain profitability while ensuring compliance with financial standards.
Risk and Quality Management:
- Lead risk management strategies by identifying, prioritising, and addressing project risks to safeguard project success.
- Establish rigorous quality standards through control measures, conducting regular evaluations to ensure compliance.
- Drive root cause analysis for any project concerns, implementing corrective actions as required to enhance project integrity.
Supervision and Guidance:
- Operate with minimal oversight, showcasing initiative in navigating complex project challenges efficiently.
- Mentor associate project managers by sharing invaluable insights, best practices, and lessons learned from previous experiences.
- Foster a culture of empowerment and support among team members, promoting their professional development and growth within the organisation.

Education

Qualifications

- A Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering is essential for this role.
- +2 years' experience in an engineering or technical role within a project-focused environment is required, with a preference for candidates familiar with cross-functional teamwork.
- Proficiency in both English and Italian languages is essential to facilitate effective communication in a multicultural workspace.
- Strong command of project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, and Lean, tailoring methodologies to fit varying project needs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage schedules, resources, and budgets efficiently, showcasing advanced organisational skills.
- A keen understanding of project lifecycle management, including robust experience in requirements gathering, risk management, quality control, and change management processes.
- Good grasp of industry standards, practices, and regulatory requirements relevant to sectors such as IT, construction, and engineering.

• A professional project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner) and certification in Agile (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster) would be advantageous.
• Experience in Asset Integrity projects (covering Inspection, Maintenance, & Operation Engineering Services) is highly valued.

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