Project Manager

Project Manager

Job Type: Full Time

Hours: 8.30am – 5pm Mon to Fri

Reports to: Automotive Projects Team Leader

Location: Midlands (with regular travel to our Huddersfield office)

Purpose of the Role: 

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Automotive Projects team, managing the successful delivery of a variety of UK retail interior projects.

Working from home, you will be based anywhere across the wider Midlands region, with regular travel to our head office in Huddersfield and to client and project sites across the UK. For this role, the Midlands can include areas such as Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Northampton and surrounding areas, so you do not need to be based in one particular Midlands city.

In this role you will plan and manage the delivery of a variety of UK retail interior projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, to the required quality and within cost parameters that achieve the required profit margins.

You will work directly with clients from the Automotive industry to develop and implement a detailed plan to achieve project objectives.

UK wide travel will be required including regular visits to our head office in Huddersfield.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the quotation and tender process to achieve project budget and monitor margins accordingly.
• Create and manage project documentation, including Statements of Work, programmes, RAMS, drawings, and completion documents.
• Identify, monitor and manage potential risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure all project deliverables meet the highest quality standards.
• Negotiate with suppliers on price, delivery dates and quality.
• Negotiate with clients on quotations, pricing & completion.
• Provide regular and accurate reports on project status updates to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Build internal relationships and work effectively as part of a wider team of creatives, project managers, and technical designers.
• Act as a point of contact to clients, developing new work opportunities whilst upselling and re-selling to existing clients.
• Maintain regular and clear communication lines with suppliers and contractors during the manufacture and delivery process.
• Attend or arrange site meetings as required for the success of the project.
• Trouble shoot and resolve issues that may arise during the project execution.
• Demonstrate commercial acumen in everyday transactions, lead by example, making decisions and resolving problems effectively.
• Be a brand ambassador, always representing our business in a professional manner.

Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Previous experience of managing project teams in interiors is essential e.g. interior fit-out and externals, interior furniture, workplace solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management - managing expectations and providing regular updates.
• Ability to motivate, delegate, and communicate with a team to create a positive working environment and maintain high-performance levels.
• Able to listen, evaluate, and provide constructive feedback to the team and colleagues.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience of conflict management. Give clear direction, make decisions, and manage workload and resource.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; adept at client and third-party interactions across UK and global networks.
• Able to manage multiple projects.
• Possess strong and demonstrable organisation and time management skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Projects, PowerPoint).
• Previous experience of using SAP or a similar financial reporting system is advantageous.

What We Offer

• 25 days' annual holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme with salary exchange
• Company Car included
• Home-based working for candidates located anywhere across the wider Midlands region
• Regular travel to our Huddersfield office and UK-wide project sites
• The opportunity to work within a small, friendly team of professional Project Managers
• A collaborative and supportive working environment where your experience and ideas are valued
• The opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of high-profile Automotive retail projects

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Principle Global, please do not hesitate to apply.