2670
Projects & Engineering Manager
Cork, Ireland
Life Science
Permanent
2670
Posted on:
May 5, 2025
The Highlights:
- Biopharma and Food&Beverage clients
- Leading Equipment Manufacturer
- extensive training and development
The Role:
Elusav Recruitment have a great opportunity for a Projects & Engineering Manager with an industry leading process systems engineering company in the Pharma/Biopharma sector, based in North Cork/Limerick.
As the Projects & Engineering Manager you will be an active member of the Site SMT (Senior Management Team) contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes of the business.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor & inspire a team of Project Managers & Engineers to deliver Projects to the quality required, specific delivery dates and margin targets.
- Ensure the Projects team coordinates with all relevant internal departments to meet delivery and margin targets.
- Ensure design, procurement, production, quality and testing activities during the project happen according to the project schedule.
- Coordinate the Engineering activities of the Engineering department to meet the needs of the business, working on a daily basis with the Skid Design Manager, Vessel Design Manager, Electrical Engineering Manager& the Project Engineer’s Manager.
- Manage the Engineering & Project Management workload for the department using forecast planners for current projects & potential sales.
- Ensure any potential issues that might arise as regards to technical compliance, delivery and cost schedules are identified up front and proactively provide realistic and commercial solutions.
- Work closely with suppliers and subcontractors in satisfying our customers’ expectations.
- Ensure that all project commercials are up to date i.e., variations to be tracked and claimed, any cost variances are escalated on a weekly basis to the LOB Manager and all invoicing is up to date.
- Monitor and report on project progress, identify and manage risks to the project’s schedule or commercial targets.
- Ensure all project managers & engineers take a hands-on approach to their projects and drive each other to deliver customer projects.
- Propose and justify any improvements that can be made to improve our competitiveness and project delivery.
- Proactively manage projects through the project lifecycle at all times looking to solve problems and challenges that arise whilst maintaining maximum customer satisfaction.
- Work with the Sales & Estimation teams to deliver project executions plans, costings and schedules for submission to clients.
- Liaise with customers on an ongoing basis in relation to Project progress, times lines, cost changes and variations requested.
- Communicate across all departments to foster strong partnership and drive successful outcomes for the company and its customers.
- Ensure project schedules, variation logs, project control logs are up to date, accurate and submitted to customers weekly (schedule bi-weekly).
- Monitor staff loading and use external capacity if required.
- Four ups submitted per job to customer every Friday giving an update on the project identifying any risks, costs, blocking points along with progress in the week.
- Ensure all project activities are completed per the project specific quality plan.
- Maintain & update the Quality Management System for department operating procedures.
- Develop and approve new operating procedures, work instructions & forms when the need arises.
- Maintain a training matrix to ensure all staff are being trained.
- All PM have MS project and PMP training completed.
- Identify specific training needs for each department and present to LOB manager for approval.
- Contribute to any relevant projects / requests that contribute to the overall development of the Masco Group.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience (7+ years total, 3+ years in management position) in Projects & Engineering leadership roles within the engineering or related industry.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Proficiency in project management and process optimization, with a strong focus on meeting deadlines.
- Familiarity with relevant regulations and compliance requirements in the Engineering sector.
- Ability to manage budgets effectively and ensure resource allocation aligns with organizational goals.
- Proven ability to lead and inspire teams to achieve common objectives in a dynamic business environment.
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies including Lean Six Sigma and a track record of implementing successful initiatives.
- Strong background in developing and managing project & engineering schedules to ensure timely delivery while optimizing resource utilization.
- Experience with Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage plants.
- Strong Technical and Mechanical background in the Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage sectors.
- Sound business acumen, and the capability to control costs and increase profits.
- Ability to take responsibility and make decisions. i.e., talk with clients to resolve day to day issues if PM assigned is not finding a resolution.
- Understanding and awareness of legal aspects of contracts entered into with customers.
If you would like to learn more about the vacancy, apply now, or contact Brendan Mullins on bmullins@elusav.com or +353 (0) 6152 7150.
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