Project Manager

About the Role

My client are looking for a detail‑oriented Project Manager to support the successful delivery of complex equipment, facilities, and infrastructure projects. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring on-time delivery, cost control, and customer satisfaction by managing project schedules, analysing performance, and supporting cross-functional teams.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys turning technical inputs into clear, actionable plans while contributing to continuous improvement across project operations.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using industry-standard planning tools.
• Convert work breakdown structures (WBS) into fully resourced schedules and capacity charts.
• Perform critical path analysis, float calculations, and run “what-if” scenario plans.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, assembly, and testing activities into a master schedule.

Progress Monitoring & Control

• Track progress against baseline schedules, milestones, and key project deliverables.
• Identify delays, risks, and variances, and recommend mitigation or recovery actions.
• Produce dashboards and performance reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Project Management Support

• Assist with balancing schedules, resources, and budgets across multiple projects.
• Identify schedule-related risks and opportunities and support risk management activities.
• Support cost tracking and ensure alignment with project budgets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across scheduling, resource, and cost management.
• Participate in change management processes, assessing schedule and cost impacts.

Stakeholder Communication

• Provide clear, timely updates to project teams, leadership, and customers.
• Facilitate project review meetings, presenting schedule and cost performance insights.
• Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, vendor relations, and testing.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in project planning and scheduling; at least 2 years in a project management support role.
• Experience with complex, technical projects in industries such as Energy, Oil & Gas, or Industrial sectors (preferred).

Certifications (Preferred)

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) or equivalent.
• Primavera P6 certification or demonstrated advanced proficiency.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, and other planning tools.
• Understanding of cost control principles and risk analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational capabilities and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills.