Project Manager

The Opportunity

We’re looking to expand our busy AV Projects team by hiring a self-motivated Project Manager who will play a key supporting role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and bringing AV installation projects to a successful conclusion.

Who we are looking for

You’ll already have an awareness of project management within your current role and as a quick learner be keen to develop your experience further. You hold excellent time management and prioritisation skills and are prepared to take responsibility to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You’ll coordinate with other departments to ensure all aspects of each project are technically correct, installed to the highest standards and delivers on the customer brief, on time and within budget. We’re looking for a creative problem-solver and dedicated individual who will fit within our collaborative culture. It’s fair to say we’ll need you to be flexible and resilient, as this role will require some additional effort from time-to-time especially around project deadlines and completion dates. You will also be required to visit project locations in your region (and potentially across the UK) as part of kick-off, planning, progress, and handover meetings.

Main Duties

• Understand the scope for each project within your portfolio through conversations with Technical Sales, ensuring that the customer/end-user understanding is fully aligned
• Lead communication with the customer in a professional and competent manner and keep them informed about project delivery
• Create installation schedules using relevant tools
• Communicate and manage risks to project delivery
• Manage effective procurement of project materials using HT expertise and systems to achieve the right fit for quality, best price, best delivery to site, and highest margin
• Lead each project through a collaborative one-team approach
• Ensure each project team member is equipped to perform optimally and is in receipt of key documentation; tools, equipment and materials, key contacts, etc
• Ensure that the project delivery team is aware of performance expectations
• Ensure that the quality of execution for each (sub)project meets customer expectations
• Manage the project costs against the plan and within the company profitability margin
• Upsell HT services to customers including project maintenance contracts, with the view to adding value to the end user experience

What you’ll need to be successful in the role

• Some commercial installation experience, ideally within AV/Electrical/IT/Access Control
• Demonstrable ability to collaborate positively with Sales & technical colleagues
• Demonstrable ability to collaborate positively with various other internal departments such as Design, Purchasing, Scheduling, Installations, Services, Fabrication, TechDev 
• Conversant with contract documentation such as bid drawings, site surveys, health & safety frameworks, technical specifications, programme scheduling, construction coordination, material procurement, labour resource planning including sub-contracting, financial agreements, and project commissioning / variation / completion / aftercare 
• Project management experience gained in a small to medium sized organisation, in a relevant sector
• Commercial acumen, with financial management experience in a similar role
• Resilient to changing requirements and scrutiny, with a growth mindset
• Process & detail-driven, customer focused, naturally collaborative, always professional and positive
• Holder of a clean driving licence which is valid in the UK, and willingness to travel to customer sites as required, to be actively involved with technical and non-technical colleagues and customer stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of each project
• Self-aware mentor and collaborative leader

Advantageous

• Recognised project management certification
• Technical qualification/experience of electrical, telecommunications, instrumentation or IT

What we offer in return

• A collaborative working environment with high levels of autonomy
• A competitive salary
• Group life insurance
• Defined Contribution Company Pension Scheme
• 32 days paid holiday

Please send your CV to Careers@Hutchison-t.com for consideration in the first instance.

Hutchison Technologies is a fast-growing Scottish technology company. We deliver premium audio/visual solutions to leading fitness and retail brands; provide medical equipment to the NHS; in-home displays to energy suppliers; and fitness apps for luxury hotels.