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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Project Management – Primary Responsibility Take overall responsibility for the planning, coordination and successful delivery of all projects and major customer orders across both companies. Manage projects from initial quotation and order acceptance through design, procurement, production, quality control, transport, installation and final handover. Develop and maintain clear project plans, programmes, timelines and priorities.
Coordinate the activities of design, sales, procurement, production, logistics and installation teams to ensure that all departments are working towards the same project objectives. Monitor project progress against agreed timelines, budgets and deliverables. Identify potential delays, resource constraints, technical issues, cost overruns and other project risks and take proactive corrective action.
Maintain clear project status reporting and communicate progress, risks and required decisions to management. Ensure that customer requirements and project specifications are clearly understood and communicated to the relevant departments. Review and interpret technical drawings, manufacturing drawings, layouts, specifications and project documentation, and ensure that the relevant teams understand the requirements.
Work closely with the design and engineering team to ensure that designs are practical, manufacturable and aligned with project requirements. Ensure that project requirements are correctly translated from drawings and specifications into procurement, manufacturing and installation requirements. Coordinate project changes, variations and additional requirements and ensure that their cost and impact on the programme are properly assessed.
Ensure that project documentation is complete, accurate and maintained throughout the project lifecycle. Ensure that projects are properly closed out, including outstanding work, quality issues, documentation, invoicing and customer handover. On-Site Project Management and Client Coordination Have a strong understanding of and experience in all facets of on-site project execution, including site preparation, access, deliveries, logistics, installation sequencing, coordination of trades, commissioning, snagging, handover and project close-out.
Oversee all on-site installation and maintenance projects and ensure that they are properly integrated into the overall project programme. Coordinate effectively with the various role players within the client's project team, including project managers, site managers, engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and other relevant stakeholders. Understand the respective responsibilities, dependencies and requirements of the various parties involved in a project and ensure these are properly coordinated with the company's project, production and installation teams.
Act as a key point of coordination between the company and the client's project team, ensuring that technical, programme, commercial, quality and site-related matters are communicated and addressed efficiently. Identify and proactively manage potential interface issues between the company's scope of work and the work of other contractors, subcontractors and trades. Understand the practical realities and challenges of working within an active construction or installation environment, including site conditions, access restrictions, sequencing, other trades and the client's overall programme.
Ensure that the installation team has the required drawings, materials, equipment, information and site readiness before attending site. Monitor site progress against agreed programmes and ensure that delays, variations, technical issues and other site-related matters are escalated and addressed promptly. Ensure effective communication between the site team, client representatives and internal departments.
The General Manager is not required to perform routine on-site installation or maintenance work, but may atte