Project Manager

Project Manager

Element has an opportunity for a Project Manager. This role is a key function in servicing our clients by ensuring flexibility and responsiveness to their demands, delivering efficient and excellent performance.

Salary : $75,000 - $90,000 / yr DOE

Responsibilities

Responsibility for technical review of quotations

Review the full work scope to ensure that it can be executed in a safe way and at a high quality standard and if necessary ensuring a risk assessment is available

Establish work programs for testing including planning and implementing test schedules

Review technical standards and requirements, and where appropriate write job specific test procedures, liaise with clients on all matters technical and status related.

Maintaining, developing and improving processes within the laboratory at all levels and in all areas.

Provision of financial data relating to jobs under their control including accurate forecast of work to be completed

Provide clear direction to the workshop / Technicians by means of cutting & worksheets or machining and test requests (MTRs), ensure successful completion of the client requirements within timescales

Provide technical leadership to the project team with support from senior colleagues and Technical Specialists

Arrange and supervise on-site witnessing by clients and representatives during testing

Perform review and audit activities on jobs including technical contract review, technical procedure review / audit, job start readiness review and job close review

Provide regular progress reports for the projects managed

Report and present results, closing projects and invoicing, create and archive job packs for each project

Carrying out internal audits and procedure / standard reviews as required

Provide technical training and development of support to staff

Client and site visits where required

Any other duties commensurate with the role of Program Manager

Skills / Qualifications

Analytical problem solving skills

Highly organized

Excellent communication skills

Excellent attention to detail and strong written communication

Adaptable and flexible in approach.

Experience working within an appropriate environment

Ability to support the training of others to a high technical standard

Familiarity with national and international testing standards

Familiarity with a wide range of supporting software tools, highly IT literate

Enough skills and knowledge to quickly gain procedure and report sign off status within the laboratory

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following : age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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