Project Manager
5 days ago
Southampton
We are partnered with an award-winning brand in the Marine Interiors space, looking for Project Managers to bolster their teams across complex international projects. Success in this role depends on effective cross-functional coordination, disciplined planning, and proactive control of cost, schedule, quality, and safety throughout the project lifecycle. Responsibilities • Assume responsibility for defined scopes of work or full projects following formal internal and external approvals, • Develop execution strategies aligned with the agreed scope, schedule, and commercial objectives, • Coordinate procurement of materials, labour, and specialist resources in consultation with senior management and key stakeholders, • Act as a professional point of contact for the client, ensuring consistent, accurate, and timely communication, • Chair and manage project meetings, including kick-off, progress, coordination, and close-out sessions, both on-site and remotely, • Track performance against programme, budget, and technical requirements, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions where necessary, • Prepare and issue regular project status and cost reports, clearly highlighting deviations and mitigation measures, • Monitor site labour levels and productivity during delivery phases, recommending adjustments to resourcing as required, • Oversee compliance with health and safety standards on assigned sites, ensuring correct use of PPE and adherence to statutory requirements, • Take full accountability for the successful delivery of smaller projects, ensuring outcomes meet contractual, financial, and quality expectations, • Produce both high-level schedules and detailed task plans covering pre-delivery preparation and on-site installation activities, • Support logistics and commercial processes, including preparation of shipping documentation and invoicing for materials, • Undertake additional duties aligned with the role as assigned by senior management Required Knowledge • Marine markets such as cruise, ferry, defence, and large yacht sector, • Interior outfitting disciplines across multiple trades and systems Technical Skills • Planning and executing outfit works onboard vessels, • Proficient use of standard office and project management software, • Strong organisational, scheduling, and prioritisation capability, • Clear, confident communication with the ability to influence stakeholders, • Sound numerical reasoning and analytical skills, • High attention to detail with a delivery-focused mindset Personal Capabilities • Flexible and solutions-oriented approach, with willingness to support wider team activities when required, • Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and written scopes of work, • Competence in using measurement and survey tools to quantify materials and work scopes, • Collaborative working style suited to a small, delivery-focused project team Additional Criteria • Demonstrated ability to apply planning, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in a commercial project environment, • Strong written and spoken English communication skills, • Willingness to undertake frequent domestic and international travel, sometimes at short notice, • Minimum of three years’ experience in marine or land-based interior outfitting preferred, • Subject to company drug, alcohol, and medical compliance policies as a condition of employment Experience and Qualifications • Degree-level qualification in engineering, construction, or project management desirable but not mandatory, • Proven experience managing site teams and multiple trade disciplines, • Legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom, • Availability for extended overseas assignments related to project delivery and surveys