Mechanical Project Manager **

Location: Greater Manchester / Trafford Park

6-12-month contract / project

£40.00 - £45.00p/h DOE

Limited co. suitable - Outside IR35

Process machinery / Plant lay-outs / GA's / Food production machinery

Our client:

Our client is a leading UK Engineering, projects, and installations company, managing large EPC projects for major blue chip FMCG manufacturers UK wide. They are recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Project Manager, for a 6-12-month contract, with the likelihood of extension. You will be expected to oversee a teams of installation engineers at a key customer site (North West based) within FMCG & food process manufacturing.

Due to a huge project win, they are looking for a Mechanical Project Manager to join their team on a contracts basis to assist on the key programmes.

For the position of Mechanical Project Manager, you will require to conduct the following daily duties:

Site experience - site surveys
Managing projects including steel platforms, pipework, layouts, conveyors - process food equipment etc
Quoting jobs after enquiry/site survey - ensuring commercials are met
Edit and modify drawings on CAD (Solidworks ideal) where needed
Ensure specifications and customer requirements are met
Organise suppliers & subcontractors (lifting equipment etc) - quotes etc
Liaise with workshop and re: labour/manpower
Ensure industry regulations and safety are adhered
Oversee site installs and ensure project runs smoothly
Handover successfully within timescales and budgets
The successful Mechanical Project Manager will need to have the following attributes:

Apprentice trained ideally to NVQ L3/HNC Mechanical Engineering
Solidworks & AutoCAD appreciation
Experienced in fabrications, plant lay-outs and capital equipment install
In depth Food Industry projects & site survey experience

A strong communicator, organised, flexible mindset, strive for excellence
Commutable to Greater Manchester / Salford area

The benefits of this position:

A highly reputable EPCM
Working in the office 5 days a week - part of the team
Minimum 6-12-month contract with potential for longer
Outside IR35 - Limited company suitable
I am looking to speak to talented contract Mechanical Project Managers who are looking for a rewarding and challenging technical position for a 6 -12-month contract. For more information on this please contact Luke Corr, Recruitment Manager, at ATA Recruitment.

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