Project Lead, Management, Operations Management

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.

Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

Leading the Projects team, the primary role of the Projects Lead along with being part of the leadership team is to act as the first line management, accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the team. This includes but not limited to, people management of the team when allocating daily task, managing performance and development issues, workflow, as well as meticulously always maintaining standards and KPI’s.

As the team is small, other duties will be to plan and progress the various contracts through the functional areas to meet or exceed its stated goals of maintaining required margin, on-time delivery. You will be the point of contact for external customers and be expected to proactively communicate the latest delivery forecast.

On an ongoing basis, the Projects Lead must assume full responsibility and will be held accountable for the following:

• Maintain a positive / safe working environment.
• Be a Key Member in the Leadership team withing Hillington
• Drive positive KPI results, ensuring you hold true to our values including always doing the right thing.
• Take a positive approach to coaching, developing and performance managing the team members.
• Be the primary focal point for all contracts under direct control.
• Identify and implement improvements within the function and role.
• Ensure all projects, under direct control, are delivered safely and without incident.
• Overall management and control of all assigned projects and related activities, from contract award to delivery.
• Drive the team to liaise with supporting functions Commercial, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing and Shipping to drive milestone adherence, i.e., meet the delivery plan.
• Functional owner of any aspects of Trade Compliance as part of Hillington team.
• Arrange and support key customer visits and witness activities for projects under direct control.
• Create and maintain high level plan for specific contracts where required.
• Work with functional areas to resolve issues relating to delivery plan adherence. (Escalate where appropriate)
• Management of project change via the change/variation order process. Capture deviations from the agreed scope of work and recover any additional costs and identify schedule impacts.
• Management of project resources and the delegation of tasks to appropriate personnel.
• Highlight bottlenecks / constraints with the Value Stream.
• Internal and External project status reporting.
• Support in the bid process where appropriate.

Note the above duties and responsibilities are not exhaustive. These are the main areas others may be included as deemed reasonable.

• Leading and managing all employees in an effective and positive manner, driving positive engagement & motivation across the team.
• Creating a trusted relationship with your people. Understand what your people value and where possible support them in achieving this (this includes understanding the various responsibilities and interests your people balance inside and outside of work)
• Having open and honest coaching conversations to help your people to identify their strengths and development areas
• Supporting your people’s personal aspirations and objectives in a way that’s aligned to the objectives of the team
• Where appropriate, helping your people broaden their network or identify more challenging or stretching roles or projects to support their career progression
• With support…