Role: Project Manager

Location: Oundle, Peterborough

Hours: 37.5hrs per week

Salary range: £50,000 - £55,000 

About the role

Due to business growth and client demand,  Eltek are seeking a experienced Project Manager to join our expanding team.

As a Project Manager for Eltek, you will be responsible for overseeing the execution of automation projects from conception to completion.

Within the this role you will asked to travel internationally, predominantly assisting and overseeing your projects around the world. In total this will be around 30% of your working year with us.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, execution, and closing of automation projects, ensuring alignment with client requirements and company standards.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and budgets, and track progress against milestones to ensure timely delivery.
• Communicate regularly with clients to provide updates on project status, resolve issues, and address concerns in a timely manner.
• Responsible for Negotiation of pricing work, rework or variations.
• Coordinate resources, including internal teams, subcontractors, and vendors, to achieve project objectives efficiently.

The Person:

• Proven experience managing automation projects in industrial environments, with a strong understanding of automation technologies and systems.
• Ability to understand and produce control system design documents.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues.
• Project management skills, including the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Knowledge of industrial hardware systems, including control panel design and control system hardware. 

Benefits Package

What we can offer in return:

• Base salary between £50,000 - £55,000 (experience dependent)
• Discretionary bonus
• International travel allowance + overtime 
• Holidays – 25 days plus bank holidays
• Health Shield – Employee Assistance Scheme
• Profit Share Scheme
• Vinci Share Scheme (6 Month LOS qualifying period)
• EV Car Purchase Scheme (1 Year LOS qualifying period)
• Company Pension Scheme (Contributions matched up to 6%)
• Hybrid working options following completion of probationary period.
• Disability Benefit Scheme and Death in Service Insurance.

Who are Eltek Systems?

Eltek are one of the leading independent providers of industrial process and automation solutions within the food and beverage industry.

Engineering areas include:

• Conceptual Design and Consultancy
• System Design & Manufacture
• Software Engineering
• Project Management

We work with a variety of key customers helping them to manufacture different snack products across the world.

The Vinci Group

Eltek are part of the VINCI Energies UK and ROI operating within Actemium Automation. Actemium have been providing high quality engineering solutions and services in the UK since 1907.

Vinci’s de-centralised business model allows us to provide our customers with the resources, vitality and strength of a large global company, while still delivering local personalised service. Along with the other business units in the Actemium Automation family, we employ over 250 people at 14 locations across the UK.

Vinci are a world leader in engineering and construction with 220,000 employees operating out of 3,000 offices in 120 countries across the globe