Company Description
At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.
Job Description
Due to a recent team change, we’re seeking an experienced and driven Project Manager to join our team, focusing on major projects across the South District. Ideally based in or around central southern England (M4 Corridor), you’ll play a key role in delivering high-value engineering projects from start to finish.
About the Role:
Reporting to the UK Engineering Manager, with a strong responsibility and dotted line to the District Director, you’ll oversee the full scope of large-scale projects. This includes defining service requirements, managing customer relationships, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. You’ll also handle material, equipment, and resource planning to drive projects forward efficiently, all while meeting financial performance targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, prioritise, and manage end-to-end project delivery using Konecranes’ processes and tools.
- Assign and prioritise tasks within your team to optimise resources and meet deadlines.
- Serve as the single point of contact for customers, maintaining strong working relationships.
- Report monthly on project status, covering technical and financial aspects.
- Evaluate and authorise scope, budget, or timeline changes, actively managing risks and profitability.
- Lead complex engineering and delivery projects, identifying and resolving issues to keep projects on track.
- Manage relationships with external contractors to maintain quality standards and project timelines.
- Direct and develop your project team to ensure timely, on-budget completion in line with specifications.
- Collaborate with internal teams (such as Design & Engineering) to secure resources and expertise for each project.
Qualifications
Your Skills and Experience:
- Degree/HND qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong background in engineering (mechanical or electrical).
- Ideally you'll have experieine within the crane or lifting industries
- Proven project management experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Financial acumen and experience with IT tools (ERP/SAP).
- Willingness to travel regionally and occasionally nationwide, with overnight stays as needed.
Additional Information
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary.
- Annual bonus.
- Company car.
- Contributory pension, life assurance, and income protection insurance.
- Private Healthcare Insurance.
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Employee share save scheme.
- Discounts on retail, leisure, and travel.
- Employee assistance program.
This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned Project Manager to make an impact on large, transformative projects within a supportive and rewarding work environment. If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!
Why Konecranes?
- Safety is our #1 priority, and our mantra is “Life Saving Behaviours”; recognising our commitment to this we have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal Award (for 6 consecutive years Golds) for our UK company safety performance making us a market leader in employee safety.
- When you join Konecranes you immediately notice a strong sense of commitment, camaraderie, and lots of opportunities to grow professionally within our organisation, as we believe that sustainable growth is a result of a strong responsible performance.
Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.
Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.
