Project Manager

Project Manager - Automated Warehouse Solutions

Birmingham (Flexible Office Attendance) | Initial Project Assignment in Norway

Salary: Up to 75,000 (Negotiable) + 10% Bonus
Job Type: Permanent

Please note: Candidates currently based in Norway are also welcome to apply.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in CAPEX projects, complex warehouse automation and decommissioning to manage the delivery of large-scale automated warehouse solutions across the UK and Norway.

The successful candidate will initially be required to live and work in Norway for a few months to support a key project. During this period, there will be opportunities to return to the UK occasionally, depending on project requirements and agreed arrangements.

Following successful completion of the initial assignment, the candidate will be signed off to support further projects based in the UK , with ongoing travel required depending on business needs.

The role is associated with the Birmingham office, where attendance is flexible. Most of the time will be spent managing projects remotely or working directly at customer sites.

Due to the extensive international travel involved, candidates should ideally hold a UK or EU passport to facilitate travel across Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex automated warehouse and material-handling projects.
• Manage CAPEX budgets, project costs, forecasts and financial reporting .
• Oversee project planning, schedules, resources and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate engineering, installation, commissioning, decommissioning and customer teams.
• Manage complex warehouse automation projects, including the removal or decommissioning of existing systems where required.
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers and key stakeholders.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, changes and dependencies.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Support on-site project delivery in Norway initially, followed by further assignments across the UK and Europe.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within engineering, industrial automation or warehouse automation.
• Strong CAPEX project management experience , including budget control, cost forecasting and financial accountability.
• Mandatory experience delivering complex automated warehouse projects , ideally involving large-scale automation and material-handling systems.
• Mandatory experience with decommissioning , including the removal or dismantling of existing industrial or automated systems.
• Strong understanding of installation, commissioning and project handover.
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership and communication skills.
• Willingness to live and work in Norway for several months initially, with occasional UK visits permitted according to project arrangements.
• Flexibility to travel extensively across the UK and Europe.
• Ideally, a valid UK or EU passport to support international mobility.

Desirable

• Experience with automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS).
• Experience with robotics, conveyors and integrated warehouse control systems.
• Formal project management qualifications, such as PRINCE2 or PMP.
• Experience managing international projects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

What's on Offer?

• Permanent employment.
• Salary of up to 75,000, negotiable depending on experience.
• 10% annual performance bonus.
• Opportunity to work on complex, large-scale warehouse automation projects.
• Initial international assignment in Norway, followed by opportunities to support UK-based projects.
• Flexible Birmingham office attendance, depending on project requirements.
• Long-term career development within the warehouse automation and engineering sector.

Interested or know someone suitable? Send your CV to Luana Ferreira at (url removed) or call her on (phone number removed).

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