Project Manager - Refrigeration

Project Manager, Refrigeration

Full time, Permanent

Irlam, Manchester

Brooks Life Sciences is the leading worldwide provider of robotic compound management and biological sample storage systems. With a strong focus on retaining long-term sample integrity, data storage and security, systems provided by Brooks are transforming the productivity and streamlining the workflow of scientists across a broad range of life science applications, including drug discovery and biobanking.

Refrigeration Project Manager will hold key operational responsibility is the successful installation of refrigeration systems on time and within budget, and with a level of quality that will minimise warranty and future support requirements.

Refrigeration Project Manager will be responsible fordefining standard of operations for all resources involved, internal as well as external. Selects, develops, and evaluates appropriate partners on a global basis. Drive workmanship level up by a combination of precise specification and detailed inspection to be delivered by the operation team or carefully selected partners as appropriate. Expected to work closely with other PMs and the Installation Manager.

Refrigeration Project Manager

Role description

Under general management direction, system-wide responsibility on complex business components or complex projects.

Provides direction for the business component or an entire project and/or project team. Exercises significant latitude in determining methods and objectives of assignment.

Supervise a group of staff members as appropriate.

Has a complete and thorough knowledge of the refrigeration discipline and frequently contributes to the development of new concepts, theories and principles.

Expected to mentor and transfer knowledge to more junior staff members.

Works on multifaceted problems that always require new and creative thinking.

Uses judgment within broad policies and practices.

Has latitude in exercising recommendations.

Acts in a leadership role as a principal customer contact and/or interface with Senior Company Management. Impact of decisions and/or recommendations expected to have a significant impact on organizational objectives

Refrigeration Project Manager summary of responsibilities

* Management of refrigeration installations across entire product range

* Establish KPI’s to track effectiveness of installation of refrigeration systems

* Cost reduction of refrigeration installation and commissioning either by optimal outsourcing, or by design improvements suggestion

* Key account manager for 3rd party, global partners

Communications:

Hold close partnership with appropriate resources in the engineering department is expected in order to:

* Identify installation and commissioning obstacles that could be designed out

* Define the boundaries of in house vs. outsourced scope.

* Identify cost saving opportunities

* Feedback on accuracy and usability of specifications used by third parties

Work closely with other PMs and the Installation Manager to:

* Ensure refrigeration installation and commissioning cost fits within overall stores projects

* Synchronise refrigeration specific tasks with overall project

* Identify cost savings opportunities

Customer support

Close partnership with refrigeration service / support team to:

* Effectively handover systems once installed and commissioned

* Consider use of field service resources within installation as appropriate

* Identify partnership with global vendors for future services

* Identify serviceability improvement opportunities

* Help with the identification of upgrade opportunities within the installation base

Your Rewards;

Our strength lies with our staff and we are dedicated to recognising individual and team achievements and rewarding them. We place great value on the sense of learning, the growth and the possibility that is prolific across our organisation.

* You will be remunerated competitively depending on your experience and skills.

* Free on site car parking and within easy walking distance of Irlam railway station

* Private healthcare plan

* Employer contributed pension scheme

* Employee Share Purchase Scheme

* Profit sharing

* 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + bank holidays

* Flexible working hours

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Could also be called Project Manager / refrigeration manager / Refrigeration specialist / Refrigeration Manager / Refrigeration installation manager / Manager of Refrigeration