Project Manager
Wootzano Ltd
Project Manager
£35000
Wootzano Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 weeks ago, 22 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: cc54119c9725417999e3b8b5926a5d8b
Full Job Description
- Meeting with top management and clients to identify project requirements, delivery timelines, and costs.
- Developing detailed project plans to guide clients, staff members, and project teams, and revising based on changing needs and requirements.
- Identifying and assigning project tasks based on the skill sets, experience, and strengths of staff members.
- Monitoring project performance to ensure timely delivery.
- Compiling and submitting project status reports to clients, management, and other stakeholders.
- Working effectively with relevant stakeholders for efficient project implementation.
- Developing excellent leadership, customer relations, and communication skills to liaise effectively with all project stakeholders.
- Performing risk assessments and quality assurance.
- Measuring project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
- Writing and submitting bids and grant applications to secure funding and new business opportunities.
- Collaborating with finance teams to create accurate budget forecasts for project proposals.
- Ensuring all bid and grant documentation aligns with company standards and client requirements.
- Staying updated on industry trends and funding opportunities to proactively seek new projects.
- Training and mentoring team members in bid and grant writing best practices.
- Managing the full lifecycle of projects from initiation to closure, ensuring all objectives are met.
Three or more years of project management experience. - Experience in developing web technologies and software platforms for maximum usability.
- Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines.
- Proven success working with all levels of management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to write compelling bids and grant applications.
- Strong analytical skills to evaluate potential projects and funding opportunities.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools.
- PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus.
- Experience in developing platforms for internal processes.
- Experience in coaching project team members to strengthen their abilities and skills.
- Familiarity with the grant application process and knowledge of funding sources.
- Proven track record of securing project funding through bids and grants.
Wootzano is a robotics company specialising in developing highly dexterous robotic solutions using proprietary technology like the e-skin and other novel vision and machine learning tools for the post-harvest produce packing industry. Technology is our ethos and we have been the industry leader on a global scale, making technological advancements within the fresh produce industry.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
We foster a supportive culture that encourages free-flowing ideas and outside-the-box thinking. We credit individual contributions, resulting in each team member holding at least one patent and over 50 patents as a company. This success is a testament to the environment we've cultivated.
Join us on this adventure, where innovation meets technology, and let's redefine the future of post-harvest together!