Project Manager – Heavy Lift / Heavy Haulage Projects

Location: Redditch, Warwickshire

Salary: Upto £50,000 plus benefits

Our client is a specialist provider of complete heavy lift and heavy haulage solutions and is currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their growing team.

This is a key role responsible for the end-to-end planning and delivery of complex transport and lifting projects, ensuring customer requirements are met safely, efficiently and in line with company policies and procedures. The position plays a vital part in promoting the company’s professional, safety-focused reputation within the industry.

You will take full ownership of projects from contract award through to successful completion, managing all operational, commercial and compliance elements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning, managing and delivering projects from contract award to completion, ensuring adherence to contractual requirements, programmes, budgets, quality standards and health & safety obligations.

• Acting as the primary point of contact for customers during the execution phase, maintaining clear, timely and professional communication throughout.

• Leading internal project kick-off meetings to coordinate and communicate key project information with engineering and operational teams.

• Attending customer and site visits to gather, measure and record all task-specific information.

• Conducting visits to third-party operational sites (e.g. ports and harbours) to complete facility and route surveys, ensuring all requirements are accurately documented.

• Coordinating internal teams to ensure the timely submission of all required permits, including transport and marine permits.

• Ensuring the timely production of all HSE documentation, including risk assessments and method statements.

• Monitoring project delivery against agreed scope and programme, proactively managing changes and communicating any deviations.

• Managing project costs within the approved budget, maximising profitability and escalating any variances or unforeseen changes to the Head of Project Delivery for agreement with the client.

• Preparing and presenting bi-weekly financial assessments and forecasts to the Head of Project Delivery and Finance teams.

About You

You will be a confident and organised project professional with experience delivering complex projects in specialist transport or heavy lifting environments.

Key requirements include:

• Experience in the commercial management of projects within the Specialist Transport and Heavy Lift sector. (Desirable) 

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritise workloads.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage and build relationships at all levels.

• A collaborative, team-focused approach with the ability to contribute positively within a wider project environment.

• Professional, approachable and customer-focused manner.

• Flexible, reliable and highly organised.

• A structured and systematic approach to problem-solving, with the ability to support and assist colleagues where required.

Commercial Manager - Heavy Cranes/Heavy Lift

Location: Home based - UK

Salary: Up to 70k, Car and excellent benefits

Overview

Our client is a leading provider of solutions within the heavy haulage, heavy lift, Heavy Crane sector and is seeking a Commercial Manager to be repsonsible for identifying and developing sales opportunities withining the Crane sector, focussing on new and existing clients through a relationship based approach, supporting the objectives of the business by increased tendering opportunities, increased sales revenues and improved profitability

This role is ideal for someone with a strong commercial background within the heavy Crane/heavy lift sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the company with major customers and other organisations, at business meetings, seminars and exhibitions.
• Assist Head of Commercial with strategic goals and team management.
• Identify market opportunities in line with business growth strategy, focussing on the heavy crane market with particular interest in the civils / construction space.
• Develop bespoke sales strategies relative to the heavy cranes market segment.
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships through continual engagement, both face to face and via IT applications
• Create and provide presentations where applicable, to enhance Company profile, and generate Business interest.
• Create and maintain a pipeline of new business opportunities and accurately reporting within CRM.
• Review RFQ documentation, NDAs and negotiate client terms where required.
• Develop accurate pricing and deliver timely, clear and effective proposals.
• Asses contractual risk and tailor projects specific terms and conditions in order to minimise exposure.
• Manage multiple opportunities simultaneously while providing the highest level of customer service.
• Complete and document client and project site visits.
• Chair prompt and informative handovers to project management following project award

• Provide guidance and support to project management on alerting and dealing with possible claims, changes, variations and notifications.

• Attend and contribute to close out meetings following project completion
• Adherence to the Commercial Process Flow.

Ideal Background:

• Prior experience within the Crane or heavy Lift sector.
• High attention to detail and ability to work independently and prioritise.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills- proficient in Microsoft Office & Dynamics.
• Full, clean category B Driving Licence.

Personal Attributes:

• Leader and advisor.
• Articulate and persuasive.
• Flexible and Reliable.
• Credible and professional.
• Dedicated to delivering excellent customer service.
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent presentation, communication, negotiation and decision-making skills.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Experience in and good understanding of the heavy cranes market.
• Understanding of the industry in all areas and markets.
• Motivated to continually progress, both personally and the business.
• Ability to relate to and communicate with people at all levels.
• Ability to contribute effectively to a team working environment.
• Decisive and able to use initiative, whilst remaining calm and collected.
• Positive attitude, even during difficult situations
• Professional through all work, demonstrated through consistently high standards.
• Approachable to other team members and customers alike.
• Resilient in nature, able to remain focused whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and pressures.
• Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere.