Project Controls Manager

Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies.

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards.

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.

Job Description

• Ensure compliance with PDO framework and resolve inter-departmental process conflicts
• Lead resource planning, workload analysis, and project allocation across the team
• Monitor cross-functional KPIs and SLAs; escalate issues as per defined protocols
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain for planning and expediting
• Support project close-out, commissioning, and lessons learned implementation
• Drive orderbook planning and forecasting in coordination with Sales, Finance, and D&A
• Champion process standardization, ERP (SAP) utilization, and continuous improvement
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve planning bottlenecks and supply-demand gaps
• Track and report PDO performance metrics and support strategic project reviews

Key Accountabilities

• Onboarding & Development: Ensure smooth onboarding of new PDO personnel and coordinate training programs aligned with identified development needs.
• Performance Management: Conduct annual appraisals, set performance goals, and implement engagement and development plans.
• Strategic Leadership: Drive the evolution of project controls, reporting frameworks, and governance processes across the PDO.
• Reporting & Budgeting: Prepare monthly activity reports, contribute to annual budget planning, and manage team expenses within approved limits.
• Promote a culture of safety, ensure adherence to EHS standards and training requirements.

Qualifications

Diploma or BE With 15 to 20 Years' experience.

Relevant experience in project documentation, order execution, supply chain or similar roles.

Experience in manufacturing, customer service or quality department with vendor documents/inspections is an advantage

Good with MS Office especially MS Excel

• PDO WSS resource planning and workload management effectiveness
• SAP orderbook fulfilment, forecast accuracy
• Cross-functional SLA/KPI adherence and variance reporting accuracy
• PDO process improvement outcomes
• Team development, training completion rates
• Incident management efficiency

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Network, and Neurodiversity.

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network.

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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