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Project Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

General and Task Management:

• Support all project elements including engineering design, quality planning and manufacturing.
• Report project status against budget.
• Work with Department Heads to plan project requirements and resources and update project resource plans.
• React promptly and effectively to changing product needs.
• Maintain project risk register and issues tracking.
• Support deliverables tracking and status.
• Produce clear, focused, and understandable status reports for change requests including cost and timing impact.
• Track customer changes.
• Support maintenance of Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEAs), Quality history reviews, robustness studies, etc.
• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) processes with status updates.
• Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented.
• Prepare and report the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the project.
• Support line manager with maintenance of Product Development Process and supporting processes.

Relationship Management:

• Attend and participate in program meetings when required.
• Help manage suppliers to ensure parts are delivered on time to the required quality standard.
• Be an effective team member, working with supervisor and colleagues to ensure smooth workflow with maximum output.
• Be willing and available to work at company and customer premises as required.
• Liaise and communicate with other departments, customers, suppliers, and other service providers.

Skills and Attributes:

• Exercise substantial initiative/judgement in work methods and interpreting goals.
• Self-supervising within the guidance and expectations of divisional management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan, analyse and challenge.
• Able to work cross functionally and collaboratively with many stakeholders.
• Act as the “voice of the customer” in internal reviews / meetings to get the best outcome for the project.
• Financial and commercial acumen.

Qualifications and Experience Levels:

• Relevant engineering/manufacturing/engineering degree.
• Demonstrable experience of Project Management within a commercial Engineering setting.
• Automotive Project Management experience.
• Membership of an Industry related Professional Body would be advantageous.
• Strong PC skills and experience of packages such as Microsoft Office / Microsoft Project.

Other Features of job

• Eligible to work in the UK.
• This role is based at our Head Office at Birmingham Business Park, 0900 to 1700, including 30-minute paid break 5 days a week. 
• Travel occasionally as required. 

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