Project Management Engineer

IF YOU ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT...

• Work & act independently when required, being aware of the expectations of Senior Management and that outcomes will be reviewed at Senior level
• Support ‘Lessons Learned’ review proir to project kick-off, and update  the Lessons Learned Log at each GW approval point through to Project close
• Follow and support the Polytec Engineering Process (PEP) & Gate Way Approval process
• Overlay Customer Milestones with the Polytec PEP Gateway Process (GW3- GW8)
• Support the preparation & execution of a Kick-Off Meeting (PEP Gate Way 3) to share the Project scope, overall timing & start budget with the management team
• Identify all SME/Project Team members from each internal department / function
• Help maintain a Project contact sheet for all customer & supplier functiions
• Support the creation & management of programme plans gateways, functional milestones and deliverables, managing constraints to ensure delivery to programme timing and budget with maximum effectiveness to achieve good customer relationships that will ultimately maximise long term profit
• Help plan & support projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
• Support the creation, maintainenance & communication (min monthly) of the detailed Polytec Project Plan in MS-Project in line with the complete project scope, customer milestones and Polytec PEP Gateway timing
• Agree the tasks required to complete each deliverable and what material will be produced to support each deliverable
• Ensure progress is monitored, risks identified & appropriate mitigation against non-delivery is invoked
• Challenge and balance inputs to create optimised proposal for project plan & budget
• Create & update the project planning documentation for the various work streams, recording all relevant information on the appropriate project control documentation, including but not limited to the LOP/Teams activity list and C-BOT with Cashlow
• Support regular NPI team meetings, both internally within Polytec and together with the Customer(s) & Key Suppliers (weekly or bi-weekly, as required)
• Support the receipt of changes to the proposed work scope/deliverables and help prepare consequent proposals for timing plan and budget (external spend and hours)
• Help update key information (work scope, deliverables, timing plan and budget) as necessary based on agreement reached with customer
• Help control and communicate status of deliverables and related tasks, project timings versus plan, project expenditure (external spend and hours) versus budget, and balance resources within the overall project limits where possible
• Help communicate percentage completeness of ‘in-progress’ tasks and deliverables versus targets, each measure to be summarised by deliverables and by whole project
• Review any quests for change to project scope and determine, with support from the project team, the consequent changes to project
• Record agreed changes to project scope on appropriate project control documentation
• Help prepare & present periodic Governance presentations for both internal & Customer Management Review using the most-recent, best practice, agenda/PowerPoint
• Control quality of project work by appropriate reviews
• Help manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of Timing, Cost, Quality & Cash-Flow
• Fullfill all customer requiremnts in their portals/systems for the duration of the Project

...AND POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS?

• Degree-qualified in an Engineering discipline preferred
• Formal PM Qualification preferred
• Experience of Automotive Tier-1  or Tier-2, preferably in Plastics Manufacturing as an advantage
• Experience of working with APQP process & Gate Approvals
• Should be proficient in MS-Project (or able to become so with minimal support)
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic, with strong interpersonal savvy
• Development plans will be formulated for the sucessful candidate to progress to become a Project Manager

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