Project Engineer

Responsible for coordinating all project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and final buy-off phases as well as ensuring the project remains within budget in order to meet the requirements of the customer’s needs. Work on many phases or sub-tasks of projects or entire projects of moderate complexity, with results impacting on project completion. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate all project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and final buy-off phases
• Manage the project within budget
• Plan project requirements and resources, including the sourcing of subcontract elements, etc.
• React promptly and effectively to changing client and product needs
• Anticipate any potential project risks, identifying and establishing corrective actions
• Produce deliverables on-time to customer requirements, clarifying these requirements where necessary
• Define the customer specification into either a departmental action or subcontractor order
• Accurately cost any changes in specifications
• Effectively analyse customer and internal changes, including feasibility study Produce clear, focused and understandable explanations for change requests
• Track customer changes and participate in customer meetings when required
• Participate in Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEAs), Quality history reviews, robustness studies, etc
• Participate in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) processes
• Track tasks against the project timing plan
• Assist with design verification and sign off reporting
• Apply specific technical skills as required to support the customer or colleagues
• Proactively seek out opportunities for new or repeat business
• Be willing and available to work at company and customer premises as required
• Keep up with current and developing engineering trends
• Undertake special projects as required
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities
• Quality control of work by appropriate reviews
• Support and lead process improvement activities
• Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients
• Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/ future trends
• Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented
• Manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
• Undertake continuous training and development
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
• Independently determine approach and assigned tasks People Management
• Lead and/or support technicians and trainee engineers
• Train people within own work group Relationship Management
• Liaise and communicate with other departments, customers