Project Engineer I

The Project Engineer I at Halcon manages high scale, complex and interconnected projects of the organization to achieve larger, long-term business objectives. The job incumbent leads and drives the allocated projects with strong attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation from concept to successful completion ensuring projects achieves strategic and operational needs of organization in terms of budget, quality and delivery targets.

Job Scope:

• Support the Programme Manager in executing the best practice programme management vision, strategies, procedures, processes, systems, tools and standards to support the organizations strategic direction
• Support System Engineer and design team in developing the System Engineering Management Plan, TEMP, QAP, CMP.
• Work with business stakeholders to identify, validate and implement concepts, and align project outcomes with overall business and key stakeholder requirements
• Plan, develop, execute and maintain the scope, deliverables, functional milestones, required resources, operating plans, budget, and timelines for all allocated projects
• Ensure the conformity of project output against contractual requirements and objectives, as well as company norms and standards utilizing resources effectively over the full lifecycle of the contract
• Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of internal resources as required
• Manage project budgets and funding channels for maximum productivity, monitor expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the project progresses
• Develop a project communications management plan to address the stakeholders needs and expectations and also provide key information in a timely manner
• Find innovative ways to resolve problems or issues, systematically and effectively during the course of the project, such as optimizing and sharing resources across the project for obtaining maximum benefits
• Develop project assessment protocols for evaluation, auditing and health checks on projects
• Ensure project reviews are regularly and effectively conducted to drive plan, monitor and control the delivery of project to schedule, budget and to the agreed quality level
• Ensure progress is monitored, risks identified and appropriate mitigation against non-delivery is invoked
• Take ownership of the project management policy, guidelines and any associated documents
• Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved
• Ensure to provide project status and regular reporting on the project progress to the various Executive and Project Management entities.
• Share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery
• Provide guidance to junior members of the team, coach and mentor junior team members and contribute to the knowledge of the office through collaborative exchange
• Execute any of the departmental technical capabilities not limited to:
  
  

• Flight testing:
  
  

• Take responsibility for the design, implementation and improvement of engineering design and analysis tools in the department
• Providing technical support and guidance to team members
• Creating and maintaining technical documents like manuals, qualification documents, specifications etc.
  
  

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering.
• 3-4 years hands on experience in a similar role within defense and aerospace industry.
• Project Management certification
• Working knowledge of safety critical development process
• Knowledge of Electronic Systems fundamentals and development processes
• Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• Knowledge of establishing project governance and financial management
• MS Office, MS Project, MS Excel and Financial Database experience
• Project management tools and methodologies