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Project Engineer - Job Description: Definition

The Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating all elements of engineering projects including design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation and commissioning. They must ensure projects are completed on time, on budget and meet customer requirements. Key responsibilities include project planning and resource coordination, budget management, issue resolution, documentation, and acting as liaison between internal departments and external customers/suppliers. Successful candidates require a technical background as well as skills in administration, communication, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

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Project Engineer - Job Description: Definition

The Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating all elements of engineering projects including design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation and commissioning. They must ensure projects are completed on time, on budget and meet customer requirements. Key responsibilities include project planning and resource coordination, budget management, issue resolution, documentation, and acting as liaison between internal departments and external customers/suppliers. Successful candidates require a technical background as well as skills in administration, communication, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

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Project Engineer – Job Description

(Job Code and Level: EPRG003)

Definition:

Programmes is defined as: Co-ordinating and controlling projects from


concept to post production launch of new and modified components and
vehicles ensuring delivery to timing deadlines, cost and quality.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

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.

May have Project Engineers within each specific function e.g. Design
Engineering, Production Engineering responsible for ensuring their area’s
delivery within a project or programme.

Key Responsibilities:

General and Task Management


 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 sub-
contract 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 sub-
contractor 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, suppliers and
other service providers
 Be an effective team member, working with supervisor and colleagues to
ensure smooth workflow with maximum output

Self Management
 Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
 Assertive, Optimistic, resilient and welcomes change
 Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative
approach to working together
 Proactively contributes to the team
 Is self aware
 Self-confident and determination
 Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings

Skills and Attributes:

 Responsible for projects involving multiple people


 Able to read and understand engineering drawings
 Ability to understand and translate product drawings into process
information
 Ability to track budget spend, including sub-contract hours
 Ability to make and manage good relationships
 Strong written and verbal communication skills
 Strong administrator
 Analytical skills and good judgement
 Initiative and results/target focused
 Quality conscious
 Ability to work to tight deadlines
 Problem solving skills
 Presentation skills
 Ability to promote and drive continuous improvement
 Able to make decisions
 Understand Lean principles
 Exercises latitude and technical judgement in deciding work methods
 Good understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an
awareness of the impact of failure/cost of poor quality

Qualifications and Experience Levels:

 Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred, A Levels, ONC,


City & Guilds level 3, BTec National Diploma Level 3, IVQ Technician
Diploma, NVQ level 3
 Professional accreditation with an industry related body would be
advantageous
 Good understanding of engineering principles
 Mechanical, electrical, electronic or software background
 Proven Project Engineering/Project Management experience
 Advanced Microsoft user to include Project and Excel software
 Experience in creating project plans in Microsoft Project
 Experience in Bill of Material (BOM) structures
 Understanding of legislation and standards
 An understanding of Lean Manufacturing
 Understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime,
scrap and re-work

Example roles this job description may cover:


 Programme Engineer

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