Project Engineer | Snetterton | Automotive Technology
Langham Recruitment is delighted to be supporting Ansible Motion, an innovative automotive technology company, as they look to grow their operations team with the recruitment of a project engineer.
As a Project Engineer you will assist with the planning and management of engineering projects from project kick-off to delivery. You will be responsible for reporting on the status of assigned projects and providing regular updates to the end customer and project lead.
Key responsibilities
Take ownership of designated projects, ensuring they are planned, coordinated and delivered on time, within agreed budgets and to the required quality standards.
Act as a key point of contact for international customers throughout the project lifecycle, providing regular updates and responding to queries and requests.
Work with customers to gather and clarify project requirements, including engineering information, scope, technical specifications and delivery timescales.
Liaise with internal stakeholders across relevant business functions to coordinate project activities and ensure alignment on scope, priorities, responsibilities and delivery expectations.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including Gantt charts, task schedules, milestones and supporting project documentation.
Prepare and maintain project documentation, including Internal Scope of Supply (ISoS) documents and specification presentations.
Monitor project progress against agreed plans, identifying potential delays, risks and issues and taking appropriate action to keep delivery on track.
Manage project costs, budgets and financial performance, monitoring project profitability and escalating any variances where necessary.
Prepare and maintain project management information and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports, including weekly and monthly updates covering schedules, costs, risks and customer satisfaction.
Identify, assess and manage project risks, implementing appropriate mitigation plans and escalating significant issues where required.
Coordinate resource planning across the business, working with other groups and departments to ensure projects are appropriately resourced and delivery targets can be achieved.
Coordinate and oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), installation and commissioning activities, and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), ensuring these are completed successfully.
Maintain effective communication with all project stakeholders, ensuring expectations, progress and any changes to project requirements are clearly understood.
Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of project management processes, tools and ways of working.
Travel: International travel is a required part of the role to support customer projects, installations, commissioning and project delivery activities as necessary.
Essential skills & experience
Experience working in a project, engineering or technical environment.
Experience managing projects through the full project lifecycle, from initial requirements and planning through to delivery and completion.
Experience using project planning and management tools, including the development and maintenance of project schedules.
Strong customer-facing experience, with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with international customers.
Good understanding of project planning, resource coordination, risk management, budget monitoring and project reporting.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Willingness and ability to undertake international travel as required.
Desirable
Recognised project management qualification and/or professional membership, such as APM PMQ, PMP or PRINCE2.
Experience within the driving simulation, automotive or wider engineering industry.
A strong interest in automotive technology, vehicles and/or driving simulation.
Experience using Wrike or similar project management software.
Experience using IFS ERP or a similar enterprise resource planning system.
Salary and Benefits:
Competitive salary
Company bonus scheme.
25 days holiday + bank holidays.
Free on-site parking.
Pension.
Healthcare.
Life assurance.
Study support and professional development.
Friendly, collaborative team culture.
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