Project Engineer

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.
• Additional company benefits.