Project Engineering Manager

Summery of the role:

• First level of supervision where the incumbent has both technical and administrative responsibility for staff.
• The role assists in delivery of projects to budget, schedule, scope and risk management
• Has full technical responsibility for the results of the units effort and for the effectiveness of its overall integration with other units
• Engineering Team Leaders tend to specialise in a discipline area (electrical, mechanical, etc.), or functionally according to type of product or process.
• The Project Engineering Manager will be responsible for driving the engineering solution through its development, into build and then through qualification before delivery to the customer in a complex and rapid turnaround development contract.
• Direct interaction with the customer is expected as well as the potential for travel overseas to support programme meetings or final customer integration activities.
• The candidate will apply experience and knowledge to deliver against the project requirements to time, cost and quality. Also responsible for achieving it.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the day to day management and performance/delivery for assigned projects, sub contracts, vendors and/or accounts.
• Provides day-to-day supervision (administrative and technical) for a staff of engineers, design engineers or technician engineers within a unit of an engineering department
• Carries both technical and administrative responsibility for staff
• Carries full technical responsibility for the results of the unit's efforts and for the effectiveness of its overall integration with other units
• Directs work assignments, scheduling, and reviews of work in progress.
• Handles personnel actions including performance reviews, salary recommendations, and co-ordination of training and development.
• Reviews technical feasibility of proposed solutions to engineering problems.