Project Lead Engineer

The Project Lead Engineer manages and oversees all engineering deliverables necessary to deliver the project on time. From pre-contract reviews, project kick-off, technical project reporting, technical reviews and team guidance, system testing all the way through to customer acceptance. This role partners closely with the Project Manager and is customer facing. The PLE is responsible to translate the customer technical requirements for the project into measured deliverables for Mechanical and Controls (Electrical) Project Engineering and ensures those deliverables are met on-time, on budget, and without sacrificing quality. The PLE identifies, prioritizes, and assigns scheduled deliverables to appropriate engineers and all related project activities across Dematic departments such as Engineering, COE’s, Software, and third-party providers. This is a multi-disciplinary role that is responsible for all technical requirements, engineering schedule management, change management coordination, communication and technical reporting. They work very closely with the Project Manager & Change Management team and are expected to represent the technical team to leadership and the customer.

We offer:

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $90,750 - $133,100 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will do in This Role:

Translate the project contractual technical requirements into scheduled deliverables for the engineering teams (including design layout, firm engineering customer approval, order entry, installation drawings, emulation, and commissioning)

Identify needed resources across engineering teams, including external suppliers, and manage the engineering schedule across the project team to ensure on-time delivery

Ensure a high degree of quality of output for all deliverables and the entire solution via adherence to established standards for processes, engineering quality, and standard work

Identify and resolve issues that affect engineering deliverables to avoid negative impact on the project

Monitor and manage project/team performance and ensure project requirements and milestones are met

Contribute feedback to Engineering Managers for performance reviews of their project team and invest in the development of the engineers on their project team

Deliver the technical scope and supporting deliverables, as well as progress updates and road blocks, as assigned by the Project Manager on time and within budget

Act as the main point of contact for project management, installation, procurement, external suppliers, manufacturing, etc. regarding all engineering deliverables

Ensure all necessary specifications for third-party components, resale, etc. are followed, accurate and complete; liaising with ME/CE Leads as needed to ensure completion

Together with the SIM, provide Solutions Development input on project schedule and engineering resource estimates & availability

Influence the use of standard designs

Align with line managers about performance, skill set, and availability of project engineering resources

Track engineering progress and ensuring project is pacing to schedule; align with ME/CE Leads as needed to report progress

Create technical project status reports, financial forecast, and providing schedule updates that include EV along with project pacing

Support the project manager in risk management and risk mitigation actions by documenting, escalating, and managing project risk; preparing PSR / PVRs

Lead technical reviews and conduct post-mortem with PM to feed continuous improvement

What We are Looking for:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).

Prior experience leading project technical deliverables; prefer material handling project experience

5+ years of experience in engineering or project management

Exceptional customer focus and ability to deliver results

Demonstrated problem solver with excellent communication skills

Ability to navigate, influence and operate in a strongly matrixed global organization

Ability to travel to customer and project job sites approximately 40%, averaged over a year. Expect travel to be higher during critical installation and commissioning phases of projects

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