Supervise projects from beginning to finish. Communicate company goals to all of the engineers on their team. Determine the total time and cost for each project, including the cost of labor and materials. Ensure projects stay within their budgetary constraints and remain on-deadline.

Their responsibilities often involve leading the design process, from concept to production, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the development of proposals (documentation, plans, costing, commercial package) for global customers through to order conversion including successful contract negotiations  Technical leadership of assigned Vehicle Engineering projects  Define technical resource requirements for successful project execution  Maximise team performance using standard processes  Lead technical reviews  Assess cost/benefit trade-off of technical solution and lead decision making process  Identify areas for technological advancement and maintaining excellent engineering standards  Work closely with tight deadline to ensure that engineering standards are maintained  Support the generation of technical papers  Escalate and manage programme risks and issues  Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions  Produce written reports and make presentations  Undertake continuous training and development  Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems  Identify business improvement opportunities within the organisation  Ensure an effective interface with other departmental staff is maintained  Provide technical expertise to the team  Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of external resources as required  Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems  Review, implement and update company records e.g. training matrices, performance reviews, risk assessments  Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department