NTCE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Cranfield, England
Job description
Project Engineer
Who we are:
Nissan has one of the most comprehensive European presences of any overseas manufacturer, employing more than 17,000 staff across locally-based Design, Research & Development, Manufacturing, Logistics, Purchasing and Sales & Marketing operations.
We think you’ll like working with us because of our valued culture; we pride ourselves on being a transparent, cross-cultural and high-reaching, business.
We are an aspiring organisation and we are looking for a skilled Project Engineer to join our team responsible for driving vehicle quality within the market. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
Main objectives:
Manage and deliver the development program to meet QCT (Quality, Cost, Timing) targets against the Master Schedule.
Main responsibilities and tasks:
Ownership and proactive delivery of Project KPI’s (QCT).
Maintain understanding and visibility of the Vehicle development status against its performance metrics (quality cost timing KPI’s), and communicate to line management and Assistant Chief Vehicle Engineer accordingly taking recovery actions where necessary
Lead the preparation for Milestone Meetings, working proactively and cross functionally with all stakeholders to ensure a good understanding of the development status and prepare recovery plans where necessary.
To coordinate cross functional & cross cultural global Alliance activities.
Use strong analytical skills alongside technical knowledge to prepare, develop and review engineering proposals and schedules.
Promote, support and liaise with R&D engineering sections to: share project information, progress engineering concern resolution, facilitate cross-functional problem solving and manage project manpower against budgets.
Support production builds in Alliance plants in order to ensure closure of key concerns raised through production trials, safe -launch, test and evaluation using technical analysis/knowledge.
Promote and co-ordinate cost reduction activities – to deliver vehicle cost targets – and quality/customer satisfaction improvement activities.
Where appropriate, propose and support with knowledge sharing and process improvement activities within the Department.
Requirements & skills:
Fluent in English language (oral & writing)
Engineering Degree (or similar STEM / Product / Industrial Design subject) or country specific equivalent or 5yrs minimum engineering experience (automotive or similar industry).
Works with a high attention to detail with clear and precise reporting skills and the ability to present confidently to senior management.
Technical prowess and keen curiosity in Automotive Engineering and Manufacturing, leading to an engineering background with a broad experience of vehicle development and a clear understanding the development process
Strong experience of stakeholder, and vehicle development project management – as well as digital development, physical development and technical concern analysis
Self-motivation to proactively identify what needs to be done rather than waiting to be told, by tracking, monitoring and reporting on assigned tasks.
Ability to manage multiple complex work streams.
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, to be able to appreciate a multicultural environment and be able to communicate clearly (using MS Outlook and Skype applications) with persons whose first language may not be English.
An ability to interrogate and analyse data and clearly document actions and processes.
High proficiency in MS Office suite.
Project cost management experience.
What we offer
Competitive base salary + paid overtime
26 days holiday + bank holidays
Contributory pension
Private medical & dental cover
Enhanced maternity leave
Remote Working Policy (2 Days per week)
Flexible start / finish times
Working hours Mon-Thurs 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-1:20pm -early finish Friday
Free onsite parking & subsidised restaurant
Working at Nissan Technical Centre Europe located @ Cranfield Bedfordshire United Kingdom
The Support We Give You |
We firmly believe that investment in our employees is integral to their growth and success. As a member of our team, you will have access to many of our benefits - because we want you to feel cared for, supported, and engaged at Nissan. Alongside comprehensive career development and learning opportunities, you will also have access to a wide range of employee benefits. This includes an attractive car ownership scheme, flexible working practices, comprehensive health & wellbeing offerings and team building days. And if that doesn’t whet your appetite, we’re also really proud of our flexible benefits scheme, every employee has the opportunity to flex their benefits to suit their lifestyle; from increasing your Private Medical Insurance cover to embracing our cycle-to-work scheme, we’ve got you covered.
Diversity and Inclusion |
NTCE’s aim is for employees to be able to work in a worry-free, “best-self” manner, pursuing their careers regardless of gender, orientation, ability, heritage or any other factors and at the same time able to choose from various workstyles to suit their stage of life or background.
Cranfield Bedfordshire United Kingdom
