Programme Leader - Warwickshire (888858)

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Programme Leader
Warwickshire, England

Project Leader - Vehicle Projects

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious Project Engineer with some experience of project delivery, now seeking to make their next step in their career by joining a premium brand vehicle manufacturer. This is a Midlands based opportunity offering an excellent salary and benefits package. The work location is commutable from Coventry, Birmingham, Leicester, Warwick, Milton Keynes, Northampton.

The main elements of the job will include:
- Coordination of Programme Gateways, tracking status of deliverables and collating Gateway evidence packs for advance distribution.
- Monitor and progress resolution of actions from the status meeting.
- Collate and report to the Programme Manager on Product Letter responses.
- Develop commodity plans that deliver releases at the appropriate programme point and correct pedigree parts for vehicle builds.
- Identify and plan release points and create an appropriate Engineering Timing Release Schedule.
- Monitor commodity plans and act on deviations to establish and recommend appropriate recovery actions.
- Assist in target setting/balancing and management of cost, quality timing and function.
- Lead BOM to CAD alignment exercise and Virtual Series events as primary point of contact for Programme.
- Create and define the overall programme timing plan integrating commodity plans, launch plans and build points.
- Support programme cost reviews, cost down / cost saving activities.
- Manage concern resolution including administration of the change management system, concern metrics and reporting. Review with the Programme Manager and escalate to the Chief Platform Manager as appropriate.
- Act as stand-in for the Programme Manager when required.
- Support PMT / PMST meetings as required acting as the voice of the Programme.
- Work with the relevant departments to plan and execute prototype builds including number of vehicles, specification, BOM, and prototype commodity plans to ensure builds are fit for purpose.
- Lead minor model programmes including financial and delivery responsibility.

Qualifications and Experience:
- Automotive or Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent.
- Whole vehicle or complex system programme coordination / management experience.
- Extensive knowledge of product development / creation systems.
- Experience in component design, development and sign off.
- Expert user of Microsoft Office tools particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
- Confident and authoritative presentation skills.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.